Bhynchota collected in Birctrci and Lifu. 343 



Family PYRRHOCORIM]. 

 ( = Pyrrhocoridas + Lyyacidiu, Leth. and Sev.) 

 Genus Physopelta. 



Physopelta, Ann. Serv., 1843, Hemipteres, p. 271. 

 Iphita, Stal, 1870, Sv, Akad. Handl., 9, No. 1, p. 99. 



Distributed through the Oriental, Ethiopian, and 

 Australian Regions. 



Physopelta fimbriata, Stal. 



Physopelta fimbriata, Stal, 18G3, Berl. Ent. Zoit., VII, p. 

 392. 

 Hah. Birara (Willey) ; previously recorded from Timor. 



P. FAMELICA, Stal. 



Physopelta famelica, Stal, 1862, Berl. Ent. Zeit., VIT, p. 391. 

 (?) Lygaeus woodlarkianus, Montr., 1855, I.e., p. 105. 



Hab. Birara {Willey)] recorded also from Australia, 

 New Guinea, Ceram, etc., scarcely distinguishable from 

 P. gutta, Burin. 



DYNAMENAIS ; gen. nov. 



Allied to JEschines, but distinguished by the glabrous 

 abdomen and prominent eyes ; also allied to Ectatops, Bo., 

 distinguished by the form of the head, the much more 

 prominent bucculse and the glabrous abdomen. 



Head almost vertical in the front of the eyes, transversely im- 

 pressed behind them but not narrowed ; eyes large and very promi- 

 nent, shortly stylate, projecting above the surface of the vertex, as 

 seen in profile ; base of eyes touching or slightly overlapping 

 pronotum. The base of the head between the eyes is also suleulate, 

 slightly obtuse angulately emarginate. Pronotum, with a well- 

 marked collar, divided from the anterior area by a punctured deeply 

 impressed line, anterior area separate from posterior area by a very 

 deeply impressed line, also punctured. Lateral margins and prono- 

 tum subvertical. The collar and the lateral margins are smooth and 

 polished, the rest of the pronotum is dull and sparsely punctured, 

 except the posterior margin which is polished and sparsely punctured. 

 First segment of antennae longer than second and third together 

 and longer than fourth. Bucculse very prominent, acute. First 



