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CHARLES T. BRUES 
AFRICAN SPECIES. 
Puliciphora africana n. sp. 
(Plate Yin. fig. 7.) 
Female , Length 1—L5 mm. Pale testaceous, the abdominal scle¬ 
rites fuscous. Head rounded, the distance from the anterior margin of 
the front to the vertex two-thirds as great as the width of the head. 
Ocelli present, in a small triangle. Eyes oval, fully once and a half as 
large as the antennæ. Anterior margin of the front sloping forward to 
the center where it is obtusely pointed. The frontal macrochætæ are 
broken off in all the specimens, but there sem to have been four an¬ 
terior ones, another at the lower angle, and ocellar row of four. 
Cheeks without bristles. Palpi clavate, bristly below, especially near 
the tips. Proboscis large, swollen and fleshy. Antennæ small, round, 
the arista reaching as far as the base of the abdomen. Mesonotum 
about two and one-half times as wide as long, the metanotum visible 
behind, one-third as long as the mesonotum, no trace of scutellum. 
Abdomen very convex, not at all depressed, but rather circular in cross 
section, first dorsal plate visible as a thin strip, second large, one-half 
as long as wide ; third only one-half* as long as second ; fourth a little 
shorter; fith much shorter; sixth visible only as a small, short curved 
piece behind the gland opening. All of the abdominal plates are highly 
polished and nearly bare. Legs moderately stout, each hind tibia with 
a very short spur. No trace of wings or halteres. 
Three females from Kibosho, German East Africa, March 1903 
(Katona). 
This is the first species of the genus to be discovered on the 
African continent, and it therefore widely extends the range of Pulici- 
phora, which is now known to occur also in the East Indies, India, 
the West Indies, the United Staates, and probably in Europe. The pre¬ 
sent form seems to be more like the occidental species than the Indo- 
australian ones, although all are very similar. 
Chonocephalus kiboshoënsis n. sp. 
(Plate VIII. fig. 1.) 
Female. Length 0*8 mm. Pale testaceous, the dorsum of the ab¬ 
domen fuscous, except the first segment which is light brown. Head 
unusually long, viewed from the side it is about one-half longer from 
