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tate, the punctures in .stria' small, uniform, and close; underside 

 nearly smooth, the abdomen finely striolate; tarsal clothing black. 

 Dimensions: 9x5 mm. 



Hob.— Oempili, N. Territory (Mr. Cahill). 



Two specimens, sent l>v Mr. Kershaw, show a species near A. 

 perplexus Blackb., in general facies, but differing as follows : 

 slightly larger — especially wider; eyes more distant, apical joints 

 of antennae much wider: sides of prothorax more arched, anterior 

 angles more advanced; elytral intervals quite flat; tarsal clothing- 

 black (red in A. perplexus). 



Type in National Museum, Melbourne. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES IV. -V. 

 Plate iv. 

 Fig. I. — Stigmodera octosignata, n.sp. 

 Fig.2. — Exangdtus rufipennis, n.sp. 

 Fig. 3. — Styrus ptmcticoUis, n.sp. 

 Fig. 4. — Oardiothorax constrictus, n.sp. 

 Fig. 5. — C. }iigo8U8 Cart. 

 Fig. 6. — C. kershawi, n.sp. 



Plate v. 

 Fig. 7. — Oardiothorax alternatus, n.sp. 

 Fig. 8, — O. mac/eui/ensis, n.sp. 

 fig. 9. — Prothorax of 0. oeripennis Blackb. 

 Fig. 10. — Prothorax of C. constrictus, n.sp. 

 Fig. 11. — Prothorax of Adelium McCvllochi, n.sp. 

 Fig. 12. — Prothorax of A. pustulosum Blackb. 

 Figs. 13, 14. — Adelium obbreviatum Boisd. 

 Fig. 15. — .4. obbreviatum Boisd., var. dentatum, n.var. 

 Fig. 16. — A. obbreviatum Boisd., var. latum Pasc. 

 Fig. 17. —A. obbreviatum Boisd., var. foveatum C';irt. 

 Fig. IS. — Seirotrana simsoni, n.sp. 

 Fig. 19. — lirycopia diemenensis, n.sp. 

 Fig. 20. — /». punctatissima, n.sp. 

 Fig. 21. — Adelium delicatulum, n.sp. 



