Contributions to a Knoivledge of the Rhynchota. 585 



Valescus nigricans, sp. n. 



Very dark blackish-castaneous ; antennae, rostrum, coxae and legs 

 dark ochraceous ; fifth joint of antenna? stramineous with its 

 extreme apex piceous. Antennas pilose, second joint a little shorter 

 than third fourth or fifth joints which are subequal in length ; head 

 coarsely punctate with a small impunctate spot before each eye ; 

 pronotum transversely wrinkled, thickly punctate on the anterior 

 and lateral margins, rugulose on posterior area ; scutellum trans- 

 versely wrinkled, obscurely finely punctate on apical area ; corium 

 thickly punctate ; sternum coarsely punctate, abdomen very finely 

 and obscurely punctate. 



Long. 12 millim. Exp. pronot. angl. 7 millim. 



Hal. Ceylon (G. Lewis). 



Hyjparete vitiensis, sp. n. 



Dark ochraceous, thickly punctate ; eyes, two discal spots to 

 pronotum, a spot at each basal angle and the apex and apical 

 margins of scutellum, and a spot near anterior and intermediate 

 coxae, black ; abdomen beneath — excluding lateral margins — pale 

 castaneous. 



Antennae ochraceous, apices of third fourth and fifth joints 

 infuscated, basal joint almost as long as the head its apex extending 

 considerably beyond it, second fourth and fifth joints subequal in 

 length, third a little shorter but longer than first, head with the 

 basal area impunctate, containing three double longitudinal rows of 

 punctures ; pronotum with the anterior angles extending a little 

 beyond the latitude of the eyes, and terminating in a short spinous- 

 tubercle, posterior angles obtusely subprominent, corium with the 

 lateral margins moderately ampliated and rounded • abdomen 

 beneath with the lateral margins widened and convexly rounded, 

 with the second and third joints sulcated at base ■ rostrum just 

 passing the posterior coxae ; membrane with longitudinal veins, 

 and considerably extending beyond the apex of abdomen. 



Long. 16 millim. Exp. pronot. angl. 7£ millim. 



Hah. Fiji Islands. 



Catacanthus miralrilis, sp. n. (Plate XVI, fig. 3, a. b.) 



Reddish-ochraceous ; head, lateral and anterior margins of 

 pronotum, two-thirds of the scutellum from base terminating in a 

 lanceolate line, a large transverse rounded spot completely crossing 

 corium a little beyond middle, sternum, disk of basal abdominal 



