Mr. W. L. Distant on Lygeide. 481 
Anterior lobe of the pronotum prominent, globose ; corium 
punctate, its lateral margins pale, impunctate. 
Long. 44-5 millim. 
Hab. Calcutta (Atkins. Coll., Brit. Mus.); Ceylon (G. 
Lewis). 
Pamera Andrewsi, sp. n. 
Head, anterior lobe of pronotum, and scutellum black ; 
posterior lobe of pronotum castaneous; antenne, a spot 
above and a smaller spot beneath the lateral angles and the 
anterior and posterior margins (narrowly) of the pronotum, 
and two small central spots to scutellum, ochraceous ; corium 
ochraceous, punctured with castaneous, the lateral margins 
levigate, with a spot before apex and the apical angle 
blackish ; membrane pale brownish, irrorated with ochra- 
ceous ; legs ochraceous, femora with broad castaneous sub- 
apical aunulations ; antennz ochraceous, basal and apical 
juints and the apices of second and third joiuts castaneous. 
Long. 4-44 millim. 
Hab. Christmas Island (C. W. Andrews, Brit. Mus.). 
A species having a considerable superficial resemblance to 
the Palearctic P. calcarata, Puton, but much smaller. 
P. Andrewsi varies in the colour of the pronotum, being 
sometimes unicolorous—black or castaneous. It is allied to 
P. nigriceps, Dall. 
Pamera insignis, sp. n. 
Black; posterior lateral margins of the pronotum and 
broad lateral margins to the corium pale luteous, the last 
slightly inwardly notched near centre ; antennz ochraceous, 
basal joint, apices of second and third joimts, and apical 
half of fourth joimt fuscous or black; legs black, the tibize 
and tarsi ochraceous, apices of the tibize fuscous. 
Long. 5 millim. 
Hab. Christmas Island (C. W. Andrews. Brit. Mus.). 
Pamera thoracica, sp. n. 
Head piceous, antenne brownish ochraceous; pronotum 
castaneous, anterior lobe with the anterior and lateral margins 
and a central longitudinal fascia, posterior lobe with the 
lateral angles and two central basal spots, ochraceous ; scu- 
tellum piceous ; corium ochraceous, apical angle and a smail 
lateral spot beyond middle castaneous, the inner area more 
or less suffused with castaneous, enclosing an angulated 
greyish spot at inner angle ; membrane pale brownish, with 
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