^h: W. L. Distant on Ilomoptera. 



Subfam. TiniciNiy^. 

 Division T a P ii u R A r i a. 



^ . Vertex black ; front testaceous ; ocelli testaceous, and 

 in some specimens a distinct small, central, ochraceous spot at 

 base of vertex ; pronotum ochraceous, the margins, a broad, 

 central, longitudinal fascia (which is dilated anteriorly and 

 posteriorly), and the furrows pale castaneous, edge of basal 

 margin black ; mesonotum pale castaneous, two obscure 

 obcouical spots at anterior margin, which are only denoted by 

 their paler margins, lateral margins, and also the lateral 

 margins of the nietanotura, greyishly pilose ; abdomen above 

 pale castaneous, the posterior segmental margins narrowly 

 obscurely virescent and the anterior margins broadly dark 

 castaneous ; body beneath and legs brownish ochraceous, the 

 area between face and eyes black ; coxoe, base of rostrum, 

 and opercula in male pale ochraceous ; tegmina hyaline, the 

 venation ochraceous, extreme base, costal and postcostal areas 

 ochraceous, the latter centrally streaked with greyish, upper 

 apical area, and broad margins to the transverse veins at 

 bases of second, third, and fourth apical areas, fuscous brown, 

 posterior claval margin from about one third from base 

 fuscous brown ; wings hyaline, the venation, extreme base, 

 and anal area pale ochraceous, at outer posterior angle of 

 anal area a somewhat large fuscous-brown spot ; face reddish 

 castaneous, with a central, longitudinal, linear incision, the 

 lateral areas broadly transversely striate ; clypeus witli a 

 piceous spot on each side ; rostrum reaching the posterior 

 coxse, its apical area black ; o))ercula short, somewhat 

 obliquely directed inwardly, widely separated internally, their 

 posterior margins subtruncato and not passing base of 

 abdomen. 



Long., excl. tegm., ^ ? , 18-18J- mm. ; exp. tegm. 50- 

 55 mm. 



JIaO. N. T., S.Australia; Alexandria (IF. Stalker, Brit. 

 Mus.); W. Australia; Nicol Bay (Coll. Dist.). 



cJ. Body above black; front, vertex, and pronotum with 

 a broken, central, longitudinal, testaceous fascia, in some 

 specimens scarcely visible ; lateral margins of vertex, poste- 

 rior and lateral margins of pronotum, two discal inwardly 

 an;;uhiled lonuiludinal fasciie and lateral margins to meso- 



