94 SCIENCE BULLETIN, No. 18. 



Eiiunt newmani, n.sp. 

 This species comes from Darlington, Western Australia, where Mr. L. J. 

 Newman collected it on the foliage of an undetermined species of Grevillea. 

 It is allied to E. glohosam, having a similar cottony covering, bul it is much 

 larger and differs in several characters. It does not agree with Fuller's 

 description of Dactylojnia greviUere, though that species should probably be 

 included in the genus Erium. 



Adult female subgiobular, dull purple. Length, | of an inch, including 

 the cottony sac. Antenna) composed of eight joints; first and second short, 

 broad ; second and third of equal length and almost looking like a single 

 joint; fourth shortest: sixth narrow at base; eighth longer than sixth and 

 seventh combined, cylindrical and broadly rounded at the extremity. Legs 

 very short and broad in proport.ion to their length. In some specimens the 

 antenna' are variable, only seven joints can be defined, and the fifth is 

 smallest. Anal tubercles very indistinct, no lance-head spines can be seen, 

 but isolated ones are present. Anal ring well defined with six long hairs. 

 Epidermis thickly covered with small circular s])inneret orifices, and short 

 rod-like processes with a few hairs. 



