158 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



Subfam. Germing. 



Gerris luctuosa. 

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



Hah. Central District, Mt. Moii. 



Halohates r/ermanus. 



Halobatea germanus, Buch. White, Rep. Voy. ' Challenger,' Zool. vii. 

 p. 60, pi. i. fig. 6 (1883). 



Hah. Ba Bay, Noumea. 



Hulbates flaviventris. 



Halobates Jtnviventris, Esch. Entomograph. i. p. 109, t. xi. fig. o (1822) ; 

 Buch. White, Rep. Voy. 'Challenger,' Zool. vii. p. 65, t. xi. fig. 2 

 (1883). 



Hah. Bay o£ Prouy ; Kaouakoue Bay ; Ba Bay ; Noumea. 

 Apparently a variable species. 



Fam. Reduviidse. 



Subfam. EnjESiNji. 

 Ploiariola hahai/ana, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and scntellum pale ocliraceous ; eyes 

 black, lateral margins o£ pronotum black; abdomen above 

 pale testaceous, basal area black ; body beneatli and legs 

 ocliraceous, anterior femora with three broad dull testaceous 

 annulations; apices ot the intermediate and [)osterior femora 

 black ; antennso pale ocliraceous, tirst joint longer than the 

 second, the apices of the tirst annulnted with black ; henielytra 

 very pale luteous, mottled with darker macular niarkii gs an I 

 with about tour costal elongate blackish spots ; wings dull 

 greyish white, the veins darker. 



Long. 7 mm. 



Hah. m Bay. 



Subfam. Saicinm. 



Polytoxus jourdani. 



Lcptomera joiirdnni,, I 

 Poly to.vus jourdani, S 



Hah. Carovin, Huuadou li. 



Lcptomerajourdnni, Montr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, (2) xi. p. 288 (1864). 

 Poly to.vus jourdani, Schout. Ann. Soc. Eut. Belg. li. p. 117 (1907). 



