58 MEilOmS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 



COCCOPHAGOIDES neV genus. 



Type: CoccopJiugus abnormicornis Girault. 



Coccophugus sivgularis and ('. rcgiihiK belong here. 



The genns dififers from Cocrophtigiix in having a markedly tapering flagelhun, the first 

 funicle .ioint alirnjitly shortened and the marginal vein ilixiiiiclhi slmrter than the submarginal. 



GExrs PHYSOUS Howard. 

 1. PHYSCUS NIGRICLAVUS new species of Girault and A. P. Dodd. 



Female: — Length, 1.15 mm. 



Like nigriceps Girault but only the hind coxa Idack and the club and funicle 1 ; 

 the fore -nings are slenderer and longer; the abdomen also afijiears slenderer and the hind 

 femora are much slenderer. Funicle joints subequal, longer than the short pedicel, each about 

 twice longer than wide. Distal club joint longer. There is a black dot on pronotum caudo- 

 laterad. 



From one female taken by sweeping in forest, January 2, 1913 (A. P. Dodd). 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. HyS9iS, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a slide. 



A second female, same place, .Tune 10, 1914 (A.A.G.). The base of the abdomen on 

 each margin was fuscous in this specimen. 



2. PHYSCUS FLAVICEPS new species of Girault and A. P. Dodd. 



Female: — Length, 1.10 nun. 



Like nigrielavnx but only the distal funicle joint is white and tlie body is unmarked i 

 funicle joints subequal, pedicel blackish above. Otherwise identical or nearly. 



Prom one female cauglit by sweeping foliage, edge of jungle, Xoveiiiber 1, 1913 (A. P. 

 Dodd). 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. Hy i04l. Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a slide. 



3. PHYSCUS DECEMGUTTATUS new species of Girault and A. P. Dodd. 



Female: — Length. l.i;."i mm. 



Exactly similar to iiigriei /is but tlie distal cross-band of alidomen is absent, that across 

 base fainter and from the base along each side there is a longitudinal row of five quadrate, 

 black spots, the line not reaching the anal spiracles. Pedicel white. 



From one female taken in jungle, November 15, 1913 (A. 1'. Dodd). 



Habitat: Harvey's Creek (t^airns), Queensland. 



Type: No. HyS94J. t^ueensiaml Museum, Brisbane, the specimen ou a slide. 



4. PHYSCUS SUPERBUS new species of A. P. Dodd and A. A. Girault. 



Female: — Length, l.GO mm. 



Reddish brown, the scutum somewhat darker; the face lighter, the dorsum of abdomen 

 intense lemon yellow, margined with dusky and with an obscure dusky cross-stripe beyond the 

 middle; sides of thorax more or less yellow; trochanters, ai)ices of tibia; and the tarsi white, 

 also the apical liali of antcnnal sca))e, ajiical half of pedicel and the second funicle joint, the 

 rest, of antenna) dusky black. Kyes greenish; fore wings hyaline, broad, verv densely ciliate. 



