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not covering the head, ahnost flat, transverse, truncate in front 

 and behind, angles rounded. Scutellum triangular. Elytra Avith 

 radial vein llexuose, branched ; anal vein not curved at the apex. 

 Wings with radial vein forked at the apex ; ulnar vein emitting 

 three branches towards the apex, Cerci long, lanceolate. 



The genus is entirely restricted to Australia. 



The species of this genus are diurnal in habit during all stages 

 moving about the foliage of small trees and shrubs in the bright 

 sunshine of the hottest summer days. They move about very 

 swiftly, fly readily and rapidly, and are very difficult to catch. 

 The larvas are so different in colour from the adults, that it 

 would be well nigh impossible to assign them rightly for any one 

 not conversant with their habits in situ. Moreover, it seems 

 that the larv^ of various species resemble each other much more 

 than the adults. 



a. Pronotum pale. 



Apolyta vestita, Biirmeister. 

 Handb. II., 498; Br., Syst. 112, fig. 10; Bllipsidium varie- 

 gatum, Fabr., Saussure, Brit. Mus. Cat. 84, 



" Pronotum of the same colour as the body. Antennae, face, 

 coxse, femora, tarsi, and abdomen deep black. Vertex, pronotum, 

 elytra, tibiae, and cerci pale yellowish ferruginous. Apex of 

 elytra brownish. Wings smoky, anterior margin streaked pale 

 yellow. Yentral segments of abdomen bordered white. 



Male. 

 Length of body ... ... ... 10 mm. 



Length of elytra ... ... ... 12 " 



Length of pronotum ... ... ... 3*2 " 



Width of pronotum ... ... ... 4-5 " 



JSahitat. — Australia (Brunner); Java ( Bitrmeister).'^ 



Apolyta quadripunctata, sp. nov. 

 Pronotum with broad yellow margin all round ; disk pale 

 ferruginous, with two, rather large, oval black spots at the hind 

 angles, and two small round ones in the middle Elytra brownish- 

 orange, veins and veinlets almost white, very distinct, except 

 anal vein, which is deep brown, and irregularly bordered with 

 white ; apex blackish. Wings with costal area wdiitish, remainder 

 blackish, veins pale brownish. Underside as in J., vestita. Cerci 

 wholly ferruginous. 



Male. 

 Length of body ... ... ... ... 10 mm. 



Length of elytra .. . ... ... ... 11 " 



Length of pronotum ... ... ... 3 " 



Width of pronotum ... ... ... 4 " 



Habitat. — N^icinity of Adelaide. One male (S.A. Museum) 



