4-16 CATALOGUE OF 



second ; fifth a little shorter than the foiirili. Tiiorax with the sides sliglitly 

 reflexed; hind angles much rounded. Le>;s rather long and stout; tibiiE 

 I'unoued; tarsi three-jointed. Fore wings extending to the lip of the 

 abdomen. 



Type E circumdata. 



The structure of the head distinguishes this genus from Urochela. 



1. Ebora circumdata. 



Nigricante-viridis, rubra varia, rude punctata; caput fulvo marginatum ; 

 rostrum fulvuin ; anleunce nigne, articulis 3o Ao 5oque basi fulvis ; 

 thoracis lalera fulva ; scutcUum apice fulvum ; pedes fulvo fasciati ; 

 membrana nigricans. 



Blackish green, varied with dark red, roughly punctured. Head wiih 

 a tawny border. Rostrum tawny. AnteuiiLE Idack ; third, fiuuth and filth 

 joints tawny at the base. Thorax with tawny sides. Scutellum tawny at 

 the tip. Femora and taisi towards the base and coxa? tawny ; tibiae with 

 a tawny band. Membrane of the fore wings blackish. Lengtli of the 

 body 6i lines. 



a. Adelaide. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



2. Eb01!A postica. 



Nigricante-rufa^longi-elliplica, rude nigro punctata ; caput riifo margi- 

 natum, lubis aqualibus ; rostrum rufum, coxas posticus at tinge us ; 

 anlennce nigrce, articulis hasi rufis; thorax curinis duabus Iransversis 

 luleribusque rujis ; scutellum callis duobus ba^alibus apicequc rufis; 

 abdomen maculis margimUibus vittaque ventrali abbreviata rufis; 

 pedes rufo fasciati ; membrana nigra. 



Blackish red, elongate-ellijUical, roughly punctured; punctures black. 

 Head with red refle.xed borders; lobes of equal leuL'th. Rostrum red, 

 extending to the hind coxae; tip black. Antennae black, full half the 

 length of the body; joints more or less red towards the base; first 

 extending beyond the front of the head ; second a liitle longer than 

 the third ; fourth a little longer than the second ; fifth longer than 

 the fourth. Thorax with a transverse impression, in front of which 

 there are two red smooth transverse ridges ; sides red, slightly reflexed. 

 Scutellum with a red callus ou each side at the base and with a 

 smooth red tip. Abdomen with red spots along each side ; a slight 

 furrow and with an abbreviated red stripe beneath. Legs stout; femora 

 and tarsi towards the base, coxae and knees red. Fore wings with a black 

 slightly coriaceous membrane. Length of the body 5^ lines. 



Queensland. In the National Museum at Melbourne. 



.3. Ebora? plana. 



Piceo-nigra, elliplica, rude punctata, subtus nigra ; caput luleribus rufis, 

 lobis lateralibus lobum medium superantibus ; rostrum rufum, coxas 

 posticus atlingens ; antenncc nigra-, articulo \o rufo, bo Jiaoo basi 

 apicrque nigra ; ihonicis lalera rufa; venter rufo murginatus ; pedes 

 ruji i tarsis nigris ; membrana nigra cinereo marginala. 



