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(5) P. magna sp. nov. ( 2 ) 



Lateral keels on scutellum slightly curved but not sinuate; vertex 

 considerably narrowed apically but base much broader than length. 

 Head, thorax and legs brown, abdomen darker, keels on head and 

 thorax lighter, legs without marks, spines on tarsi dark; tegmina 

 broadened towards apex which is more truncate than in the other 

 species, uniformly brown, veins lighter and thickly studded with small 

 brown granules, the darker color spreading out around granules into 

 the cells, a small light spot on boarder in each median apical cell. 



Length 3.6 m.m. ; tegmen 5.3 m. m. This is not quite as 

 large as the type species but larger than the other four species. 



(6) P. australis sp. nov. ( $ ) 



Lateral keels on scutellum nearly straight, medio-longitudinal 

 keel on vertex distinct, first median sector touching cubitus. Vertex 

 and middle of pronotum and scutellum light brown, sides dark brown, 

 face, clypeus, legs and ventral side of thorax brown, face irrorated 

 with small light spots; hind tibiae with a longitudinal brown stripe; 

 abdomen brown, anal segment and pygophor yellowish. Tegmina 

 hyaline, light yellowish brown, with a slightly darker fascia as in 

 arvuUjera, five or six small dark spots along second claval vein, veins 

 colorless with very small, light granulations. Male pygophor laterally 

 compressed, short dorsally, long ventrally, lateral edges roundly 

 produced, medio-ventral process very small constricted at base (sub- 

 cordate) ; anal segment longer than broad laterally! compressed, 

 rounded at apex, anus about one-third from base, sides deflexed form- 

 ing a narrow bonnet over the styles; styles curved, slightly broadened 

 on apical half, in transverse section subangular or sublunate. 



Length 2.2mm. ; tegmen 3.8nmi. 



Hal). Cairns, Queensland. Coll. Messrs. Perkins and Koe- 

 helo. 



.1 usfroloma Kirkaldv. 

 (1) .4. austrina Kirkaldv. ( 5 ) 



Male pygophor laterally compressed, medio-ventral process very 

 small, angular, lateral edges broadly angular; length of anal segment 

 about twice the breadth, slightly narrowed to rounded apex, lateral 

 edges near apex turned down and slightly produced, anus slightly 

 behind middle; styles curved, narrow at base, slightly spatulate at 

 apex, keeled longitudinally and bent so that it is angulate in cross 

 section. 



Female unknown. 



