AUSTirUJAX UYMKXOrTKUA (II ATAJDOIDEA. 11 1.—IURACLT. 117 



KPn!LATTIi'[r)A lu'w 



^oniis. 



iiiiica 



Fiinult:~\Ums to X,vhl<iltiri,h, (imuilt liiit dillois in ii,,t iKiviiifr the Hub 

 <'ularged, stout and oouic-ovate, nearly as louy as tho fiuiiclo; iu having the tliird tooth o^ 

 mandibles broadly tninc-ate, the scape much less dilated, the funicle joints still longer, the 

 frons moderate, the ovipositor distinctly extrude.], the marginal vein shorter, only somewhat 

 longer than the stigmal, very slightly longer than (he postniarginal. Cheeks nearly as long as 

 the eyes. Face much intlexed. Hind tibial spur single. Axilla^ distinctly separated for some 

 little distance. Habitus of Aiuuiiims. Ring Joint lucspiit. 



1. EPIBLATTICIDA LAMBI new species. Genotype. 



Frmri/c.-— Length, I.IHI) mm., excluding (lie ovipositor which is black and e.xtrn.led for 

 a lengtli equal to nearly half that of the abdomen. 



Metallic j.urple, the s.-utelium dark green, the wings liyaline, the venation black. Legs 

 bright yellowish white exi'cj.t middle and caudal coxa\ caudal feirmr except at each end and a 

 minute dusky dot on caudal tibia? dorsad a little below knees. Scape pale at each end. Body 

 polygonally scaly, the vertex thickly pin-punctate, the scutum and scutellum clothed with 

 rather dense, short yellowish pubescence from very minute punctures. Abdomen a3neoHS at baae, 

 about as long as the thorax, rather acute, the hypopygium prominent distad. Pronotum 

 transverse. Scutellum triangular, sidiequal in length to the scutum, the two rather plane. 

 Pedicel a little longer than wide, distinctly longer than any of the funicle joints, the latter 

 all distinctly wider than long, 1 and i! subequal, distinctly narrower tlmn the others which 

 very slightly widen to apex. Hairless line of fore wing with mcu-e than six lines of cilia 

 proximad of it. 



From one female taken by sweeping the forest on sand ridges near coast. May 1.3, 

 19i:i (A. P. Dodd). 



Habitat: Chindera (Tweed River). New South Wales. 



Type: No. HySO-iS. Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the S[iecimeu on a tag; head, fsrd 

 iving and hind legs with slide type of Diiioiro-.sw funciventrix. 



PARABLATTICIDA new genus. 



Ftmale: — Runs to E/iH/lalticiJa Girault but differs in having the club larger, the scape 

 more dilated, the teetli of the mandibles all rather huig and acute, the middle tooth distinctly 

 ■longest, the ovipositm- barely extruded. Club .inly two thirds the length of the funicle. 

 Abdomen short, triangular, depressed dorsad. Axilla- separated by a short cavina. 



1. PARABLATTICIDA PACHYSCAPHA new species. (Jenotype. 



Female: — Length. 1.05 mm. 



Velvety black, the legs coucolorous ex<-e]it tips of tibial, tarsi, niiildle femora ami tibiie 

 which are reddish yellow; funicle 1 pallid dusky. Fore wings with a lightly infumated stripe 

 across from the marginal vein and accented against that vein, the cross-stripe suffused. 

 VenfTtion dusky black. Stigmal vein nearly as long as the marginal, the iiostmarginal distinctly 

 shorter than the stigmal. Hairless line of fore wing with eight or nuire lines of discal cilia 

 proximad of it. Thorax finely scaly, the scales snudl like those on tlie wings of butterflies.* 

 Fore wings moderately broad. Scajie nuich dilated, the pedicel a little longer than wide at 

 apex, longer than any funicle joint; joints 1.'! of funicle shortest, subequal in width and 

 shortening distad, 'A twice wider than long; joints 4 ti distinctl}' larger. 4 about twice the size 

 of 1 but smaller than 6 which is distinctly wider than long. Club oblicpiely truncate. Cheeks 



* But not real scales but their appearance. 



