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Apolyta humeralis, s/;. nov. 



Head, pronotum, elytra, legs (except coxse), and cerci pale 

 brownish-yellow, antennfe and cox£e brown, the latter with pale 

 margins. Abdomen paler above, black beneath, segments bor- 

 dered with white. Elytra concolorous, blackish at the shoulders, 

 veins paler than the membranes. 



Female. 

 Length of body ... ... ... 10-7 mm. 



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



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



Width of pronotum ... ... ... 3-3 " 



Habitat. — Northern Territory of South Australia (J. P. 

 Tejyper). S.A. Museum. 



The specimen is somewhat battered, but quite distinct from 

 others, conspicuously so by the dark base of elytra and " absence 

 of the dark ajoex. The wdngs are brow^nish. 



Apolyta pallida, spec. nov. 



Pale brownish-yellow, almost concolorous, including the legs 

 and underside. Margin of pronotum and costal area of elytra 

 much paler, hyaline. Abdomen above banded brownish, beneath 

 more or less dark-coloured tow^ards the apex, or quite pale. 

 Elytra with the veins and veinlets pale. Wings pale dusky- 

 yellowish. 



Male. Female. 



Length of body ... 10 -3-1 0-5 mm. 8-5-11 -5 mm. 

 Length of elytra ... 10 -11 '' 8-3- 9-2 " 

 Length of pronotum 1'8 " 1-5- 1-9 " 



Width of pronotum 3 " 2 - 3-2 " 



Habitat. — Mt. Lofty Range, Tanunda, Kangaroo Island, 

 South Australia. Three of the females have the egg-cases still 

 attached, one of which is almost completely extruded, and only 

 held by the membranous support. The case is dull-brown, sub- 

 trigonal, keel high, 17 rounded teeth visible. Two males and 

 six females (S.A. Museum). 



Apolyta decorata, spec. nov. 



Head, pronotum, elytra, scutellum, post-scutellum, cerci and 

 legs pale brownish-yellow. Pronotum with very pale translucent 

 margins, disk with two to four minute black dots. Wings 

 pellucid. Elytra with white veinlike lines between the veins, 

 which are yellowish. Abdomen black, above with narrow pale 

 lateral margin, ventrally the segments bordered narrowly with 

 white, except the last, which is pale dusky-yellowish in the male, 

 and piceous in the female. 



