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wardlv-tunicd spine, on ni)|)cr margin near l)asc there is antjther 

 small spine. Last abdominal ])late of female in profile excav.ite in 

 middle, the medic-basal ])ortion produced into strong', short s])ine, 

 the ])Osterior edge produced regularly in middle. 

 I labitat : Oueensland and Amboina, on sugar-cane. 



(2 ) /'. _i^('/////;(/ s]). nov. { i ). 



Similar in markings to hiiiiholfci, the dark markings on tegmina 

 slightly more exjxuisive. .\nal segment very small, length about 

 twice the breadth, basal two-thirds ])arallelsided, then pointed, 

 anus situated in distal third; ventral edge of pygophor truncate; 

 stvles reaching slightly beydud anal segment, irregularl\- diamond- 

 sha])ed, the broadest ])art nearest the base, apex forming a small 

 inwardly-curved ])oint. The genitalia differs so greatly from 

 linu!ioltr:i that there can be no confusion between them. 



Length 2.3 mm. ; tegmen () mm. 



(3 ) P. koi'hrlcl sp. nov. { S ). 



This has the same markings and general appearance as i^emiiio, 

 but the genitalia is very distinct. 



\'entral edge of ])ygoi)hor truncate ; lateral edges between style 

 and anal segment ])ro(luced into triangular plates ( subeciuilat- 

 eral ) ; anal segment small, projecting very slightly beyond apices 

 of lateral triangular edges, cylindrical, anus situated at ai)ex ; 

 styles slightly longer than broad, I)ro:ully rounded at a|)ex, u])per 

 edi^e irregularly j^roduced. a small sjjinc on lower edge of apex. 



Length 2.S mm. : tegmen ft mm. 



Habitat: Oueensland. Coll. Koebele No. 2270. 



1 take the jileasure of naming this species after Air. A. Koebele. 



(4 ) /'. niocslii W'estw. 



.S|)ecimens from Malay Peninsula, Java. F*ontianak, Makassar 

 and .\mboina agree with the description of this s]:)ecies. The 

 male genitalia are identical in all these specimens. \'entral edp^c 

 of pygophor truncate, lateral edges slightly curved: anal seg- 

 ment long, bent at less than a rightangle a little bevond middle, 

 straight basal jiortion with curved sides, broadest about middle, 

 where anus is situated, bent portion narr(nv, ])ointed ; style reach- 

 ing to bend in anal segment, length a little more than twice the 

 breadth, edges subitarallel, a])ex drawn out in fine ])oint which is 

 turned inwards, the upper edge near base produced into a small 

 angular process. 



