426 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



Eumecopus mimicuSj sp. n. 



Pale ocliraceous, coarsely and ferruginouslj punctate, but 

 much less darkly and coarsely on corium. Head with the 

 margins of the central lobe castaneous, and with two waved 

 longitudinal series of castaneous punctures on each lateral 

 lobe; antennas mutilated, basal joint outwardly castaneous, 

 inwardly punctured with castaneous. Pronotum with the 

 lateral margins, a central longitudinal fascia, and a submar- 

 ginal abbreviated oblique fascia on each side, levigate, ochra- 

 ceous ; basal angles acutely produced and slightly directed 

 backwardly. Scutellum with the anterior margin, a spot at 

 each basal angle, a central abbreviated longitudinal fascia 

 extending through about half its lengtli, and the apex levigate, 

 ochraceous. Corium with a fasciate, abbreviated, longitu- 

 dinal series of dark punctures on outer area of disk. Mem- 

 brane bronzy, its apex hyaline. Head beneath and sternum 

 pale ochraceous ; abdomen dark ochraceous ; legs speckled 

 with brown, liostrum reaching fourth abdominal segment, 

 its apex piceous. Abdomen profoundly sulcate for about 

 three parts of its length. 



Long. 18 m.illim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 9 millim. 



Bab. Australia, Adelaide River. (Type, Brit. Mus.) 



This species luis a strong superficial resemblance to Omijta 

 centrolineata, Westw. 



Genus PCEOILOMETIS. 

 FoBcilomeiis scutellatus, sp. n. 



Purplish ochraceous, coarsely and darkly punctate. Head 

 with the punctures arranged in longitudinal series ; antennaj 

 castaneous, third, fourth, and fifth joints piceous, bases of third 

 and fifth joints reddish, basal half of fourth joint reddish ochra- 

 ceous, basal joint palest. Pronotum with a central line and 

 the lateral margins narrowly ochraceous. Scutellum more or 

 less piceous, its apex and some small basal spots ochraceous. 

 Corium with the veins and extreme lateral margin obscurely 

 ochraceous ; membrane black. Connexivum piceous, its ex- 

 treme margin ochraceous. Head beneath and sternum as above, 

 black between the anterior and intermediate coxie. Abdomen 

 ochraceous, shaded with castaneous, coarsely punctate, the 

 apical and lateral margins broadly black, extreme lateral 

 margins ochraceous ; central sulcation deep and very pro- 

 nounced. Rostrum ochraceous, its apex pitchy and reaching 

 apex of third abdominal segment. 



Antennas with the second joint longest, third and fifth sub- 



