Australian Genus of Phoridae. 77 



In Brues' recent monograph of the Phoridae^ the genus 

 comes perhaps closest to Tertiiitoxenia ] but its thin, genicu- 

 lated and bifurcated proboscis, with the curious abdomen, 

 readily distinguish it from that, and from all other described 

 genera. I have not ventured to risk destroying the specimen 

 to be sure if ocelli are present, but believe them to be absent. 



Eutermiphopa abdominalis, n. sp. 



$ Pale brownish flavous, abdomen of a rather dingy white. 

 With rather short pale pubescence on thorax and legs, becom- 

 ing longer, sparser and darker on head and abdomen. 



Head moderately transverse, angles rounded off \ proboscis 

 and palpi arising from a rather shallow depression. Thorax 

 with only portions of sides visible. Abdomen large, surface very 

 finely corrugated, first segment largest of all, produced over 

 thorrfx and head in the form of a hollow hood, of which the 

 apex is rounded, second and third combined slightly shorter 

 than first, fourth diminishing in width to apex, which is trun- 

 cate, within the apex two small setose projections. Length H 

 mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales : Sydney, from a nest of Enter mes 

 fumipennis (A. M. Lea). 



1. Ill Wytsniaii's Genera Insectormn. 



