464 Mr. W. L. Distant on Lygseidse. LIX. — Rhynchotal Notes. — XI. Heteroptera: F«?w. Lygseidge. By W. L. Distant. This communication completes the revision of the family Lygseidse as contained in the collection of the British Museum, and gives the result of an examination of Walker's species published in part v. of his Catalogue of Hemiptera Heteroptera. A number of new genera and species belonging to the National and my own collection are also described. Lra^iN^ (continued). Genus Lyg^us, Lygeeus discifer. Rhyparochromus discifer, Walk. Cat. Het. v. p. 92. n. 118 (1872). A species allied to L. dispar, Stal, and L. cinctipennis, Stal. Apical joint of antennse brown, apex of first joint narrowly and obscurely ochraceous ; coxse luteous ; disk of abdomen ochraceous (carded specimen). Genus Lyg^osoma. LygcBOSoma negleda, sp. n. Head and antennae black ; pronotum and scutellum pale piceous, coarsely punctate; a central longitudinal fascia to pronotum and the apex of the scutellum ochraceous; corium pale reddish, the veins and extreme base paler in hue; membrane black, its apex greyish white ; body beneath black ; legs dark castaneous. Body finely pilose above, more longly pilose beneath. Long. 3^ millim. Hab, Cape of Good Hope {Rev. A. E. Eaton, Brit. Mus.). Lygaosoma tripunctata. Ajihanus tripimctatus, Dallas, List Hem. ii. p. 559 (1852). Genus Melanoteltjs. Melanotelus rubiginosus. Rliyiiarochromvs rubiginosus, Walk. Gat. Het. v. p. 110. n. 192 (1872). The Victorian specimen standing as the type of this species docs not agree with the description, but, on the contrary, can scarcely be separated from M. bipunctatus, Dall., and
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