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Spilomicrus quadriceps, Smith. 

 Trans. Ent. Soc, London, 1878, p. 6. Australia. 



Paramesius, Westwood. 

 A large goniis, containing over forty species from all over 

 the world. The Australian species may readily be separated 

 by the following table : — 



Table of species. 



A. Apterous. 



Male; head with numerous jjunctures; 



scutellum without foveae at base piinctatus 



Femala; head not punctate; scutellum 



with two foveae at base aureicorpvs 



B. Winged; females. 



Parapsidal furrows present ; scutellum with 



two foveae at base ; f orewings not 



reaching beyond ^pex of abdomen ... Jecmdo' 

 Parapsidal furrows wanting; scutellum 



with one fovea at base ; forewings 



reaching well beyond apex of abdomen grandipennis W 



Paramesius aureicorpus, n. sp. 



9 . Bright brownish-yellow, last three antenna! joints 

 darker brown ; eyes and ocelli black. Body shining, impunc- 

 tate. Head subquadrate, a little wider than long (dorsal 

 aspect), wider than the thorax; eyes rather small; ocelli 

 minute. Thorax slender, over twice as long as wide ; pronotum 

 visible on the sides ; parapsidal furrows absent ; scutellum with 

 two foveae at base, separatsd by a thin carina ; body with 

 scattered hairs. Petiole barely as long as wide ; body of 

 abdomen as long as head and thorax united, wider than 

 thorax, rounded at apex, with a median impression at its base. 

 Apterous. Antennae 13-jointed ; scape long, cylindrical ; 

 pedicel one-third longer than wide; first funicle joint distinctly 

 narrower, as long as wide, 2-8 short, transverse, the eighth 

 somewhat widened; club abrupt, 3-jointed, joints 1-2 wider 

 than long. Length, 1*65 mm. 



Hab. — Tasmania: Mount Wellington (A. M. Lea). 



Type. — I. 5108, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, the antennae on a slide. 



Paramesius leander, n. sp. 



9 . Reddish or chestnut-brown, the head almost black ; 

 antennae red, the funicle dusky, the club black ; legs golden- 

 yellow. Thorax shining, with a few scattered long setae ; 

 parapsidal furrows deep and complete ; scutellum with two 

 large foveae at base, and a line of small foveae along its caudal 



(l) Angusticornis falls here; see description. 



