506 MR. R, E. TURNER ON [May 12, 



the inner margin near the summit. The posterior ocelli a little 

 further from the eyes than from each other, and half as far again 

 from each other as from the anterior ocellus. Head rather closely, 

 but not very deeply punctured, the punctures large. A short 

 longitudinal carina on the front reaching from between the base 

 of the antenna? much less than halfway to the anterior ocellus, 

 forked above, the branches reaching nearly halfway to the eyes. 

 Thorax coarsely punctured ; the pronotum short and steeply 

 sloped anteriorly, very broadly emarginate posteriorly ; ^ pro- 

 sternum produced posteriorly into two broad projections pointed 

 at the extremity and overlying the anterior coxfe ; mesosternum 

 punctured, mesopleurse coarsely punctured-rugose, the inter- 

 mediate coxfe broadly, the posterior coxaj narrowly separated. 

 Scutellum subrectangular, laterally produced at the antei-ior 

 angles, half as broad again as long ; postscutellum very short and 

 divided at distant intervals by longitudinal carina?. Median 

 segment a little shorter than the scutellum, strongly produced at 

 the posterior angles into stout spines, strongly punctured ; the 

 enclosed space bordered by strongly raised carinte, converging 

 towards the apex, marked with about six rather lower longi- 

 tudinal carinse ; vertically tiiincate posteriorly, the face of the 

 truncation with several longitudinal carinte. First a,bdominal 

 segment rather longer than the second, roinided broadly anteriorly 

 and strongly punctured, the second segment less deeply punc- 

 tured, the punctures on the remaining segments finer and very 

 shallow. Pygidial area granulated, broadly sul:)triaugular, i-ather 

 narrowly truncate at the apex. First ventral segment with a 

 strong median carina, broadly emarginate at the apex and much 

 shorter than the second segment, which is coarsely but sparsely 

 punctured, the I'emaining segments finely punctured. The 

 posterior tibiee are serrate from near the base, emarginate on 

 the outer margin, and smooth near the apex. 



Black ; the clypeus covered with very short silvery pubescence ; 

 the front and orbits of the eyes, pronotum, mesopleurse, and 

 scutellum with very short pale golden pubescence ; the niesonotum 

 with silvery pubescence ; the sides of the median segment outside 

 the enclosed space with very pale golden pubescence ; the vertex, 

 meson otum, and median segment dark blackish brown ; the apical 

 margins of the abdominal segments above, most broadly at the 

 sides, luteous yellow, the base of the first segment with a large 

 rounded spot of very short golden pubescence on each side ; the 

 legs, mandibles, antenna;, tegulfe, and the apex of the pygidium 

 ferruginous. Wings hyaline, slightly iridescent ; nervures black. 



There are only two cubital cells ; the second is pointed on the 

 radial nervure ; the first recurrent nervure is received at about 

 one-sixth from the apex of the first cubital cell, the second close 

 to the apex, almost interstitial with the first transverse cubital 

 nervure. The angles of the ventral segments are not spined. 



Length 9 mm. 



Hob. Mackay, Queensland {Turner) ; February. 



