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Distant, 1878

Description ⁴

Head, pronotum and mesonotum dull reddish; eyes luteous. Pronotum, with four spots on anterior border and the same number on anterior border of mesonotum and one on its apex, black. Metanotum and abdomen above black, the last with the apex broadly luteous. Teg- mina, with almost two-thirds of basal portion, dull reddish, remainder luteous; nervures and costal border green. Two somewhat indistinct transverse whitish bands, one near base and the other near extremity of the dark portion of tegmina. Wings with apical third luteous, remainder bright red, on which are some irregular black spots. Face, rostrum, sternum and legs dull reddish, apex of rostrum and tarsi black, the posterior tarsi reddish at base. Posterior tibiæ armed with strong spines. Under side of abdomen dull luteous. A somewhat rectangular hollowed space between eyes. Pronotum and mesonotum transversely rugulose. Long. ex. tegm. 13 to 14 mill.; exp. tegm. 43 to 47 mill. Mongo-ma-lobah, W. Africa. Coll. Horniman; Distant.

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3. (c) Karsch, 1894, all rights reserved, uploaded by Karsch, 1894
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