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only separated by a thin carina ; metanotum with an acute 

 erect scale at base, caudo-lateral angles with two points, one 

 above the petiole, the other lower down. Petiole two and a 

 half times as long as wide, with several strong carinae dorsad ; 

 body of abdomen distinctly raised from petiole, rounded 

 caudad, the second segment occupying fully three-fourths of 

 surface. Forewings long, moderately broad ; marginal vein 

 twice as long as wide, the stigmal short, the basal delicate, 

 the median obsolete. Pedicel twice as long as wide, the funicle 

 joints somewhat narrower, the first thrice as long as wide, the 

 second one-half longer than wide, the fifth distinctly longer 

 than wide; club 6-jointed, first joint narrower than others, 

 as long as wide, 2-5 distinctly wider than long, the last joint 

 a little longer than preceding. Length, 2'50 mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales: Tweed River. Described from 

 one female caught by sweeping foliage of jungle plants, May 

 13, 1914 CA. P. Dodd). 



Type. — I. 5115, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, antennae and forewings on a slide. 



BOTHRIOPRIA VICTORIAE, n. Sp. 



9 . Black, the antennae concolorous, also the tegulae ; 

 legs reddish-yellow, the coxae, femora, and apical half of 

 tibiae dusky. Foveae at base of scutellum distinctly separated ; 

 caudo-lateral angles of iretanctiiin without sharp prints; 

 petiole one-half longer than wide ; first funicle joint twice as 

 long as wide, the second one-third longer than wide, the fifth 

 scarcely so, the sixth only slightly widening and not appearing 

 part of club, the club thus 5-jointed, the last joint no longer 

 than preceding. Otherwise as in iinicolor. Length, 2*35 mm. 



//«77>.- -Victoria : Ballarat district. One female, labelled 

 "National Museum, .No. 54." 



Ti/pe. — In the National Museum, Melbourne. A female 

 on a tag, the antennae on a slide. 



BOTHRIOPRIA ATRA, U. Sp. 



9- Black, the tegulae and antennae concolorous; legs 

 clear golden-yellow. Parapsidal furrows less than one-half 

 complete from caudad, rather narrow ; foveae at base of 

 scutellum moderately large, circular, distinctly separated, the 

 lateral foveae shallow, obscure ; metanotum with an acute 

 raised scale at base, its caudo-lateral angles simple. Petiole 

 scarcely longer than wide, with several c^rinae dorsad ; body 

 of abdomen somewhat raised from petiole, rounded caudad, 

 the second segment occupying almost two-thirds of surface, 

 the remaining segments densely minutely punctured. Fore- 

 wings moderately long and broad ; faintly infuscate ; marginal 



