BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 95 



what ochreous towards the base, the extreme base and the veins 

 black ; the base and apex of first, and whole of second basal cell, 

 discal cell, first posterior cell, basal half of fourth posterior cell, 

 a small roundish spot immediately beyond the anterior branch of 

 the second longitudinal vein, and two or three streaks in the 

 hinder portion of the wing, whitish : tlie white imparting a 

 streaked appearance to the wing ; stigma pale brownish. First 

 longitudinal vein joining anterior branch of second longitudinal 

 at or a little beyond the base ; inner end of first posterior cell 

 beyond that of either the second submai-ginal or discal cell ; 

 second posterior cell with a very short petiole, or sessile, in 

 punctiform contact with the discal \ discal cell half the length of 

 first posterior cell, in punctiform contact with the 'fifth posterior 

 cell. 



5-a6._Walcha, New England, N.S.W. (Mr. J. F. Schofield) ; 

 Moonbar, Monaro, N.S.W., 3-3500 ft. (Helms) j six ^ sped- 

 tnens in Coll. Aust. Mus. March. 



Obs. — Mr. Schofield informs me that this insect came out of 

 the ground in swarms during the month of March. 



405. Habromastix ornatipes, sp.n. 



9. — Length of antennae 0*210 inch ... 5-33 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-600 x 0-150 ... 15-24x3-81 



Size of body... 0-750x0-070 ... 19-05x1-77 



Head greyish, much tinged with blackish on the front ; face, 

 rostrum and antennaj brown ; rostrum appearing glabrous under 

 a low power ; palpi dark brown or black ; antennae 13-jointed, 

 longer than head and thorax taken together, minutely pubescent. 

 CoUare and pronotum tinged with blackish. Thorax very similar 

 to that of H. cineraseens, yellowish ashy-grey, opaque, with three 

 brown sti'ipes before the suture ; intermediate one broad ; lateral 

 ones narrow, short ; a pair of brown spots on each side behind the 

 suture exactly as in //. cineraseens ; transverse suture, anterior 

 margin of scutellum, sides of metathorax, and median stripe and 



