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low ; marginal carin.se of the frontal depression distinct. 

 Mesonotum sparsely punctured ; the median lobe with a 

 distinct longitudinal carina in front extending to the middle, 

 with a distinct groove on each side of the carina ; the de- 

 pression at the base of the scutellum with three longitudinal 

 carinas. Median segment rugulose, the enclosed median area 

 broadly oval. Second dorsal segment with an ill-defined but 

 distinct impressed transverse line. 



Hab. Mackay, Queensland (Turner) ; Townsville, Queens- 

 land (Dodd). 



Disophrys nigropectus, sp. n. 



$ . Flavo-testacea ; antennis, mesothorace, scufcello, sogmentis 

 abdorainalibns tertio sequontibusque, coxis intermediis posticisque, 

 trochanteribus, femoribus posticis intermediisque, tibiis inter- 

 mediis supra, tibiisque tarsisque posticis nigris; alis subbyalinis 

 basi flavo apice fusco sivffusis, costa nigra, stigmate fusco. 



Long. 7 mm. 



? . Face smooth and shining ; interantennal ridges low- 

 but distinct ; the marginal carinas of the frontal depression 

 almost obsolete. Mesonotum smooth and shining, the middle 

 lobe with a longitudinal carina reaching to the middle and a 

 sballow groove on each side of the carina; the depression 

 at the base of the scutellum smooth, without carina;. Median 

 segment coarsely rugulose ; enclosed median area sub- 

 triangular, the sides diverging from the base to the apex of 

 the dorsal surface ; the apical slope without carinas. First 

 tergite scarcely half as long again as its apical breadth ; 

 second tergite without a transverse line. 



Hab. Kuranda, N. Queensland (Tu?-ner), July 1913. 



Approaches the genus Euar/atJus in the almost complete 

 absence of frontal carinse. 



Birdia solitaria, sp. n. 



5 . Rufo-testacea ; antennis, articulis duobus basalibus exceptis, 

 segmento mediano, angulis anticis exceptis, abdomine, pedibus 

 posticis, valvulisque terebra) nigris; ventre basi albido ; alis 

 fuscis, linea curvata, irregulari sub stigmate hyalina. 



d 1 . Feminas similis ; segmento mediano dimidio basali rufo- 

 testaceo. 



Long. 10 mm. ; terebras long. 6 mm. 



$ . Face and vertex smooth and shining ; two longitudinal 

 ridges between the antennas as in the genus Disophn/s ; 

 marginal carinas of the frontal depression distinct. Meso- 



