468 Mr. W. L. Distant on Lygeide. 
Macropes fasciatus, sp. 0. 
Head, antennz, rostrum, pronotum, and corium piceous ; 
body beneath and legs castaneous ; membrane and the tarsi 
ochraceous ; membrane with a broad, transverse, discal 
piceous fascia. 
Antenne robust, first and third joints shortest ; pronotum 
with a broad, central, transverse impression which is strongly 
punctate ; anterior margin behind head moderately excavate, 
membrane almost reaching apex of abdomen. 
Long. 9 millim. 
Hab. Malay Peninsula: Perak (Doherty). 
Genus Parririus, n. nom. 
Papirius, Stal, Hem. Afr. ii. p. 122 (1855), nom. preeoce. 
Patritius velutinus. 
Ischnodemus velutinus, Walk. Cat. Het. v. p. 128. n. 17 (1872). 
Genus IscHNODEMUS. 
Ischnodemus australis, sp. 0. 
Head, antennz, pronotum, scutellum, abdomen above, and 
body beneath castaneous ; legs, rostrum, and sometimes 
basal margin of pronotum ochraceous ; corium pale luteous ; 
membrane greyish (sometimes smoky-brown) with the 
venation piceous ; lateral margins of the meso- and meta- 
sterna and the apex of the rostrum piceous. 
Antenne with the fourth joint longest, the second and 
third joints subequal in length; pronotum with a central 
anterior sulcation, and a broad band of coarse punctures a 
little before base; membrane about reaching base of penul- 
timate abdominal segment ; anterior femora incrassated, with 
two or three small apical spines beneath. 
Var. Antenne (excluding basal joint) and pronotum (ex- 
cluding base) piceous. 
Long. 63 to 8 millim. 
Hab. North Australia: Port Darwin (J. J. Walker, Brit. 
Mus.). 
Ischnodemus noctulus, sp. n. 
Head, antennz, pronotum, scutellum, membrane, and body 
beneath black; legs piceous, apices of femora, the inter- 
mediate and posterior tibie (excluding bases), and the tarsi 
ochraceous ; corium piceous, its margins and an obscure 
spot at inner angle pale brownish grey; membrane with a 
