383 



Fam. Pyrrhocoridae. 



Gen. Dysdercus Amyot and Serville. 



Distribution: Eastern Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental, Australasian, Nearctic and 

 Neotropical regions. 



36. Dysdercus sidae Montr. 



Disdrrcus sidar Montr. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1861. p. 68. 



Distribution: N. and E. Australia, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islds., New Hebrides. 



Localities: New Caledonia; Oubatche, Hienghiene, Cone, La Foa. Lovai.tv 

 Islands; Marc, Medou; New Hebrides: Espiritu Santo. 



37. Dysdercus remotus n. sp. (Plate XI, fig. 6). 



Localities: Loyaltv Islands; Mare, La Roche, Medou. 



Head red, nearly apical half, a lange spot at inner margin of each eye and the 

 basal margin, black; antennae and rostrum black; pronotum dark ochraceous, anterior 

 margin white, lateral margins reddish, and a transverse black, moderately raised 

 fascia occupying the anterior area; scutellum black its extreme apex dark-ochraceous; 

 corium dark-ochraceous with a discal black spot behind middle; membrane bronzy- 

 brown, the apical and outer margins greyish; sternum black, with margins of the 

 Segments and coxal spots, white; abdomen beneath testaceous, apex red, transverse 

 black segmental fasciae, the last two very broad; legs black, coxae and trochanters red; 

 first and second joints of antennae subequal in length, third shortest, fourth longest 

 and palely piiose; lateral margins of pronotum strongly reflexed, the po.sterior lateral 

 angles roundly subprominent. 



Long. 7—9 mill. 



Fam. Hydrometridae. 



Subfam. X'eliinae. 

 Gen. Microvelia Westwood. 

 Distribution: Probably universally distributed. 



38. Microvelia oceanica n. sp. (Plate XII. figs. 10 and 11). 



Localities: New Caledonia; Oubatche. Loyalty Islands; Ouvea, Fa3faoue. 



Head and pronotum black ; pronotum with a transverse fascia behind head and 

 the posterior margin, ochraceous; tegmina duU greyish- white with the venation fuscous 

 brown, and with prominent pearly-white markings, the most distinct being interior of 

 clavus, a large subtriangular spot outsi'ie same, some smaller discal spots, and a large 



