90 



teeth red ; of the female flat, nearly entire. Cerci shorter than 

 the lamina, apex red. Styles minute. 



Length of body 

 Length of pronotum 

 Width of pronotum 

 Width of abdomen 



Habitat. — Tanunda and Ardrossan, South Australia. S. A. 

 Museum. 



A pair of adults and of larva? were collected by me in October 

 and November at the above localities. The differences indicated 

 seem to preclude the inclusion of this in the preceding species. 



Platyzosteria truxcata, Brunjier (System, 217). 



" Testaceous-chestnut. Pronotum oblong, reddish-chestnut, 

 lateral margin broadly testaceous. Elytra corneous, subquadrate. 

 sutural margins touching, anal vein impressed. Wings none. 

 Legs testaceous. Abdomen bordered testaceous. 



Female. 

 Length of body ... ... ... 17 mm. 



Length of elytra ... ... ... 4-5 " 



Length of pronotum ... ... ... 5 " 



Width of pronotum ... ... ... 6 " 



Habitat. — New South Wales ; New Zealand." 



Platyzosteria Nova-Zealandi^, Brunner (Syst., 218). 



" Reddish-black. Body depressed, oblong, with very fine 

 impressed dots, scabrous. Antennae as long as body, base black, 

 reddish towards apex. Elytra of both sexes rudimentary, lanceo- 

 late, obliquely truncate behind. Supra-anal lamina of the male 

 impressed in the middle, reddish ciliate ; of female emarginate. 

 Cerci shorter. 



Male and Female. 

 Length of body ... ... ... 19 mm. 



Length of pronotum ... ... ... G " 



Width of pronotum ... ... ... 8 " 



Habitat. — Williamstown and Tanunda, South Australia 

 (Tepper). S.A. Museum. Auckland, New Zealand (Bruymer). 

 The specimens before me, which I have referred to this species 

 for the present, exhibit the following variations of details : — The 

 thoracic segments bordered reddish-brown, disk much darker, 

 abdomen black, scabrous. Legs bright-ljrownish-red, tarsi paler. 

 Supra-anal lamina of male finely dentate, emarginate ; of the 

 female more distinctly dentate, slightly emarginate. Cerci red 

 at the apex. Styles of male rather long, red. Som.ewhat smaller 



