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The larvae are much paler than the adults, and the markings 

 less defined, excepting the minute dark dots. 



PsEUDOLAMPRA ROTHEI, speC. nOV. 



Ochreous-yellow. Head pale, with a dark dot between the 

 antennae and another on the clypeus ; antennae blackish, basal 

 joints pale. Pronotum nearly smooth, fore and lateral margins 

 broad, not dotted, disk circular, with a small, undotted, almost 

 central patch from which radiate black, variously shaped and 

 curved streaks and spots, which are unsymmetrically arranged ; 

 hindmargin dusky olive-green, very broad laterally, often replaced 

 partially by the yellow body colour. Meso- and meta-notum 

 similar, the black spots of the disk either separated in two 

 curves, or more or less irregularly confluent, sometimes greatly 

 preponderating over the ground-colour ; hindmargin greenish- 

 olive, very broad laterally, sometimes occupying the whole side. 

 Underside black. Coxae black in the young, partly brown in the 

 adult form, all bordered with white ; femora and tibiae yellowish- 

 brown, tarsi darker. Abdominal segments all banded, base 

 narrowly black, hindmargin greenish-olive to pale-yellow, between 

 them a narrow ochreous band near the base with a row of small 

 black dots and a broader dark band ; ventral segments, except 

 the last two, wholly black, base of penultimate black, remainder 

 ochreous yellow, unmarked, all bordered pale. Supra-anal 

 lamina of male quadrilateral, narrower behind, ochreous-yellow. 

 Cerci deficient in all specimens seen. Subgenital lamina of male 

 ochreous, concolorous (plates of female black at the base) ; styles 

 stout, short, acute. 



Length of body 

 Length of pronotum. 

 Width of pronotum . 

 "Width of abdomen . 



Habitat. — Sedan (Murray Scrub), South Australia. 



The species has been named after Mr. F. Rothe, who collected 

 and presented the samples to the S.A. Museum, besides many 

 other interesting specimens. One pair of adults, and two pairs 

 of larvae were examined. 



PSEUDOLAMPRA ORXATA, SJ^eC. IIOV. 



Shiningly deep-black above and beneath. Head black ; labrum, 

 palpi and a triangular mark below each eye pale brownish- 

 yellow ; antennae dull blackish, basal joints pale brownish-yellow. 

 Pronotum finely wrinkled with a few small, distinct, impressed 

 dots laterally ; all margins narrowly yellow. Meso- and meta- 

 notum similar, hindangles scarcely produced. Legs pale reddish 



