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pale. Abdomen elongate and clavate, first two segments very 

 long, first entirely chestnut, second with a pale line in centre, 

 each subsequent one quadrilateral, with a chestnut patch laterally, 

 last segment cleft entirely chestnut. Lengtli, 2 lines. 



3. — LiPEURUS MEXURA, found on Lyre-bird, Menivra 

 sitperba. 



Elongate, abdomen banded transversely with dark chestnut 

 bands ; head very long and narrow, margins dark brown, eyes 

 small but prominent ; antennae long, last two joints in male 

 stand at an angle with the rest, a dark band extending trans- 

 versely between antenna. Prothorax quadrate, lateral margins 

 pitchy-chestnut. Metaihorax truncate, sides pitchy-chestnut ; 

 legs long and pale. Abdomen elongate, nearly filiform, each 

 segment pitchy-brown, last one cleft in both sexes ; suitures pale. 

 Length, i^ lines. 



4. — LiPEURUS ALBUS, found on the White Sulphur-crested 

 Cockatoo, Cacoiua galeri'a. 



Elongate and very pale ; head sub-ovate, clypeus semi-hemi- 

 spherical ; antennse in male first joint robust, second and third 

 longer, fourth and fifth short ; eyes obscure. Prothorax semi- 

 quadrate ; metathorax truncate, with lateral margins slightly 

 converging from the base, which is width of head ; legs pale and 

 robust, ungues light chestnut. Abdomen sub-clavate. Length — 

 Male I line, female i^ lines. 



5, 6. — NiRMUS SETOSUM, found on Emu, Drommus novcc,- 

 ho/layidice. 



Abdomen darkly banded in male and blotched in female. 

 Head large and conical, chestnut anteriorly with a dark band 

 from base of antennae to occiput. Clypeus bifurcate, basal 

 angles rotundate, base concave; antennae filiform in both sexes; 

 eyes pale but prominent, with ferruginous angular patches behind 

 them. Legs light chestnut ; prothorax narrower than head, 

 irregularly convex in front, sides rotundate, base sinuously pro- 

 duced. Metathorax wider than head ; lateral margins rotundate ; 

 abdomen sub-elliptical, nine segments, very setose. Female with 

 irregular ferruginous patch on lateral margins of first seven 

 segments, irregular chestnut patch on last segment, which is 

 convex and cleft. Male, chestnut band across each segment 

 except first two, which have ferruginous patches laterally. 

 Length — Male i^, female 2 lines. 



7. — NiRMUS MENURA, found on Lyre-bird, Menura superba. 



Head and thorax light yellow ; abdomen with ferruginous 

 margins; head sub-triangular, clypeus retuse, lateral margins, 

 entire, except fovae containing antennse, a chestnut line runs 

 round the head ; eyes pale and obscure ; tribeculae prominent ; 

 antennae filiform, first joint longest ; legs pale. Prothorax narrow 

 and sub- quadrate, truncate anteriorly and irregularly convex 



