BY W. W. FROGGATT. 369 



Brachyscelis Baeuerleni, n.sp. (PL vii. fig. L.) 



9. Galls round, clustered together in bunches of three or four at 

 intervals along the branch, broadly attached to the twig, depressed 

 at the apex ; 9 lines high, 7 lines wide ; the walls consisting of a 

 double shell, the inner one hard and thin, the outer one thick and 

 spongy ; sometimes a very slight cavity on either side of the apical 

 orifice, the point of the inner shell carrying the orifice level with 

 the top of the gall ; chamber broad, rounded, conical at apex ; 

 orifice very small and situated in centre of a hollow. 



5. Coccid dark yellow, round at apex, the first three thoracic 

 segments very large ; abdominal segments very small ; head and 

 thoracic segments very much wrinkled ; legs short and globose ; 

 abdominal segments regular, narrow, lightly fringed with fine 

 hairs, the apical ones ferruginous ; anal appendages black, close 

 together, short, thick, pointed, and slightly parted at the tips, 

 rather rugose on their outer edge ; on the upper side the last 

 thoracic and all the abdominal segments armed with a regular 

 row of fine acuminate tubercles ; length 7 lines, width 4 lines. 



(J. Gall unknown. 



Hab. — Ballina, on E. sp. (W. Baueilen). 



I have seen only one lot of these galls, which were obtained by 

 the botanical collector of the Technological Museum in the Rich- 

 mond River district ; they are quite unique, and I have great 

 pleasure in dedicating the species to the fi^nder, my old comrade in 

 arms Mr. William Bauerlen. 



Brachyscelis rugosa, n.sp. (PI. vii. fig. 5.) 



$. Gall sessile, dull brown, hemispherical in shape, externally 

 very rugose, warty and irregularly ridged ; depressed at apex ; 

 double-shelled, the inner sheath very thin and hard, the enveloping 

 husk spongy, containing numerous small cavities between it and 

 the inner shell ; opening at the apex above orifice in first shell 

 rough and irregular; apical orifice small, circular; length 8 lines, 

 diameter 8 lines. . 



9. Coccid dull yellow, broad and squat ; the head and thoracic 

 segments wrinkled, rather fiat 3 the second thoracic segment 



