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Sc'Utellnm anteriorly black, or with one or two black spots on each side; disc 

 scarlet, orange or black, sides margined with yellow; wider than long, one-half to 

 three-fourths the length of the pronotum. Metanotiim and upper surface of 

 abdomen (visible through wings) ranging from yellowish, varyingly marked with 

 black, to black. Underside mostly black, with ventral carina and edges of 

 segments pale testaceous. Legs ochraceous or testaceous ; swimming hairs golden 

 brown to black; anterior femora broad, on inner surface concave, the greatest 

 width equal to half the length ; anterior tibiae about one-third longer than tarsi, 

 which are four times as long as the longer claw ; intermediate femora one-fourth 

 longer than the tibiae, which are more than one-third longer than tarsi; first 

 segment of tarsus three-fourtlis longer than the other. Length. 7 mm. to 8 mm.; 

 width, 2 mm. or a little more. 



Fig. 365. Anisops hyperion. 



9 Pronotum a little wider than in male; vertex l-.l to twice wider than 

 synthlipsis, which is about three times in the width of an eye (less than four times 

 in the type). Pronotum much shorter than in male, the length barely two-thirds 

 the humeral width. Scutellum three-fourths of length, to about as long as the 

 pronotum. Anterior femora not expanded, the greatest width (at base) being 

 less than half the length ; anterior tibiae about two-fifths longer than tarsi, the 

 first segment of which is almost twice as long as the second. Intermediate tibiae 

 less tlian one-fourth longer than tarsi. Length, 7 mm. to 8-6 mm. ; width, 2 mm. 

 to 2-5 mm. 



Hab. South Australia: Adelaide, Mount Lofty Ranges, Port Willunga. 

 Murray River and Northern Flinders Ranges, 2,000 ft. (H. M. Hale), Myponga 



