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Suljfam. Oxycarcninae. 

 Gen. Maruthas Distant. 

 Distribution: Seychelles Islds., Ceylon, New Caledonia. 



27. Maruthas bicolor n. sp. (Plate XI, fig. 5). 



Locality: New Caledonia; Cone. 



Head, pronotum and scutellum, ver\^ pale sanguineous; corium and membrane 

 dull greyish-brown ; body beneath, rostruin and legs pale sanguineous ; antennae pale 

 sanguineous, first Joint not quite reaching apex of head, second a little longer, third and 

 fourth subequal in length; rostrum imperfectly seen in carded unique specimen, first Joint 

 about reaching base of head; pronotum longer than broad, obscurely transversely 

 impressed near middle, before which it is distinctly gibbous, but broadly foveate on 

 each side, and centrally longitudinally, sulcately impressed; both head and pronotum 

 somewhat coarsely punctate, the lateral margins very slightly sinuate; scutellum much 

 broader at base than long; membrane not quite reaching the abdominal apex; anterior 

 femora robust, finely spined beneath. 



Long. 372 mill. 



Gen. Oxycarenus Fieber. 

 Distribution: Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental and Australasian regions. 



28. Oxycarenus luctuosus (Montr.) (Plate XII, fig. 8.) 

 Macroplax luctuosus Montr. Ann. Soc. Ent. Yx. 1861, p. 67. 

 Distribution: New Caledonia. 

 Locality: Cone. 



Subfam. Aphaninae. 

 Gen. Paromius Fieber. 

 Distribution: Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Nearctic and Neotropical regions. 



29. Paromius pallidus (Montr.) 

 Plociomcrus pallidus Montr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon 1865. p. 229. 

 Distribution: Ceylon, Burma, Japan, Seychelles Islds., New Caledonia. 

 Locality : Ni;vv Caledonia : La Foa. 



Gen. Pamera Say. 



Distribution: Somewhat universally distribuled. 



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