388 On Rhynckola from tlie Solomon Islands. 



Clovia froggalti, sp. n. 



Above black, inner margins of head in front of eyes and 

 inner margins of eyes more or less ocliraceous ; teginina with 

 a transverse fascia extending from near claval suture to about 

 one-third from costal margin, and two subapical spots in 

 oblique series, the uppermost smallest, stramineous, apical 

 margin more or less testaceous brown ; body beneath and legs 

 ochraceous, lateral and frontal margins to face and a lateral 

 marginal fascia on each side of sternum stramineous; sternal 

 spots, subapical annulation to rostrum, tarsi, and apices of 

 tibiae black; head with a transverse impression a little in 

 front of eyes, the margins slightly reflexed; pronotura and 

 scutellum very closely and very finely wrinkled ; tegmina 

 densely and very fine!}" punctate ; face laterally transversely 

 striate, its central area smooth. 



Long., inch tegm., 11-11^ mm. 



Allied to C moresbyensis, Dist. 



Genus Tartessus. 

 Tartessus, StSl, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Forh. ISGo, p. 156. 

 Type, T. ferrugineus, Walk. 



Tartessus solomonensis, sp. n. 



Head ochraceous, a black line above between the eyes and 

 a transverse black line at inner margin of each eye ; pro- 

 notuni ochraceous, somewhat thickly reticulated with black ; 

 scutellum ochraceous, reticulated witli black, the apex pale 

 ochraceous ; tegmina i)ale fuscous brown, tbe veins black, 

 extreme costal margin ochraceous ; head beneath and clypeus 

 pale ochraceous, about basal third of face crossed by irregular 

 transverse black lines, remaining area with two series of 

 shorter black lines, two black spots between face and eyes; 

 sternum and abdomen beneath ochraceous, with sternal and 

 abdominal black, mostly transverse, s|)ots ; legs ochraceous, 

 posterior femora longitudinally streaked above with black, 

 posterior tibije with the bases of the spines black; vertex 

 broad, but very short in front of eyes ; pronotum finely and 

 rather obscurely transversely wrinkled ; scutellum about as 

 long as pronotum. 



Long. 11^ mm. 



