Rhynckota from New Caledonia. 463 



Nisia albonotata, sp. ?i. 



Pale ocliraceous, the pronotum and scutellum darker oclira- 

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

 and lateral margins of the tegmina greyish white; eyi-s 

 bhick; veitvX of head with the anterior angles moderately 

 acuteiy produced; pronotum longitudinally tricariuate. 



Long., inch tegm., 4 mm. 



Hah. E-lioo, Houadou R. 



A single example of this species in somewhat compressed 

 condition. 



Fam. Cercopidse. 



Subfam. Afsropsosis-^. 



Ptyelus ignarnhianus, sp. n. 



Head above greyish white, the anterior margin very 

 narrowly and three transverse linear fascire castaneous ; pro- 

 notum and scutellum castaneous, a transverse anterior medially 

 broken fascia to pronotum, and the basal margin of scutjllum 

 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 ochraceous, 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 

 finely punctate ; face castaneous, centrally longitudinally and 

 laterally transversely pale ochraceous j posterior tibia3 with 

 two slender spines. 



Long. 5^ mm. 



Hah. Ignandji. 



Var. — Pronotum without the anterior submarginal pale 

 transverse fascia. 



Hub. Mt. Arago. 



Aj)parently allied to P. lineolus, Montr. 



Ptyelus pampaianus, sp. n. 



Head ochraceous, with a broad central longitudinal fascia 

 and a transverse linear spot on each side near inner margins 

 of eyes dark castaneous ; pronotum and scutellum very dark 



