Hebrolethaeus Scudder is not monobasic but contains 5 distinct species. H. aurantiacus (Distant) from New Caledonia is redescribed. The 4 other species described as new are H. albus from the New Hebrides, H. concisus from New Caledonia, H. nigrus from the Loyalty Islands and H. pullus from New Caledonia. H. concisus is also recorded from Norfolk Island and a key to species is presented.
Hebrolethaeus Scudder is not monobasic but contains 5 distinct species. H. aurantiacus (Distant) from New Caledonia is redescribed. The 4 other species described as new are H. albus from the New Hebrides, H. concisus from New Caledonia, H. nigrus from the Loyalty Islands and H. pullus from New Caledonia. H. concisus is also recorded from Norfolk Island and a key to species is presented.
Scudder, G. 1981. The world Rhyparochrominae (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) 17. The genus <em>Hebrolethaeus </em>Scudder. <em>Canadian Entomologist</em>, 113(4): 295-302.