ON SOME RHYNCHOTA 807 



.\plcrous, 9. Connexiva meeting about the apex of the 6 th ab- 

 dominal segment, not diverging thence to the apex. 



Long. 2,9 mm., lat. 1,2 mm. 



New Guinea: Ighibirei (Loria, July -August, 1890) macropte- 

 rous; Rigo (Loria, July, 1889) apterous. 



10. Microvelia loriae, sp. nov. 



Subfusiform , with proportionately shorter and stouter an- 

 tennae and legs than M. gestroi. First and second antennal seg- 

 ments subequal, each a trifle shorter than the third, fourth twice 

 as long as first. Pronotum longitudinally carinate, base rounded. 

 Elytra reaching beyond apex of abdomen, the latter dilated la- 

 terally, extending beyond elytra. Intermediate tibia l / 2 longer 

 than tarsus, second tarsal segment a little longer than the first; 

 posterior femora not dilated , unarmed , tibia very hairy, 2 x / 5 

 longer than tarsus, second tarsal segment a little longer than 

 the first. Connexivum reflexed, subvertical; whole length of in- 

 sect about one half longer than posterior legs. 



Blackish brown , with silvery pubescence. Anterior (except 

 laterally) and posterior margins of pronotum flavous. Antennae 

 and legs flavous, more or less infoscate. Connexivum submargi- 

 nally flavous. Venter black. Elytra lurid with whitish spots 

 and streaks. 



Long. 1,75 mm., lat. 0,6 mm. 



New Guinea: Ighibirei (July - August, 1890, Loria); Waikunina 

 (June, 1890, Loria); Kapakapa (May- June, 1891, Loria). 



11. Hydrometra papuana, sp. nov. 



Head more than twice as long in front of eyes as behind , 

 rostrum reaching a little beyond eyes: Anterior femora reaching 

 slightly beyond apex of head. 



cf 3 ultimate " abdominal " (as opposed to " genital ") segment, 

 exclusive of connexiva, apically widened above and comparatively 

 short, about equal in length medianly to the first " genital " 

 segment. Elytra etc. rudimentary. Pale purplish -brown , a 

 whitish longitudinal stripe on pronotum, this stripe margined 



