158 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



posteriorly. Metathorax sub-ovate, with semi-acute lateral angles 

 and semi-lunar convex base slightly wider than head ; abdomen 

 claviform, with first seven segments serrated at lateral margins, 

 eighth and ninth segments conical, whole, and setose in the male, 

 and cleft in the female, Length— Female i, and male ^ line. 



8. — Menopon psittacus, found on Rosella Parrot, FlatycercMs 

 eximins. 



Light brown, broadly banded ; head sub-trapezoidal, pale 

 fulvus, with a patch of dark fulvus at base of antennae,, and a line 

 joining antennje to occiput ; clypeus semi-lunar base concave 

 convex, with a dark chestnut line running transversely. Prothorax 

 cup-shaped, slightly concave anteriorly, rotundate posteriorly. 

 Metathorax sub-conical, wide as head, concave anteriorly, truncate 

 posteriorly ; abdomen clavate, each segment banded transversely 

 with light chestnut. Length, 1% lines. 



g. — Menopon menijra, found on Lyre-bird, Menura superha. 



Pale yellow, head irregularly sub-triangular, a light chestnut 

 line running behind clypeus, and extending from base of fovae to 

 base of occiput; clypeus conical, palpi long and filiform; antennae 

 capitate ; eyes marked by two black spots posteriorly in fovae, 

 which contains antennae ; basal angles produced, base concave, 

 with two ferruginous horny protuberances on each side of occiput. 

 Prothorax narrower than head, truncate anteriorly, convex 

 posteriorly, lateral angles acute and somewhat produced. 

 Metathorax sub-conical and concave anteriorly, base width of 

 head ; legs pale yellow ; abdomen sub-clavate, bluntly serrated 

 at lateral margins; sutural margins slightly setose. Length, 

 iy& Imes. 



lo. — Colpocephalum vinculum, found on Pied Crow- 

 Shrike, " Apostle-bird," Strepera grauculina. 



Deep chestnut, abdomen very distinctly banded ; head trans- 

 verse, a chestnut line extending from base of palpi to eyes, where 

 it gets pitchy-black, a small black spot immediately behind this; 

 basal angles produced to dark chestnut, with three light hair 

 follicles. Prothorax sub-quadrate ; lateral angles acute, a dark 

 line running transversely anteriorly, and a sinuated line running 

 from middle of anterior side to centre. Metathorax transverse, 

 sub-conical, basal angles acute and prominent; legs robust, lined 

 with deep chestnut ; abdomen semi-elliptical, each segment 

 broadly banded with deep chestnut, and having a small black 

 f c^n Mtudinal line on lateral margins. Length, 2 lines. 

 EXPLANATION OF PLATE. 



1. — Lipeurus giganteum. 7. — N. menura. 



2. — L. ibis. J5. — Menopon psittacus. 



3.— L. menura. 9— M. menura. 



4. L albus. 10. — Colpocephalum vinculum. 



5.— Nirmus setosum (male). 1 1. -Heterodoxiis macropus. 



6. — N. setosum (female). I, 



