o52 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



Subfam. Alydin^. 

 Mirperus nigrofasciatuSy sp. n. 



Ochraceous, coarsely punctate; a lateral fascia on each 

 side of head^ two discal longitudinal fasciae to pronotum 

 (not reaching anterior margin), a large central spot and 

 narrow sublateral fascia to mesonotum, two longitudinal fasciaa 

 to abdomen and between thera on basal area two narrower 

 and ill-defined fasciae, black ; legs piceous, with ochraceous 

 suffusions ; coriurn with the punctures thickly black towards 

 apical area and the lateral margins stramineous ; membrane 

 pale piceous, its apical margin pale hyaline ; antennae with 

 the first, second, and third joints brownish ochraceous, fourth 

 joint mutilated, first and second joints subequal in length, 

 third longest ; rostrum piceous above and reaching inter- 

 mediate coxee ; the punctuation very coarse and strong on 

 pronotum, more finely punctate on scutellum and coriurn ; 

 head finely granulate ; posterior femora in male incrassate 

 and spined beneath, two subapical spines longest; posterior 

 tibial strongly curved, almost as long as femora. 



Long. 9| mm. 



Mirperus robustus^ sp. n. 



Dull ochraceous, darkly punctate ; head and anterior area 

 of pronotum thickly greyishly pilose; membrane greyish 

 brown, with scattered small piceous spots ; head beneath, 

 disk of sternum and two oblique fasciae on its apical areas, 

 a central and a waved fascia on each side of abdomen beneath, 

 apex of rostrum, and the femora black ; an oblique line and 

 a small basal spot on each side of head beneath, tibiae, and 

 antennge dull ochraceous ; annulations to anterior and inter- 

 mediate tibiffi, bases and apices of posterior tibiaj, and apices 

 of tarsi black ; basal joint of antennaj shorter than head, 

 about equal in length to second joint ; rostrum reaching the 

 intermediate coxa? j connexivum ochraceous, spotted with 

 black. 



Long. 9 mm. 



Fam. Lygaeidse. 



Division Oesillaeia. 



Nysius ruhromaculatus, sp. n. 



Head, anterior area of pronotum, and scutellum testaceous, 

 pronotum (excluding anterior area) ochraceous ; a spot on 



