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apical line. (Basal venation as in Peltodictya). Posterior tibiae 

 with three spnies. 



I. quaesitrix sp. no v. 



Pale yellowish green, paler beneath. Tegmina hyaline, veins 

 pale yellowish green. 

 Length: 11-12 mill. 

 H'ab: Queensland, Cairns (viii) on grass. 



Family Achilidae. 



The antennae in the Australian genera are small and incon- 

 spicuous. 



1. Tegmina entirely bright red 1 Achiliis Kirby. 



la. Tegmina, if reddish, only so on the costal cell and the 



veins 2. 



2. Frons strongly impressed transversely; not or very obso- 



lescently carinate. (A w'hite band on the face) 



2 Aristyllis gen. nov. 



2a. Frons not impressed transversely; more or less strongly 

 carinate medianly 3. 



3. Apical cells of tegmina all (or all except one or two) not 

 longer than wide 10 Solciiiina gen. nov. 



3a. Apical cells of varying length 4. 



4. Vertex very transverse (not carinate medianly, and 2 white 

 bands on the face) 4 Pyrrhyllis gen. nov. 



4a. Vertex not transverse, or if so, very slightly 5. 



'5. Vertex ohsolescently carinate medianly, somewhat deeply 

 rotundately impressed in the middle.. ii Francesca gen. nov. 



5a. Vertex strongly carinate medianly; not impressed (or if 

 so, longitudinally or very slightly, between median and 

 lateral keels) 6. 



6. Lateral keels of frons meeting at its base and forming an 

 angle tliere 5 Ma fella gen. nov. 



6a. Lateral keels of frons not meeting at its base, which is 

 more or less widely truncate (or slightly angularly cmar- 

 ginate) 7- 



7. Vertex basally practically truncate, except at extreme 

 lateral margins 8. 



7a. Vertex basally distinctly angulately emarginate 9. 



8. Vertex Avider at base than long medianly 



7 Ewynomciis gen. nov. 



8a. Vertex distinctly longer than wide 6 PheneUa gen. nov. 



