3G A. MONOGRAPH OF THE AUSTRALIAN M EMBRACI D.l-:, 



This crude description is taken from Buckton's work, and T 

 follow him in placing the species in the above genus, but with 

 hesitation, as I have not seen an example. My opinion is that it 

 should be placed elsewhere. 



P H I L Y A, Walk. (Subfamih' Mejiibracince). 



1858, List Hom. Brit. Mus. Suppl. p. 126. 



1858, (?) Azinia, Walk., Ins. Saunds. Hom. p. 83. 



1869, Aechmophora, Stal, Kong. Sv. Vet. Ak. Handl. viii., p. 39. 



Head with lateral margins straight towards the eyes, foliaceous. 



Prothorax low, not comjDresso-elevated, middle of dorsum 

 acutely carinated, furnished with a long, thick subcompressed. 

 porrect process, the apex ascending; posterior process long, reach- 

 ing nearly to the apex of tegmina, somewhat narrowed towards 

 apex, subcoarctate in front of middle. 



Tegmina coriaceous, opaque, with venation indistinct. 



Tibise dilated, foliaceous; tarsi simple. 



Types, P. bicolor (in British Museum), A. elephas (Mus. Holm, 

 et Stal), A. paUidipeniiis (Coll. AY. W. Saunders). 



(?) P. PARVULA, Buck. 

 1901, Monog. Ent. p. 57, pi. viii., fig. 4. 



Eyes prominent, abnormally placed on the side, and high on 

 the head. The colour is dusk}' ochreous-brown, the anterior horn 

 developed into a recurved j^rocess, with lateral carina?, apex 

 truncated. 



Legs lightly flattened. 



Long. 5 ram.; lat. 1 mm. 



J/ab. — West Australia (Haswell). 



Buckton places this species in the aVjove genus with hesitation, 

 stating that it closely resem])les the FuJiioiida-. I doubt if he 

 has correctly located it. 



