Notes on Anthocoridae (Heteroptera) with descriptions of two new species of economic importance from Africa

Orius amnesiussp. n., a predator ofMegalurothrips sjostedti(Tryb.) infesting cowpea, is described from the male and female from Nigeria. A sympatric species,Orius albidipennis(Reut.) was also attacking the pest.Wollastoniella gattisp. n., a predator of tetranychid mites on ornamental species ofSolanum, is also described from the male and immature examples from Kenya.O. amnesiusresemblesO. albidipennisand several other economically important and widely distributed species ofOriusfound in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.