Mr. W. L. Distant on Australasian Berytidtv?. 585 



Melanacanthus margineguttatus , sp. u. 



Head and pronotum castaneous brown ; lateral marcrins 

 and two central longitudinal fasciae to head and pronotum 

 black, basal margin of the latter mostly black, with a central 

 longitudinal ochraceous spot ; scutellum black, centrally 

 castaneous brown, its apex pale stramineous ; corium black, 

 the lateral margin greyish white, widened on apical area ; 

 membrane hyaline, except at margins, reflecting the brown 

 abdomen beneath ; body beneath black, greyishly pilose ; a 

 greyish longitudinal fascia on each side of head and pro- 

 sternum ; abdomen beneath with a central longitudinal line, 

 sometimes the whole central discal area, and the lateral 

 margins ochraceous ; abdomen above black, wuth a few very 

 obscure central, segmental, castaneous spots, the connexivum 

 ochraceous, with prominent black spots; legs black or 

 blackish, the tibiae (excluding bases and apices) dull ochra- 

 ceous, basal joints of tarsi more or less ochraceous ; antennae 

 brownish ochraceous, first joint distinctly passing apex of 

 head, first and second subequal in length, third a little 

 longer, fourth longest ; head and pronotum finely obscurely 

 pilose ; pronotum finely punctate, more strongly so and 

 Avrinkled on the basal area, lateral angles subprominent, 

 black, and a little directed backwardly ; corium (excluding 

 the pale lateral margin) thickly coarsely punctate; membrane 

 passing the abdominal apex ; posterior femora somewhat 

 longly spined. 



Long. 11 mm. 



Hab. North Australia; Alexandria {IV. Stalker, Brit. 

 Mus.). 



Differs from M. scutellaris, Walk., by the prominently 

 spotted connexivum, differently coloured markings through- 

 out, posterior area of the pronotum more distinctly raised 

 and wrinkled, &c. 



Berytidae. 

 Genus Metatropis. 



Metatropisy Fielj. Wien. ent. Monats. 1859, p. 20G. 

 Type, i\f. rufescens, Herr.-ScliafE. 



Metatropis tipularius, sp. n. 



Dark ochraceous ; head and anterior area of pronotum a 

 little paler ; apex of abdomen above and spots to connexivum 

 castaneous ; body beneath pale castaneous ; head beneath 



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