502 Mr. W. L. Distant on Lygeide. 
Aphanus australis, sp. n. 
Pale ochraceous; central anterior disk and a spot at each 
lateral angle of pronotum and scutellum black; basal area 
of pronotum brownly punctate, centrally castaneous with a 
median pale ochraceous line; scutellum with the apical 
margins pale ochraceous; clavus thickly longitudinally 
punctate, the corium more sparingly so; a small spot near 
centre of claval margin, a much larger spot at its apex (con- 
taining a small ochraceous spot), and two lateral marginal 
spots (one before and the other at apex of corium) castaneous ; 
membrane very pale fuscous, with some small paler markings ; 
sternum piceous; abdomen beneath dark testaceous, the 
lateral margins paler; legs ochraceous, anterior femora 
(excluding apices), and a broad subapical annulation to 
intermediate and posterior femora, blackish or very dark 
castaneous ; antenne ochraceous, basal joint and about 
apical half of fourth joint fuscous. Posterior margin of the 
pronotum very slightly concave, almost straight. 
Long. 5$ millim. 
Hab. Troughton Island, N.W. Australia (J. J. Walker, 
Brit. Mus.) ; Tonga Islands (Coll. Dist.). 
Aphanus papuanus, sp. ni. 
Head black, apex of central lobe ochraceous; antennz 
with the first and second joints ochraceous, third joint dark 
castaneous, fourth joint greyishly pubescent. Pronotum 
with the anterior lobe black, the posterior lobe ochraceous, 
thickly brownly punctate; lateral margins ochraceous, 
containing a brown line on anterior half and a_ black 
spot, with a minute ochraceous centre, at lateral angles. 
Scutellum black, its apex narrowly ochraceous; corium 
ochraceous, thickly brownly punctate, apical third dark 
castaneous, containing a lateral ochraceous spot, basal half of 
lateral margin impunctate ; membrane pale brownish; body 
beneath black; lateral margins of sternum and abdomen 
and the legs ochraceous. 
Long. 6 millim. 
Hab. Queensland: Peak Downs (Coll. Dist.). 
A species to be easily recognized by its very distinct 
markings. 
Aphanus oceanicus, sp. n. 
Head castaneous ; antenne brownish ochraceous, third and 
fourth joints piceous, extreme base of third and basal half 
of fourth joints pale luteous ; pronotum ochraceous, anterior 
