60 CATALOGUE OF 



71. Lyg^us miles. 

 miles, Blanch. Faun. CliU. 142 — Sgnl. A. S. E. F. Ame Ser. iii. 562. 

 Chili. 



72. Lyceus albo-orxatds. 



albo-ovnatiis, Blanch. Faun. Chil. 143, pi. 2, f. Q—Sgnl. A. S. E. F. 4me 

 Ser. iii. 562. 



Chili. 



Africa and Madagascar. 



Most of the African species are thus disliuguished by Prof. Stal : — 



A. Sciitellum convex. Hind border of the pro- 



thorax more or less depressed and widened 

 on each side. 



a. Scutellum very convex, with a deep longitudinal 



furrow. - - - - . excavatus. 



b. Scutellum slightly convex, not farrowed. - fanielicus. 



B. Scutellum flat. Hind border of the prolhorax 



straight. 



a. Prolhorax with a longitudinal keel, which 



extends to ihe fore border. - - slernalis. 



b. Prothorax with no keel, or with a very slight 



one, which dues not extend lo the fore 

 border. 

 * Body above grayish, or reddish yellow, 

 f Hind angles of the metastliediuni straight; 



hind border slightly rnunded. 

 I Membrane white, with a brown spot. - - contaminatus. 



++ Membrane brown ; inner basal angle whitish. - proximus. 



"t-f Hind angles of the metaslhedium elongated, 

 acute. 

 I Femora black. .... apicalis. 



II Femora mostly red. . - - - rufifenioratus. 



** Body above black, varied with red or with 

 yelluw. 

 f Thorax and pectus nut wholly black. 

 + Third joint of the antenna' wholly black. 

 § Pectus red, or black varied with red. Hind 

 l)oider of the melasthedium always black. 

 X Clavus red ; the commissural border only Iilack. 

 XX Clavus red, more or less bioadly bhu'k at the 

 suture. 

 Scutellum black, very seldom indistinctly red at 

 the extreme li|). 

 -¥ Clavus with no hinder black spot. 

 ++ Head black. 



K?^ Head with a little red hind stripe. - - crudelis. 



K"c<?i Head with a foikecl red strijie. - - rivularis. 



