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Oval. Vertex transverse, declivous; rounded in front, as 

 viewed dorsally (eyes forming part of the curve), but actually 

 slightly emarg-inate. Frons short, laterally rounded, very de- 

 clivous to vertex, slightly convex. Clypeus little longer than 

 'broad, parallel-sided; genae rather long. Pronotum trans- 

 verse, lateral margins rather short, not carinate. Posterior 

 tibiae flattened, rather elongate. Tegmina broad, laterally 

 rounded, venation rather obscure, apparently not unlike that of 

 GropJwcracnis; wings like Grophocracnts. 



I. formiccticola, sp. nov. 



Piceous; vertex with a short longitudinal line on each side 

 close to the middle, a short transverse line nearer the lateral 

 margins, about 3 specks near the anterior margin, testaceous. 

 Pronotum with about 12 specks 'and scutellum with 4, testace- 

 ous. Tegmina subopaque piceous, with brownish testaceous 

 subhyaline spots. Abdomen piceous, legs sordid testaceous. 



Male: Frons sordid testaceous. 



Female: Frons piceous varieg-ated with testaceous. 



Length : (male) 2 ; (female) 2| mill. 



Hab: Queensland, Rundaberg, Sandhills, in an ant's nest (x). 



Subfamily Pcuthiuiiiuac. 



This subfamily (Gyponidae or Scaridae of some authors) is 

 usually considered to be closely allied to the Tetigoniinae, but 

 I suspect that this view is due mainly to the ocelli being dorsal. 



ThanuiatoscopHs, gen. nov. 



Allied to Gypoiia Germar; somewhat of the form of Ledropsis, 

 but more fragile, and shorter. Head a trifle narrower than the 

 anterior margin of pronotum; vertex transverse, foliaceous, pro- 

 dated well in front of eyes, very thin in profile. Ocelli small, 

 discal, situated just above the imaginary line joining anterior- 

 margin of eyes. 1 Pronotum transverse, lightly transversely 

 striate, middle three-fifths of anterior margin truncate, posterior 

 margin only a slightly sinuate. Scutellum transverse, lightly 

 transversely sti.riate. 



1. iialcatits, sp. nov. (PI. XXX, fig. 8.) 



Luteotestaceous ; foliaceous part of frons orangered; the rest, 

 as well as the basal two-thirds of genae and the base of clypeus 



