UIIYNCHOTA PALAWANICA, I'AKT I. 571 



Although this species is recorded from the Philippines by several 

 authors, it has never been brought to this laboratory before. It bears a 

 strong superficial resemblance to Aniilochus nigripe's Burm., of the family 

 Pyrrhocoridfe. 



Palawan, Iwahig, P. I., (11933 C. A[. Weber). A single specimen. 



Fani. LYGiEIDiE. 



Subf. Lyg^inj-:. 



Div. LYGiEARIA. 



SCOPIASTES Still. 



Emim. Bern. (1874), 4, 98. 

 Type: *S'. dcgeeri Sta.1. 



43. Scopiastes ruficollis sp. nov. (Plate II, tig. 2.) 



General color cupreous brown, anterior two-thirds of pronotuni coral- 

 line, as are meso- and metapleurffi. Head black; basal half of first 

 antennal segment dark coralline, remainder of antennae black, pubescent, 

 second and third segments equal, fourth one-half longer than third and 

 slightly incrassate. Ocelli brown-red, entire prothorax, except a posterior 

 dorsal triangular brown-red portion, bright coral red, scutellum asneous 

 as also corium and posterior portion of abdomen. Connexivum and disc 

 of ventral surface stramineous; meso- and metasterna brown as also a 

 lateral abdominal fascia ventrad. Last abdominal segment dark brown, 

 entire ventrum glabrous, pubescent. Femora dark brown apically, pale 

 yellowish brown basallj^. Kemainder of legs dark brovni. Membrane of 

 elytra and wings uniformly fuscous. 



Length 5.5 millimeters, width 1.5 millimeter. 



Palawan, Iwahig, P. I. {^Y. SchuJtze, collector). 



Type No. 10947 in Entomological Collection, Bureau of Science, Ma- 

 nila, P. I. 



Described from a single specimen in perfect condition. 



ONCOPELTUS Stai. 



Hem. Fair. (1868), 1, 75. 

 Tj'pe: 0. famelicus Fabr. 



44. Oncopeltus kigkiceps Dall. 



Lygaeus nigriceps Dall., List. Mem. (1852), 2, 537. 



-1 Stal, Enum. Hem. (1874), 4, 119. 



Leth. & Serv., Gat. GSn. Sim. (1894), 2, 157. 



Oncopeltus nigriceps id., tom. cit. p. 137. 



Dist., Fauva British Ind., Rhyn. (1904), 2, 4, fig. 2. 



This species is here recorded from the Philippines for the first time. 

 It was described from India. The specimens at hand show a light 

 variety in which the basal, angular pronotal spots in the typical form 

 are extended transversely to form a fascia on its posterior border. 



