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2. 7vltiiimia sp. nov. 



Closely allied to J', ■iidfunius, but vertex a little shorter, not 

 loiig-er than pronotuni, strongly impressed transversely in the 

 middle, basal part declivous, apical part slightly recurved, al- 

 most porrect instead of decHvous as in V. viilturnus. 



Vertex strongly, pronotum sparingly, mottled with blackish 

 brown; scutellum marked with same colour. Tegmina heav-lv 

 smudged with black. Underside black except the non-folia- 

 ceous part of frons and the basal margin (narrowly) of the folia- 

 ceous part, sordid orange. • Anterior legs and bristles on the 

 others, yellowish testaceous. 



Female. Genital segment much as in V. vulturnus. 



Length 4^ mill. 



Hab. Queensland, Kuranda, (Aug., P.). 



3. -c'irgidcinia sp. nov. 



Vertex, frons, clypeus. pronotum and scutellum castaneous, 

 more or less clouded with blackish. Genae, lora, sterna, &c.. 

 more or less black. Tegmina yellQwish testaceous, apically a 

 little hyaline and more dilute, veins blackish brown, the colour- 

 ing being more or less blotchy; the clavus subirrorate; the cells 

 are mostly more or less marked with blackish-brown. Wings 

 smoky, veins black. Fore legs pale, other legs more or less ful- 

 vous, longitudinally striped with black. Sternites yellowish 

 brown, marked with darker brown. 



\^crtex about, or a little more than, twice as wide as long, 

 rounded anteriorly parallel to posterior margin, extended later- 

 ally in front of the eyes about as far as posteriorly. 



Female: last segment produced a little medianly, pygophors 

 longer than ovipositor. 



Length 5^ mill. 



Hab. Queensland, Km'anda (Aug., P.). ' 



Div. 2. Margin of head blunt, subfoliaceous. 

 4. vandnzeei sp. nov. 



Allied to ]\ vultnnnis. but the margin of the head is not acute 

 anteriorly, and the anterior margin immediately in front of the 

 eyes is not (or not noticeably) divergent, 'before curving up- 

 wards and inwards. 



Vertex, pronotum, and scutellum ivory white, more or less 

 tinged with greenish, the vertex with a few scattered brownish 



