TERTIARY FOSSIL WING FROM QUEENSLAND—TILLYARD. 17 
one species, S. australis (Walker), is the very common Passion- 
Vine Hopper of Eastern Australia, an insect very common 
throughout Queensland and the warmer parts of New South 
Wales. There is, indeed, no reason for not accepting the strong 
probability that, in this new fossil find, we have actually a species 
which was the direct ancestor of our common Scolypopa. 
In order to facilitate comparison of the fossil and recent 
types, I have given in Text-fig. 1 a careful drawing of the 
actual fossil wing, which is practically complete except for the 
absence of the clavus or anal area, and in Text-fig. 2 a similar 
drawing of the forewing of Scolypopa australis (Walker). The 
fossil requires a new genus for its reception, and I propose to 
name it Scolypopites bryani n.g. et sp., the generic name 
indicating its close affinity to Scolypopa, and the specific name 
being a dedication to its discoverer, who is to be heartily 
congratulated on his find. A comparison of the venational 
scheme of the two genera will be found attached to the generic 
definition. 
OrDER HEMIPTERA. 
SuB-oRDER HOMOPTERA. 
SuPpERFAMILY FULGOROIDEA. 
Famity RICANIIDA. 
Genus SCOLYPOPITES n.g. 
Insects of the general build and facies of Scolypopa Stal, 
with very broad, closely-veined forewings. Venational scheme 
very similar to that of Scolypopa, but more primitive in the 
following characters :— 
(1) Se. not so strong a vein as R, and only reaching to a 
little beyond the middle of the costal margin. 
(2) M and R not completely fused at bases. 
(3) Of the two gradate series of cross-veins found 
complete in Scolypopa, only the outer or marginal 
one is present in Scolypopites n.g. 
As in the Psychopsid and Osmylid Lacewings, 
this gradate series divides the wing into a central 
“disc? and an outer marginal area. In Scoly- 
popites n.g. there are numerous weakly formed 
and irregularly placed cross-veins within the disc. 
R.S.——C€. 
