438 Records of the S.A. Museum 



BOLBE NIGRA Giglio-Tos. 



Bolbe nigra Gigl.-Tos, Bull. Soc. Ent. Ital., 1914, p. 35. 



Hah. South Australia, Central Australia. 



The female is wingless. We have a long series of the males of this species. 

 The inner face of front coxae and femora is jet black in both sexes. In 1912, 

 Werner (^) identified tAvo larvae, probably of this species, as Bolhe fuliginosa. 



BOLBE PALLIDA sp. nov. 



$ Pale brownish. Close to B. nigra, but smaller. Head moderate, with 

 face almost as high as broad; eyes rounded, large, not projecting, the inner 

 margins (viewed from in front) straight; ocelli less prominent, the central 

 ocellus smaller and more rounded, vertex nearly straight, well rounded, forming 

 a transverse ridge behind ocelli. Pronotum much wider than in the other 

 species of genus; a transverse median and postmedian suture dividing pronotum 

 into a number of low rounded ridges. Wings much longer in proportion, pale 

 brownish, hyaline, with light brown veins and veinlets. Anterior legs wholly 

 pale brown, with a few scattered darker brown marks on exterior face of femora. 

 Median and posterior legs pale brown, faintly annulated darker brown. Length 

 of body, 11 mm., of elytra, 13 mm. 



Hah. Central Australia: Mount Parry (Prof. Pt. Tate, October, 1889), 

 Finke Gorge (Horn Expedition, 1894), Farina (Museum Expedition, 1916). 

 Type, I. 14055. 



We have three males of this small mantis, Avhich is easily distinguished by 

 the peculiar head and eyes, long wings, and pale anterior legs. 



NEOMANTIS Giglio-Tos, 1914 (australis). 

 Hah. Australia. 



NEOMANTIS AUSTRALIS Saussure and Zehnter. 



Tropidonumtis australis Sauss. & Zehn., Grandid. Hist. Madag. Orth., i, 1895, 

 p. 169 ; Neomantis australis Giglio-Tos, Bull. Soc. Ent. Ital., 1914, p. 48. 

 Hah. Murray Island (Torres Straits). 



STENOMANTIS Saussure, 1871 (novae-guineae). 



Stenomantis Sauss., Mem. Soc. Geneve, xxi, 1871, p. 311. 

 Ciulfiiia Giglio-Tos, Bull. Soc. Ent. Ital., 1914, p. 64. 



Nanomantis hiseriata, the type of Ciulfina, is a subspecies of N. novae- 

 gnineae, and thus Ciulfiiia is a direct sjaionym of Stenomantis. 



(l)Weruer, Fauna Sudwest Austral., 1912, p. 49. 



