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singly sometimes on the green seed-vessels ; cuiD-shaped to 

 tubular, thick, apex more or less dilated, green to reddish-brown. 



Length, 3-6 mm. ; diameter in the middle, 2 -5-3 -5 mm. ; at 

 ajDex, 3-3 '7 mm. 



Habitat . — Moonta, Yorke's Peninsula (T. Jones). 



The galls are found scattered on the branchlets of Eucalyptus 

 incrassata, and perhaps jE. odorata. They appear to differ from 

 B, ovicola, Schrad., by being symmetrical instead of regular in 

 form, much more curved, and the apex almost flat, the insect 

 itself differing in colour, size, kc. Fig. "(i" shows the view of 

 the inside above the dotted line of " «." 



Brachyscelis glabra, spec. nor. (PI. iii., fig. 4.) 

 Female gall. Solitary, sessile, considerably projecting beyond 

 point of attachment posteriorly, ovate, nearly smooth, faintly 

 striated longitudinally, and sometimes with irregular, smooth 

 warts (male galls ?), whitish or grey, clouded with brown ; apex 

 rounded, aperture very minute : cavity rather large, correspond- 

 ing in form with the external shai:)e. Insect not known, nor the 

 male galls. 



Length, 28 mm.; diameter over attachment, 15 mm. ; at apex, 

 3-5 mm. 



Ilahitat. — Mount Lofty Ptanges, Lyndoch, etc. On stout 

 branchlets of Eucalyptus rostrata, but rather rare, and always 

 solitary. The outer texture resembles that of the bark of the 

 branches very remarkably. 



AscELis, Sclirader. 

 Female without legs. Galls globular or subglobular, spongy 

 or leathery, smooth when fresh ; extending either to both sides 

 equally, or situated wholly on one side alone, in which case the 

 opening is through the lamina of the leaf (?). 



ASCELIS (?) MULTITUDINEA, Spec. nor. (PI. v., tig. 4.) 



Female gall. Obovate orbicular (when fresh), smooth, green, 

 wholly on one side of leaf, aperture scarcely perceptible when 

 young, at or near summit, conspicuous when mature. Circular 

 area at base small, depressed on opposite side of leaf. 



Female insect yellow, rather flat, elliptical, slightly covered 

 with long hairs ; segments distinct, constricted, margin con- 

 spicuously lobate, head subanterior, mouth in a circular slightly 

 protruding area ; antennjie dorsal, very minute, close together, 

 conical, blackish. Legs, none. Stigmata conspicuous as black 

 points, slightly raised above the surface (in old and softened 

 specimen) ; last segment of abdomen deeply emarginate, the sides 

 forming thick, obtusely acuminate appendages, ^\ ithout bristles 

 or setie. 



