Elijiicliola from ^eio Caledonia. 147 



Geiius Pegala, Stal (nee Beigr. Ann. Soc. Ent. Bclg. 

 Iviii. p. J43, 191-i). 

 Pegala hevis. 



Pegala leevis, Berg. Rev. Ent. xiii. p. 152 (1894). 



Pegala JiguUna, Dist. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) vi. p. 590 (1910). 



Hah. New Caledonia ; Baie Oveiiio. Queensland. 



In describing tlii.s species from Australia I liad not tliou<;lit 

 it necessary to consult Beigroth's description of his species 

 from New Caledonia. The British Museum has now 

 examples from both localities. The species, however, varies 

 in length, some small specimens only attaining a length of 

 11 mm. 



Pegala virens, sp. n. 



Htad, pronotum, scutellum, and coriura virescent, basal 

 marginal area of pronotum more or less testaceous, head and 

 apical area of scutellum pale ochraceous ; membrane greyish 

 brown ; body beneath and legs pale greenish, rostrum and a 

 basal ."pot to abdomen dark testaceous; antennae daik nclna- 

 ceous, joints (excluding first) almost subequal in length, but 

 fourth and fifth a little stoutest; pronotum, scutellum, and 

 corium thickly coarsely punctate, head more finely punctate ; 

 body beneath finely and obscurely punctate ; abdomen cen- 

 trally, Hnely, longitudinally ridged. 



Long. 10 mm. 



Hub. Plaine des Lacs. 



Pegala flavescens, sp. n. 



Bright ochraceous ; lateral lobes of head, pronotal margins, 

 a central, narrow, longitudinal fascia, and subapical area to 

 scutellum, and the corium paler and more stramineous; body 

 beneath (excluding rostrun), legs, and metasternum) paler and 

 stramineous ; antennffi stramineous, extreme apices of joints 

 and the whole of fifth joint a little darker in hue, second and 

 third joints a little longest and subequal, fourth and fitth a 

 little shorter and subequal in length; eyes black; ocelli 

 small and dark castaneous ; pronotum (excluding margins) 

 coarsely punctate, basal lateral angles short, recurved, and 

 sanguineous ; scutellum sparingly but distinctly |)unctate ; 

 corium more finely and more thickly j)unctate; membrane 

 shining greyish and moderately passing the abdominal apex, 

 which beneath is armed with four short but robust longitu- 

 dinal spines ; rostrum reaching the posterior coxee. 



Long. 12 mm. 



Ilab. NouinSM. 



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