252 REVISION OF THK TllYNMD^, OF AUSTRALIA, I., 



L. ICHNF.UMOXIFORMIS SlU. 



Thynnus (Agriomi/a) ichnciano7iifor/nis Sm., Cat. Hyni. B.M. vii, 

 p.39,n.l02, 1859(,:^). 



(J. Clypeus pubescent; a carina from the base to the centre, 

 where it is slightly prominent, overlapping a smooth, oblique, 

 triangular truncation which extends to the apex. Head finely 

 punctured, narrowed behind the eyes. Prothorax shining, very 

 faintly punctured, the anterior margin raised; niesothorax and 

 scutellum tinely punctured, the scutellum large and broadly 

 rounded at the apex. Median segment delicately reticulate, 

 smooth at the base, with a short longitudinal sulca from the base. 

 Abdomen slender fusiform, with very shallow scattered punctures^ 

 the epipygiuin strongly punctured, with sparse fulvous pubescence. 

 Black; the abdomen, except the base of the first segment, and 

 the legs, except the cox^e and trochanters, light ferruginous; the 

 mandibles, two small spots between the antennte, a narrowly 

 interrupted line on the anterior margin of the prothorax, and a 

 short line before the tegulse, yellowish-white; the mandibles at 

 the apex ferruginous. Wings hyaline, slightly iridescent, 

 nervures fuscous, tegulte testaceous. Length 9 mm. 



9. Head rectangular, a little longer than broad, smooth and 

 shining, with a delicate, median, frontal sulca. Thorax and 

 median segment sparsely punctured, the median segment ehngate, 

 longer than the prothorax, broadened from the base, and obliqueljr 

 truncate at the apex. Abdomen subcylindrical, shining, with 

 large, elongate punctures; the epi[)ygium with a broad, median 

 longitudinal carina, narrowly rounded at the apex; the first seg- 

 ment beneath with a minute tubercle at the base. Ferruginous- 

 brown, the abdominal segments stained with black on the sides. 

 Length 5 mm. 



Hab. — Berwick, Melbourne, Vic. 



The type appears to be lost, and my identification may possibly 



be mistaken. 



L. CAROLi, n.sp. 



(J. Clypeus with a short carina from the base, which ends 

 about the centre in a subtubercular prominence, overlapping a 



