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late apically. Pygophor almost as long as ovipositor, which is 

 not longer than the tegmina. 



Length 20 mill. 



Hab. Queensland, Brisbane (June). 



Distant has recently described. 



S. >!igirscciis op. cit. 194, Queensland. 



Siiiicrocotis. 



I. obscura 



Female ultimate sternite nearly truncate; pvgophor almost as 

 long as tlie ovipositiir whicli scarcely extends Ijcyond a])ex of teg- 

 mina. 



2. sidnica sp. nov. 



Similar to the type, but the vertex is very short, ascendant, 

 rounded ajjicall}-. Frons not longitudinally carinate in the mid- 

 dle. Pronotum not carinate. Testaceous (with a green tinge) 

 tessellated with yellowish, pinkish-brown and blackish-brown. 

 Face and sterna pale ferruginous-brown tessellated w'ith black- 

 ish-brown and spotted with testaceous. Scutellum testaceous, 

 tessellated with pinkish-brown. Tegmina hyaline tinged with 

 cinereous, more or less feebly tessellated with dark and pale 

 brown, veins pale ferruginous-brown, infuscate in parts, not 

 reticulate. Legs subsanguineous, spotted with testaceous, 

 femora more or less marked with blackish brown. Abdomen 

 below blackish brown (except the apical margins verv narrow- 

 ly). 



Length (male) 75^ mill. 



Flab. New South Wales, Sydney, (Jan., K.). 



This may l)e the male of one of the following species, but the 

 non-carinate pronotum probabh- separates it. 



Distant has described: 



3. pallcscciis op. cit. T()5, Xew S<nith Wales. 



4. infuscata 1. c., Queensland. 



5. projcclii ()]). cit. uj6. Xew ."xiuth Wales. 



Kyphocotis. 

 1. ti'sscllata. 



Female: ultimate segment like that of Stciiocotis diinorpJia, 

 ovipositor extending somewhat beyond ])yg<)phor and a little be- 

 yond apex of tegmina. 



