Mr. W. L. Distant on Australasia7i Coreldte. 579 



Allied to Gelonus, Stal, but differing by the non-apically 

 spined intermediate and posterior femora^ different structure 

 of the pronotum^ &c. 



Kurnaina tridens, sp. n. 



Brownish ochraceous ; pronotum, connexivum, and body 

 beneath paler in hue; membrane shining fuscous brown; 

 antennae brownish ochraceous, basal joint fuscous brown, 

 apical joint piceous, second joint slightly longer than third ; 

 head and pronotum finely granulose, the latter with an in- 

 distinct central longitudinal impression and a similarly 

 indistinct transverse impression about one-third from apex, 

 lateral margins very obscurely crenulate ; corium thickly 

 coarsely punctate, a distinct longitudinal series of close 

 punctures at lateral margins ; body bt neatli closely punctate, 

 more coarsely on sternum than on abdomen, the latter with 

 obscure darker irregular spots on lateral margins ; legs and 

 rostrum brownish ochraceous, the latter with its apex black. 



Long., ^ 12 mm. 



Hab. Centr. Australia ; Hermaunsburg {H. J. HiUier, 

 Brit. Mus.). 



TuRRAXA, gen. nov. 



Body long, narrow and elongate ; head slightly longer 

 than broad, not produced beyond the antenniferous tubercles, 

 but centrally deeply incised between them : eyes small, 

 round, situate on lateral margins of head about midway 

 between base and insertion of antenuse ; antennae robust, first 

 joint stoutest, narrowing towards apex, subequal in length 

 to third, second shorter than either first or third, fourth 

 shortest and pyriform; pronotum distinctly longer than 

 broad, the lateral margins almost straightly oblique, but 

 distinctly moderately ampliately reflexed, anterior angles 

 subprominent, anterior margin subtruncate, posterior margin 

 with two distinct central impressions ; scuteilum small, with 

 a distinct central ridge ; corium subequal in length to head, 

 pronotum, and scuteilum together, its apical margin longer 

 than claval suture, but only very slightly longer than outer 

 claval margin, lateral margin slightly convex and narrowing 

 inwardly beyond middle to apex ; membrane only slightly 

 passing the base of the penultimate abdominal segment, 

 the venation reticulate; I'ostrum not passing the anterior 

 coxae, second joint shorter than third and fourth together ; 

 mesonotum anteriorly and posteriorly centrally sulcated; 

 legs short, femora moderately evenly thickened, thickly 



