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shining, with numerous fine oblique and irregularly transverse 
lines visible only with a lens. Frontal fastigium hexagonal, 
bounded below by an elbowed (paler or darker) impression and a 
straight line. Ocelliform spot round or oval, whitish. Clypeus 
subtransverse, lower part brownish. Labrum large, almost round, 
brownish. Fastigium of vertex about twice the width, or more, 
of first antennal joint, depressed, carinate in front, elevated and 
rounded above, deep castaneous with indistinct, pale, medial line. 
Antenne less than twice the length of body, very slender, pale. 
Pronotum convex in front, concave behind, fore and hind margins 
black, lobes callous, almost as high as long, angles much rounded, 
inferior margin straight. Elytra and wings quite rudimentary. 
Hind femora with two to three spinelets on each margin below. 
Hind tibize above with four spinelets on each margin. Legs and 
tarsi of body-colour. Abdominal segments posteriorly bordered 
with deep brown or blackish. Cerci of female short. Ovipositor 
long, shining, yellow, apex black. Subgenital lamina transverse, 
very short, entire. One adult and one female nymph. 
Female—Adult. Nymph. 
Length of body ... ie AL! nari: 27 mm. 
Length of pronotum ... 6:5 “ 5) RE 
Length of elytra... AEE Dita. SE 14 Ses 
Length of hind femora ... 15 “ 15S = 
Length of ovipositor ... 45 “ 20 « 
Habitat.— Mannanarie, Northern District of South Australia. 
(Driffield, in collection of S.A. Museum). 
The adult specimen was reported to have been captured in an 
uninhabited hut ; the nymph is a spirit specimen, dried and much 
distorted, from an unrecorded locality, but most probably from 
the Far North of this province. The eggs taken from the speci- 
men are elongate elliptical, nearly white, and 5 mm. long. About 
22 were secured. 
EONIUS ATRIFRONS, spec. nov. 
Size moderate. Testaceous. Head oblong-oval from front 
view, of body-colour except a patch of deep shining black, round, 
outline undefined, occupying the greater part of the face, includ- 
ing the bases of the antenne, apex of fastigium and upper part 
of clypeus. Ocelliform spot small, oval. Pronotum with fore 
and hind margins black. Abdominal segments broadly black 
behind.. Legs short, pale, concolorous. Hind femora below with 
five to six internal and four to five external spinelets. Hind 
tibize above with sia internal and three internal spinelets. 
