Bhynchota collected in Birara and Lifu. 34'J 



S. familiaris, Fabr., var. hospes, Fabr. 



Cimcx familiaris, Fabricius, 1781, Spec. Ins., II, p. 363. 

 Var. Lygaeus hospes, Fabr., 1794, Ent. Syst., IV, p. 150. 

 = L. squalidus, Montrouzier, 1861, A. S. E. F., 4, 1, p. 66. 



Hob. Lifu {Montrouzier and Willey); Brisbane (my 

 coll.) ; New Caledonia, Philippines, Malacca, China, India, 

 Africa, Europe. 



Genus Oncopeltus, Stal. 



Oncopeltus, Stal, 1868, Svensk., Vetensk., Akad. Handl., 7, 

 No. 11, p. 75. 



Oncopeltus dispar, Walker, var. 



(?) Lygaeus bicinctus, Montrouzier, 1861, A. S. E. F., p. 67. 

 Lygaeus dispar, Walker, 1872, Cat., V, p. 60. 



„ „ (Willey, 332 n.) ; Moluccas, Borneo, etc. 



Differs from the type by the pallid (sanguineous ?) 

 femora. The description of L. bicinctus from New Cale- 

 donia agrees with this, but the size (7 mm.) is much too 

 small. 



Genus Geocoris willeyi, sp. nov. 



(Plate XVII, fig. 8.) 

 Allied to G. fiaviceps. 



Head, anterior and lateral margins of pronotum, posterior angle 

 of scutellum, first and apical two-thirds of third segments of 

 antennae, rostrum, legs, etc., pale yellow-testaceous. Rest of antennae 

 blackish or blackish-brown. Rest of pronotum, scutellum, elytra, 

 abdomen, etc., bluish-black. Eyes red. Basal two-thirds of 

 membrane fumate, apical third hyaline, colourless. Connexivum 

 flavous, spotted with black. Head straight between antennae and 

 eyes, shortly triangularly prominent in the middle, unpunctate ; 

 with the eyes wider than pronotum. Fourth antennal segment 

 fusiform, a little longer than the third, which is a little longer than 

 the second and twice as long as the first. The pronotum has a single 

 row of punctures near the anterior margin, not nearly reaching to 

 the lateral margin, basal two-thirds of pronotum and the entire 

 scutellum somewhat superficially and irregularly punctured ; lateral 

 margins of pronotum smooth, straight and sub-parallel. Clavus 

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