Mr. W. L. Distant on Lygeide. 503 
lobe very dark castaneous, posterior lobe thickly brownly 
punctate, lateral margins ochraceous, the lateral angles 
castaneous ; scutellum piceous, the apex and two central 
discal spots luteous ; corium ochraceous, irregularly brownly 
punctate, with a broad, dark castaneous, transverse fascia 
near inner angle and the apical margin of the same colour; 
clavus thickly brownly punctate, with a dark castaneous spot 
at base; membrane dark castaneous, with a small lateral 
ochraceous spot near apex of corium; body beneath casta- 
neous, the sternum darkest, lateral, sternal, and abdominal 
margins (narrowly) and about two central lateral abdominal 
spots, ochraceous; legs ochraceous, anterior femora (excluding 
bases and apices), a broad subapical annulation to intermediate 
and posterior femora, and the apices of the tibie very dark 
castaneous ; lateral margins of the pronotum distinctly 
laminate. 
Long. 8-9 millim. 
Hab. N.W. Australia: Cossack (J.J. Walker, Brit. Mus.). 
Aphanus lineosus, sp. n. 
Head, anterior lobe of pronotum, scutellum, and body 
beneath piceous; posterior lobe of pronotum and the 
corium ochraceous, thickly brownly punctate; antenne, 
lateral margins of pronotum, a narrow central line to the 
posterior pronotal lobe, two lineate spots near apex of 
scutellum, lateral margins of corium, two small spots on 
apical area of outer claval margin, and the legs ochraceous ; 
a spot at lateral marginal angles of pronotum, two spots 
on apical marginal area of corium, basal halves of anterior 
femora, and apical thirds of posterior femora piceous or 
black ; rostrum and lateral margins of meso- and meta- 
sterna ochraceous; antenne with the basal joint and apices 
of second, third, and fourth joints piceous, second and 
fourth joints of the antennz about subequal in length, 
third slightly shorter; punctures of the corium arranged in 
lineate series. 
Long. 6 millim. 
Hab. Ceylon (G. Lewis). 
Aphanus erosus, sp. 0. 
Head and antenne piceous, apex of central lobe brownish 
ochraceous ; pronotum ochraceous, the anterior lobe black, 
the posterior lobe thickly brownly punctate, the lateral 
margins pale ochraceous, containing an irregular linear series 
of intensely coarse black punctures ; scutellum black ; 
