Ml. W. L. Distant on .lustraLiattin PentntoniitliP. .373 



Dippilana mcntbrauacca, s\). u. 



Head nhovc ochraccoiis, with four loiiffitiuliiial Hcrics of 

 ))r«)\viii.sli |tunctuiH'.s; cyos black; antcniiii' dull deop r)(liiii- 

 (•i'()U.s,vi'ry shortly tiiicly pilose; proiiotuiu ochra{'cous,tliickly 

 coarsely punetute, the punctures a little less dense on cetitral 

 «lisk, where there is a central longitudinal iinpunctatc fascia 

 and a narrower ohlitjue inipunetati; fascia before en(;h lateral 

 njar;;in, the rcj^ion of the cicatrices also transversely ochra- 

 econs, ini punctate ; seutelluin coarsely hnjwnly |)unetate, a 

 central fascia not reaching; apex, a spot at each basal auf^le, 

 the lateral niarj^ins (narrowly) and the apex (broadly) 

 ochraccous, inipunctatc; coriuni coarsely browuly punctate; 

 nieu)l)rane pale brownish with the veins very broadly black ; 

 body beneath and legs |)ale ochraccous ; coxjc, prosterniini, 

 and inetastcrnuin punctate; nicsostcrnuni Nvith a longitudinal 

 sublateral cluster of black punctures on each side; legs 

 closely finely speckled with testaceous, pilose beneath. 



Long. 14i mm. ; exp. pronot. angl. 8 mm. 



Ilah. S. Ccutr. Australia ; Killali)anima, KKJ miles E. of 

 L. Eyre (//. J. Ilillhr. Brit. Mus.). 



MuRiTHA. gen. nov. 



Closely allied to Alccpiis, Dall., but difTcring priuripaliy 

 by the antcnnie, in which the second joint is not about half 

 the length of the first, but nearly twice as hmg and Hattencd 

 and rountlly ampliate at base, third joint shorter than second, 

 remaining joints or joint mutilated in type. 



Type, M. htrttuntnsiuryi, Dist. 



Muritha hermannsbnryi, sp. n. 



Hody above very pale testaceous, more or less thickly 

 punctured and mottled with black ; head about as long as 

 pronotuu), elongate, gradually narrowing at apical area, the 

 lateral lobes passing the central lobe, but not meeting beyond 

 it, and fcuMuing two acute spines at the apex of the head ; 

 lateral margins sinuate, somewhat sparsely darkly punctate, 

 the central basal area of the middle lobe impunctate ; 

 anteniui> with tlie basal joint gradually thickened towards 

 aj>cx and slightly ciirved, a little shorter than the head but 

 extemling far lu-yond its apex, pale testaceous punctured 

 with black, second joint about twice as long as first, mode- 

 rately llattcned ami roundly ampliate- for nearly its basal third, 

 black, with a broad testaceous blackly jjunctatc annulation 

 before middle, third joint alwut one-third sliortcr than 



