BY P. CAMERON. 207 



upwards from the ventral to the dorsal surface, its apex pro 

 jecting shortly above the back. 



CLEONYiVllDyE. 

 Cleonytninse. 



Aressida annulicornis, sp.n. 



Dark bronzy-red tinged with green ; on top, the pleurae and 

 sternum blue, more or less tinged with indigo above, the 

 upper part of the meso- and the metapleurse purple, the basal 

 four dorsal segments of the abdomen fiery red ; the apical, the 

 sides and ventral surface, dark purple, the sides of the second 

 to sixth above with emerald-green spots ; that on the fourth 

 longish, oval, extending from the to]^ to the bottom, much 

 larger than the oLhers ; these spots are densely covered with 

 silvery pubescence. Legs red, coxas to near the apex blue, 

 tinged with violaceous, hind coxse with a fiery red spot on the 

 apex above ; apex of the fourth front femora, the hinder for 

 the greater part and the base of the tibiae, dark bronzy green 

 and blue, base of the hinder femora of a brighter blue ; knees 

 pale testaceous. Wings hyaline, nervures dark fuscous ; a 

 longish pyriform cloud at the end of the submarginal vein 

 and touching it, the narrowed end in front: a smaller, trans- 

 verse, triangular cloud beyond it, a much larger cloud at and 

 touching the stigmal vein, narrow at it, commencing near the 

 base, and extending a little beyond its apex; thence it be- 

 comes gradually roundly widened, more so at the base than 

 at the apex. $ . Length to end of ovipositor, 12 mm. 



Gosford, N.S.W. Parasitic on a weevil, Eiifhyrrhinvs 

 meditnhvndus, from the stems of Bangalow palm (L. Gal- 

 lard). 



Head behind the ocelli with fine, close, rounded transverse 

 striae, below with stronger longitudinal striae, the striae more 

 or less striated ; the outer orbits somewhat similarly striated. 

 Malar space as long as the eyes ; there is a fine furrow down 

 its centre. Eyes distinctly converging above, separated there. 



