Rhy nclwta from Neio Caledonia. 4G3 



Nisia albonotata, sp. n. 



Pale ocliraceous, the pronotum and scutellura darker oclira- 

 ceous, the head, anterior margin of pronotum, and anterior 

 and lateral margins of the tegmina greyish white; eyes 

 black; vertex of head with the anterior angles moderately 

 acutely produced ; pronotum longitudinally tricarinate. 



Long., inch tegm., 4 mm. 



Hob. Rhoo, Houadou R. 



A single example of this species in somewhat compressed 

 condition. 



Fam. CercopidaB. 



Sub fam. Apkroprorinje. 



Ptyelus ignambianus, sp. n. 



Head above greyish white, the anterior margin very 

 narrowly and three transverse linear fasciae castaneous ; pro- 

 notum and scutellum castaneous, a transverse anterior medially 

 broken fascia to pronotum, and the basal margin of scutellum 

 greyish white; tegmina castaneous, a transverse spot about 

 middle of costal margin, another spot near apex of same, two 

 small transverse spots on inner apical margin, and two small 

 spots at apex of clavus more or less greyish white; body 

 beneath and legs (imperfectly seen in carded specimen) 

 brownish ocliraceous, apices of tarsi black; head above 

 roundly oblique, its greatest length a little shorter than pro- 

 notum, its basal margin convexly excavate between the eyes ; 

 scutellum angularly convex at base ; tegmina thickly, very 

 flnelv punctate ; face castaneous, centrally longitudinally and 

 laterally transversely pale ocliraceous ; posterior tibiae with 

 two slender spines. 



Long. 5^ nun. 



Uab. Igi iambi. 



Var. — Pronotum without the anterior submarginal pale 

 transverse fascia. 



Hub. Mr. Arago. 



Apparently allied to P. lineolus, Montr. 



Ptyelus pampaiantis, sp. n. 



Head ocliraceous, with a broad central longitudinal fascia 

 and a transverse linear spot on eaeh sale near inner margins 

 of eyes dark castaneous ; pronotum and scutellum very dark 



