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Oval. Vertex transverse, declivous; rounded in front, as 

 viewed dorsally (eyes forming part of the curve), 'but actually 

 slightly emarginate. Frons short, laterally rounded, very de- 

 clivous to vertex, slightly convex. Clypeus little longer than 

 'broad, parallel-sided; genae rather long. Pronotum trans- 

 verse, lateral margins rather short, not carinate. Posterior 

 tibiae flattened, rather elongate. Tegmina broad, laterally 

 rounded, venation rather obscure, apparently not unlike that of 

 Graphocracrits; wings like Graplwcraeriis. 



I. formiccticola, sp. nov. 



Piceous; vertex with a short longitudinal line on each side 

 close to the middle, a short transverse line nearer the lateral 

 margins, about 3 specks near the anterior margin, testaceous. 

 Pronotum with about 12 specks 'and scutellum with 4, testace- 

 ous. Tegmina snbopaque piceous, with brownish testaceous 

 subhyaline spots. Abdomen piceous, legs sordid testaceous. 



Male: Frons sordid testaceous. 



Female: Frons piceous variegated with testaceous. 



Length : (male) 2 ; (female) 2^ mill. 



Plab: Queensland, Bundaberg, Sandhills, in an ant's nest (x). 



Subfamily Pciithiiniinac. 



This subfamily (Gyponidae or Scaridae of some authors) is 

 usually considered to be closely allied to the Tetigoniinae. but 

 r suspect that this view is due mainly to the ocelli being dorsal. 



Thainiiafoscopns, gen. nov. 



Allied to Gypona Germar; somevvhat of the form of Lcdropsis, 

 but more fragile, and shorter. Head a trifle narrower than the 

 anterior margin of pronotum; vertex transverse, foliaceous, pro- 

 dated well in front of eyes, very thin in profile. Ocelli small, 

 discal, situated just above the imaginary line joining anterior 

 margin of eyes. Pronotum transverse, lightly transversely 

 striate, middle three-fifths of anterior margin truncate, posterior 

 margin only a slightly sinuate. Scutellum transverse, lightly 

 transversely striate. 



T. galcatns. sp. nov. (PI. XXX, tig. 8.) 



Luteotestaceous; foliaceous part of frons orangered; the rest, 

 as well as the basal two-thirds of genae and the base of clypeus 



