]2L> MEMOIES OF THE QFEEXSLAXD MUSEUM. 



Pronotuni wthout sculpture, but with numerous short bristles. Mesoscutum 

 very closely traiisversel}' striate ; metascutuni longitudinally striate at sides, reticulate 

 at middle. Wings and legs of normal structure. 



Abdomen of normal structure, very faintl}- scul]itured at sides near base. 



Measurements of holotype : — Length 1-57 mm. ; head, length 0-ir)G mm., 

 width 0-173 mm. ; prothorax, length 0-138 mm., width 0-228 mm. ; ptcrothorax, 

 width 0-276 mm. ; fore wing, length 0-828 ram., width near base 0-096 mm., at middle 

 0-108 mm. ; abdomen, width 0-45G mm. 



.\ntennal segments : 12 3 4 5 



Length (fi) 30 48 83 72 45 



Width (i^) 36 28 22 22 21 



Total length of antenna, 0-377 mm. 



Described from two females taken by sweeping in fields at CVK)ktown, North 

 Queensland, February 4 and 24, 1912, by Mr. A. A. Girault. 



This is the only species of the genus known from outside Euro])e, and may be 

 known by the banded wings and alxU)men. 



PHYSOTHRIPS MACXJLICOLLIS sp. nov. 



Female {macropieroui). — Length about 1-4 mm. General colour Inownish 

 yellow, abdomen (especially posteriorly) and pterothorax infuscate ; liead with a 

 dark vitta behind eyes along cheeks ; piothorax with several obscure dark spots and 

 a larger subbasal blotch ; antennae blackish brown, with the two basal segments 

 j)aler and segment 3 almost clear yellow; fore wings light gray in basal third, much 

 darker beyond ; legs brownish yellow, with mid and hind femora brown. 



Head only slightly wider than long, subangulate and widest just behind eyes, 

 sides converging to base ; occiput with a number of slightly anastoniosing transverse 

 lines ; frontal costa narrow, with a shallow notch ; interocellar bristles half as long 

 as eyes, situated outside the ocellar triangle ; all other cephalic bristles minute. 

 Eyes longer than cheeks and narrower than their interval. Ocelli nearly equidistant, 

 ])igment red. Antennae about 2-25 limes as long as head, of normal structure. 



Prothorax about 1-15 times the length of head, evenly striate with ana.sto- 

 mosing lines visible only under high magnification ; posterior angular bristles half 

 the length of ])ronotum ; other bristles minute, brown, distinct. Wings of fore (lair 

 with about seven tlark bri.stles in Ijasal third of anterior vein and three widely 

 separated ones beyond ; posterior \cin with a .scries of al)()ut soNciitccn bristles. 



Abdomen of normal form, almost without scul])ture ; .segment 8 with a dorsal 

 posterior comb which is l)roadl\' interrupted at middle ; .segment 10 divided above iu 

 apical three-fifths. 



Measurements of holotype: — Length 1 •37 mm-.; head, length 0-156 mm., 

 width 0-175 mm.; prothorax, length 0-1 SO nun., width 0-235 mm.; i)tcrothorax, 

 width 0-308 nun. ; fore wing, length 0-936 mm., wiilth near base 0-094 nnn., at middle 

 0-0(iO nun, ; ahcloriicn, width 0-362 mm. 



