10 Sir S. S. Saunders' descriptions 



valida, arcnata, apice, marginis mediam versus, 

 setis duabue tribusve brevibus, in angulum deflexis, in- 

 structa ; alarum ambarum disco setis brevibus sparsim 

 induto, marginibus graeillime Bmbriatis. Pedes tarsis 

 omnibus 5-artieulatis ; antici, coxis parvis, subquadratis ; 

 femonbus brevibus inflatis ; tibiis elongatis, robustis, 

 basi apiceque constrictis, Lnermibus; tarsis ungui- 

 busque parvis ; pedes intermed/id longi, coxis parvis, trans- 

 versis ; femoribus parum inflatis ; tibiis, tarsisque, elon- 

 gatis, gracillimis, anguibus subrectis; pedes postici breves, 

 coxis subquadratis ; femoribus robustis apice constrictis ; 

 tibiis brevisshnis, subtrigonis, apice latis, truncatis, 

 spina acuta elongata angulo interno armatis; tarsis 

 robustioribus, articulo basali longiore, curvato; ungui- 

 bus parvis, pulvillis dilatatis. Abdomen elongatum, basi 

 thoracis latitudine, apice sensim attenuatum ; oviductu 

 gracili, curvato, abdominis fere longitudine. 



Pleistodontes imperialis, n. s. 



Mas capitc saturate fusco ; antennis, thorace, pedi- 

 busque pallide stramineis; abdomine albido. Fcemina 

 omnino nigra, alis cineriis. Long. corp. — mas, l|ram.; 

 fcemina, If mm. Exp. alar. 3 mm. 



II<tI>. Australasia), Ficus macrophylla grossis, Ficus 

 Australia quoquej ab his mense Junio, illisve mense 

 Februario, emergentos. Mares cum foeminis copula 

 conjunctos in ficus pulpa liberos bis inveni. 



In Mus. Hopeiano Oxonire, et nostro. 



The species of Ficus from which these germ-feeders 

 were obtained is described as having a long dark shining 

 leaf, like that of the laurel, commonly known locally as 

 the Moreton I lay fig-tree, growing wild in the mountainous 

 regions, but introduced its an ornamental tree in gardens 

 at Sydney. The insects were ready to emerge early in 

 February, when, on opening some of these figs, many of 

 their inmates flew out. Numerous specimens of a black 

 species of Tdarnes (all females) with a tubiform pro- 

 longation of the abdomen, allied to /. transient, Wlk., 

 were also found therewith, together with other parasitic 

 races. 



Those appertaining to this category, which were 

 obtained from the figs of Mens Indica, will be described 

 by Professor Westwood in treating of Walker's types of 



