Fhynchota collected in New Guinea. 483 
Monrat tus, n. g. 
Metasternum behind obliquely truncated. Eyes prominent, but 
not stylated ; ocelli about the same distance apart as from eyes; 
head grooved on each side before eyes ; basal joint of the posterior 
coxe longer than the second and third joints together. Scutellum 
with an apical raised central carina. Rostrum with the third and 
fourth joints subequal in length. Femora unarmed. 
I place this genus near Graptostethus, Stal. 
Montaltus tricolor, n.s. (PI. XIII., fig. 9). 
Head, antennex, anterior third of pronotum, legs, and abdomen, 
red: posterior two-thirds of pronotum, scutellum, apex of corium, 
and base of membrane, black; eyes, and corium excluding apex, 
luteous ; sternum dark violaceous. Antenne with the first joint 
short, the second and fourth joints subequal in length and a little 
longer than the third joint, the fourth joint palely pilose ; head and 
pronotum finely and sparingly pilose. Long. 10 mm. 
PYRRHOCORIDA. . 
PYRRHOCORINA. 
Lictatops ruficosta. 
Lictatops ruficosta, Walk., Cat. Het., Vi., p. 27 (1873). 
Originally described from New Guinea. 
The specimens collected by Mr. Sayer have the pale 
markings yellow and not red, as in the typical specimen 
described by Walker. 
Dindymus varius. 
Dindymus varius, Walk., Cat. Het., vi., p. 9 (1873). 
In the British Museum collection are specimens from 
Aru, Ké, and New Guinea ; I also possess specimens 
from the Duke of York Islands. 
In the specimen collected by My. Sayer, as well as in 
those from the Duke of York Islands, the pale coloration 
is yellow and not red, as in those described by Walker. 
Dindymus nigellus, vn. s. 
Head above and beneath, antenne, pronotum, scutellum, base of 
corium to about apex of scutellum, rostrum, sternum, legs, and 
