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ME. R. E. TURNER ON [May 1! 



NiTELA KURANDJ3, Sp. n. 



9 Clypeus strongly convex, with an elevated carina from the 

 base "to the apex finely continued on the front, and reaching 

 halfway from the base of the clypeus to the anterior ocellus. 

 Eyes more strongly convergent towards the vertex than m other 

 species of the genus ; the posterior ocelli very close to the eyes, 

 fully twice as far from each other as from the eyes. Head 

 opaque, the vertex almost smooth, the front very minutely and 

 closely 'punctured-striate. Pronotum much narrower than the 

 head, the anterior and posterior margins raised, the short space 

 between indistinctly transversely striated, the tubercles at the 

 posterior angles reach back to the tegulfe. Mesonotum and 

 scutellum opaque. Median segment longer than the mesonotum, 

 narrowed towards the apex and vertically truncate posteriorly, 

 coarsely reticulate, with a faint median carina ; the face of the 

 truncation transversely striated. Abdomen smooth and shining, 

 the second segment slightly transversely depressed at the base, the 

 apical segment compressed and pointed. 



Black ; the scape of the antenna?, the basal half of the flagellum, 

 the mandibles, the tegulaj, and the legs pale ferruginous. Wings 

 hyaline, iridescent ; nervures testaceous. The recurrent nervure 

 is almost interstitial with the transverse cubital nervure. 



Length 5 mm. 



Hah. Cairns, Queensland {Turner) ; January. 



ISTlTELA RETICULATA, Sp. n. 



9 . Clypeus strongly convex, with an elevated carina from the 

 base to the apex, shining and very minutely punctured. Front 

 ruo-ose, vertex almost smooth with a few indistinct transverse 

 strife ; the eyes moderately convergent towards the vertex, the 

 posteiior ocelli about half as far again from each other as from 

 the eyes ; a delicate carina from the antei'ior ocellus not reaching 

 the base of the clypeus. Pronotum short and transverse, much 

 narrower than the head, the anterior and posterior margins 

 strongly raised, the short intervening space strongly rugose and 

 divided in the middle by a carina. Mesonotum coarsely rugose, 

 irregularly transversely striated anteriorly, with an indistinct 

 carina from the middle to the posterior mai'gin. Median segment 

 longer than the mesonotum, narrowed towards the apex and 

 vertically truncate posteriorly, longitudinally striated, the space 

 between the strife very coarsely punctui-ed, giving an appearance 

 of coarse reticulation. Abdomen smooth and shining, shorter 

 than the thorax and median segment combined ; the first segment 

 long, truncate fit the base, the second segment strongly depressed 

 at the base, the apical segment pointed. 



Black ; the mandibles, the antennae, except the four apical 

 joints which are fuscous, the tegulfe and the legs ferruginous. 

 Wings hyaline, neiwures pale ferruginous. The recurrent nervure 

 is interstitial Avith the transverse cubital nervure. 



