158 Mr, W. L. Distant on 



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Subfam. Gmrrij\'J£. 



Gerris luctuosa. 

 Gerris luctuosa, Montr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xi. p. 242 (1864). 



Hab. Central District, Mt. Moil. 



Hal abates gernianus. 

 Halobates qermanus, Buck. White, Rep. Yoy. 'Challenger,' Zool. vii. 

 p. 50, pi. i. fig. 6 (1883). 



Hab. Ba Bay, Noumea. 



Hal bates flaviventris. 



Halobates jlaviventris, Esch. Entomograph. i. p. 109, t. xi. fig. 5 (1822) ; 

 Buch. White, Rep. Vov. 'Challenger,' Zoul. vii. p. 55, t. xi. fig. 2 

 (1883). 



Hab. Bay of Prony ; Kaouakoue Bay ; BaBay; Noumea. 

 Apparently a variable species. 



Fam. Reduviidse. 



Subfam. Eiuesixje. 



Ploiarlola babayana, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum pale ocliraceous ; eyes 

 black, lateral margins of pronotum black; abdomen above 

 pale testaceous, basal area black ; body beneath and legs 

 ocliraceous, anterior femora with three broad dull testaceous 

 aniLulations ; apices of the intermediate and posterior femora 

 black ; antennae pale ocliraceous, fust joint longer than the 

 second, the apices of the first annulated with black ; hemelytra 

 very pale luteous, mottled with darker macular raarki gs and 

 with about four costal elongate blackish spots ; wings dull 

 greyish white, the veins darker. 



Long. 7 mm. 



Hab. Ba Bay. 



Subfam. Saicinjz. 



Pahjtoxus jourdani. 



Leptomer a jourdani. Montr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, (2) xi. p. 238 (1864). 

 Poluto.vus jourdani, Sellout. Ann. Sue. Eiit. Belg. li. p. 117 (1907). 



Hab. Carovin, Houadou It. 



