BY F. W. CODING AND W. W. FROGGATT. 647 



and on each side of hind border, furrows blackish, with a stout 

 tooth on middle of each side. Mesonotum with four obconical 

 black stripes, middle pair shorter, followed with two large black 

 spots. Tegmina vitreous, green along fore border, veins green, 

 black at tips and hind border. Abdomen obconical, much longer 

 than thorax, above with three rows of black marks, last segment 

 with two short black stripes, a short black stripe below; oviduct 

 black. Legs tawny, marked with black. Long. corp. 17 mm.; 

 ■exp. teg. 47 mm. 



Hab.—^ew^ Holland (Walker). 



*Melampsalta nebulosa, sp.nov. 



Head black, convex, with a narrow central pale stripe; front 

 black, borders yellow, Pronotum narrower than head, black 

 with a narrow central stripe; front angles produced; lateral and 

 posterior borders pale infuscated. Mesonotum black, lateral 

 borders and cruciform elevation yellow. Tegrnma tinged with 

 brown, costa pale red, fuscous towards apex ; venation black. 

 Wings with venation black. Abdomen black, apical borders of 

 segments broadly pale red; anal segment pale red, a broad angular 

 stripe on each side. Body below: chest black, red-lined; abdo- 

 men pale red with a darker line on each side, base and apex 

 black. Legs ferruginous, streaked with black. Long. corp. 

 13 mm.; exp. teg. 34 mm. 



^a6.- Queensland (Tryon); Windsor, N.S.W. 



This pretty little species may be readily recognised by the 

 suffused tegmina and wings. 



*Melampsalta spreta, sp.nov. 



Head black, a pale red spot at base of vertex; front very con- 

 vex and produced at middle, black, lateral borders narrowly red 

 near base; sides of face black, hairy; rostrum fuscous, red at base, 

 tip reaching middle coxae. Pronotum broader in front than head, 

 lateral borders sinuous ; black posterior border narrowly and 

 obsoletely reddish; covered with golden hairs. Mesonotum black, 

 lateral edges pale red, cruciform elevation with patches of yellow 



