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family, viz : Lciisaba, Hiracia, Kama and Paruzelia. 1 also fol- 

 low Ashmead and Swezey in placing Monopsis Spinola (:=No- 

 nopsis Distant) among the Dictyphorinae ; it certainly is not Tro- 

 piduchine as Distant pretends. (See A. M. N. H. (7) XVIII, 

 356). 



Ricaniinae. 



Euricania. 

 tristicula. 

 Hab. Viti Levu, (Mar., K.), Rewa (Dec, Apr., M.). 



Plestia. 

 I. margiiiata. 



Plestia do. (Montr.) Melichar 1898 Ann. ^Iiis. Wien. XlIT, 

 294, PI. XII, f. 17; PI. XIV, f. I. 



Hab. Viti Levn, Rewa (Feb.-Apr., M.). 



The parts described in previous descriptions as yellow, are pale 

 opaque green, in fresh examples. 



Gactulia. 



Distant (p. 394) states that the head is considerably narrower 

 tl;an the pronotum. This is incorrect as a generic character, for 

 in G. chrysopoidcs, the eyes project very slightly beyond the pro- 

 notum ; Distant's figure (203) also scarcely bears out his diagno- 

 sis, moreover the clypeus is not carinate, as indeed Stal also stales. 



Poekillopterinae. 

 Siphanta. 



The Australian species may be disposed as follows: 



1. Vertex distinctly longer than wide i galcata 



I a. Vertex not longer than wide 2 



2. Vertex scarcely (if at all) wider than long; species 8 mm. 

 long (or more) 3 



2a. Vertex nearly (or quite) twice as wide as long; [tegmen 

 with dark scattered granules! ; species not more than 8 

 mm. long 7 



3. Reddish (or blackish) granules on tegmen, especially on 

 clavus 4 



