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pale liiteous. Abdomen piceous, thickly punctured ; supra-anal lamina 

 truncated, a subapical luteous spot on each side; styles well developed, 

 Ceici tawny, moderately long. Length of the body 10 lines, 

 a. Victoria River, North Australia. Presented by J. R. Elsey, Esq. 



Sect. 12, 



36. POLYZOSTERIA PROPRIA. 



Foem. Nigra, ovata, convexa, subtililcr punctata, subtus ochracea ; caput 

 ochraceum, piceo Irif ascia turn, pro thoracem non.superans ; antennfe 

 picecB, basi testacecB ; prolhorax brevi-conicus, margine antico, lateribus, 

 lituris discoidalibus gutlisque quadratis posticis testaceis ; melathorax 

 angulis posticis subproduclis, abdomen testaceo notatum; ventris latera 

 nigra ; cerci brevissimi ; pedes lulei, robusti, breviuscuii, aroliis 

 minimis. 



Female. Black, oval, convex, shining, thinly and minutely punctured, 

 ochraceous beneath. Head ochraceous, not extending beyond the pro- 

 thorax, with three piceous bands, of which the second and third are less 

 complete and distinct than the first. Eyes black, wide apart. Antennae 

 piceous, slender, testaceous at the base. Prothorax short-conical or 

 parabolical, testaceous along each side and along the fore border, with a 

 few indistinct testaceous marks in the disk, and with quadrate testaceous 

 dots along the hind border ; fore border not truncated ; hind border straight, 

 Mesothorax and metathorax with markings, excepting the fore border, like 

 those of the prolhorax. Mesothorax with rudimentary keeled corneous 

 fore wings. Metathorax with slightly elongated hind angles. Abdomen 

 with numerous small testaceous marks, broader than the thorax ; a broad 

 black stripe along each side beneath. Cerci very short. Legs luteous, 

 stout, rather short ; femora with stout spines ; arolia extremely small. 

 Length of the body 9 lines. 



a, b. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



f. Swan River. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



d. Tasmania, From Dr. Hooker's collection, 



e. Port Philip. Presented by Col. Bolton, 



/. Australia, From Mr, Macgillivray's collection, 



g. South Australia, Presented by R, Bakewell, Esq, 

 h. Australia, From Mr. Hunter's collection, 



i. Australia, Presented by Sir J. Richardson, 

 j, k. New South Wales, From Mr, Macgillivray's collection. 

 /, Philippine Isles, 



37. POLVZOSTERIA ANTICA. 



Mas, Testacea, eUiplica, convexa, subiiliter punctata et nigra 

 tuberculata ; caput nigrum, glabrum, prot/wracem non superans, 

 vertice margineque antico paliide jiavis, fascia verticali maculari 

 nigra; antennce fcrrvginecc ; prolhorax subco7iicus, margine antico 

 non truncato, lateribus vix rejlcxis, margine postico fere recto; 

 lamina sapra-analis divisa ; cerci paliide Jiavi, brevissimi, basi nigra 

 notuti ; pedes crassi, breviuscuii. 



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