BY R. J. TILLYARTi. 



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posterior border. Sipi.fhorax with a pale yellow lateral stripe on 

 each side of iiiesothoi-ax, close to suture, which cai'ries a black 

 band: sides of metathorax. pale yelloNv. Legs black, except coxa? 

 and trochanters, which are pale yellow. 



Abdomen blackish, sides of 1-2 pale yellow; 3(5 with a })Hir 

 of small basal lateral yellow spots. 



A p p e n d a g e s closely similar to those of type-form. Superior 

 appHiidcujea of male with a large iinier tooth close to base, two 

 small teeth on inner border at about half-way, followed by very 

 fine denticulation of the inner Ijorcler for a short distance; tips 

 well rounded. 



Types, (J$, in Coll. Tilh'ard (Lily Vale, Feb. 11th, 1911). 



Hah. — Heathcote, Waterfall, and Lily Vale, lllawarra Line, 

 New (South Wales. December to INIarch. Not uncommon. 



This subspecies is at once strikingly distinguished from the 

 type-form by its dull colouration; but it does not differ from it 

 morphologically sufficiently to warrant its elevation to full specific 

 rank. 



Text-tig. S. 

 Pterosligma of r/, Synltslt-s irti/tr-vt irei/ti\--i Selyt^, ^; !>, S. ivtytr-^i n'xjres- 

 ceii^, n.subsp., (j : c, <S'. .^ejysi, ii.sp, o ; d, S. IropifK-^, ii.sp., (j ; ( x tJ). 



7. SvxLESTES SELYSi, n.sp. (Plate xxiii., hg.l2; Text-figs. 7 -S). 

 ^. Total Imtyth^ 58*5; abdoDieit^ \^'t); Joreivnuj^ 28; hiitdicin.g, 



Wings with 15-16 postnodals; 7^/e?'(>6'^i(/?>m 1*5 mm. in fore- 

 wing, black, covering only two cells (Text-fig. 8c). Greatest width 



of forewing, 4 5 mm. 



Head: eyes dark green ; vertex^ froiis, clypeus, and labrmn 

 brilliant metallic green; yeiuH and labium pale yellow; aiitennm 



