50 CATALOGUE OF 



71. LYG.BUS MILES. 



miles, Blanch. Faun. Chil. 142— Sgnt. A.'S. E. F. 4me Sir. iii. 562. 

 Chili. 



72. LyCEUS ALB0-ORNATU3. 



albo-ornatus, Blanch. Faun. Chil. 143, pi. 2, f. 6 — Sgnt. A. S. E. F. 4me 

 Ser. iii. 562. 



Chili. 



Africa and Madagascar. 



Most of the African species are thus distinguished by Prof. Stal: — 



A. Scutellura convex. Hind border of the pro- 



thorax more or less depressed and widened 

 on each side. 



a. Sculellum very convex, with a deep longitudinal 



furrow. - excavalus. 



b. Scutellum slightly convex, not furrowed. - fatnelicus. 



B. Scutellum flat. Hind border of the prolhorax 



straight. 



a. Prolhorax with a longitudinal keel, which 



extends to the fore border. - - sternal is. 



b. Prothovax with no keel, or with a very slight 



one, which does not extend to the fore 

 border. 

 * Body above grayish, or reddish yellow. 

 | Hind angles of the metastliedium straight; 



hind border slightly rounded. 

 \ Membrane white, with a brown spot. - - contaminatus. 



\\ Membrane brown ; inner basal angle whitish. - proximus. 



•J-f Hind angles of the metastliedium elongated, 

 acute. 

 % Femora black. - - . apicalis. 



XX Femora mostly red. .... rufifemoratus. 



** Body above black, varied with red or with 

 yellow, 

 f Thorax and pectus not wholly black. 

 X Third joint of the antenna' wholly black. 

 § Pectus red, or black varied with red. Hind 

 border of the meiastbedium always black. 

 X Clavus red ; the commissural border only black. 

 XX Clavus red, more or less broadly black at the 

 suture. 

 o Scutellum black, very seldom indistinctly red at 

 the ex Heine tip. 

 -+ ClaTUS with no hinder black spot. 

 + + Head black. 



us» Head with a little red hind stripe. - - crudelis. 



«r>«?> Head with a foikcd red stripe. - - rivularis. 



