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directed toward junction of basal and median veins. Hind- 

 wings narrow, with only the costal vein. Maxillary 

 palpi 5- jointed, slender, the labials at least 2-jointed. 

 Thorax normal; pronotum short; parapsidal furrows 

 complete and distinct; scutellum with a deep circular 

 fovea at base ; metanotum moderately long, with a 

 median carina, its latero-caudal angles subacute. Petiole 

 over twice as long as wide, a little swollen in centre 

 (dorsal aspect), faintly carinate ; viewed from the side it is 

 somewhat convex. Body of abdomen slender, straight above, 

 gently convex beneath, barely twice as long as petiole ; com- 

 posed of only two segments, the second (i.e., first body seg- 

 ment) occupying almost all surface, with a short median groove 

 at base ; abdomen with a long fleshy protuberance, as long as 

 the petiole and body of abdomen combined, composed of four 

 segments of equal length and width. 



The peculiar stjdate abdomen at once distinguishes the 

 genus. Type. — The following species. 



Stylaclista notabilis, n, sp. 



9 • Head black, the thorax and abdomen dull reddish- 

 brown, the pronotum and scutum paler, the legs golden-yellow, 

 also the antennal scape and pedicel ; rest of antennae dull- 

 reddish, the last joint pale yellowish-white. Forewings long, 

 not very broad, a little infuscate. First six funicle joints 

 subequal, as long and a little narrower than the pedicel, twice 

 as long as wide, the next six gently incrassate, the penultimate 

 one-fourth longer than wide : last joint over twice as long as 

 wide. Length, including protuberance of abdomen, 2"20 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district. Described from two 

 females caught by sweeping in coastal jungle. 



Type. — I. 5091, South Australian Museum. A female 

 on a tag, head and forewings on a slide. 



Pantolytoidea, n. g. 



9 • Head normal ; smooth, except for scattered long 

 setae; antennal prominence very distinct ; eyes and ocelli large ; 

 mandibles not large, bidentate, the outer tooth longer; maxil- 

 lary palpi 5-jointed. Thorax convex dorsad; parapsidal 

 furrows deep and complete ; scutellum with a large circular 

 depression at base ; postscutellum unarmed : metanotum 

 smooth, tricarinate. Petiole not or barely twice as long as 

 greatest width, carinate, the sides somewhat swollen in centre. 

 Abdomen short and stout, usually wider than the thorax, 

 depressed medially at base, twice or thrice as long as greatest 

 width, composed of four body segments only, the second (first 

 body segment) occupying fully two-thirds length, the third 



