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the non-incised tricarinate petiole, carinatus approaches closer 

 to dissimilis than to grandis or hackeri. In length it is even 

 larger than grandis. Length, 5*5 mm. 



Neurogalesus grandis, n. sp. 



9 . Black ; legs concolorous, the knees and tarsi ferru- 

 ginous, the antennae also concolorous, the last joint contrasting 

 light-reddish, the four basal funicle joints washed with red. 

 Head much roughened, the punctures large. Scutum and 

 scutellum with large scattered punctures, the depressions of 

 scutum deep and distinct; foveae at base of scutellum longi- 

 tudinally oval, extending for about two-thirds its length, 

 beyond this smooth. Petiole sharply excised on lateral 

 margins, covered with long pubescence; body of abdomen 

 smooth, highly polished, as long as the head and thorax united, 

 distinctly more than twice as long as greatest width. Forewings 

 attaining apex of abdomen ; very broad ; embrowned, this 

 deepest in centre. Pedicel one-half longer than wide, the 

 first funicle joint slightly narrower and distinctly longer, 

 nearly thrice as long as wide, 2-6 shortening, the sixth 

 quadrate; club joints 1-4 wider than long, the fifth distinctly 

 over twice as long as wide. Length, 5 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district. Described from one 

 female caught by sweeping in coastal jungle, September 27, 

 1914 (A. P. Dodd). 



Type. — I. 5120, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, antennae and forewings on a slide. 



Neurogalesus hackert, n. sp. 



9 . Similar to grandis, but differs as follows : — Apical 

 antennal joint concolorous with preceding ; club joints 1-4 

 rather less wider than long ; abdomen not so slender, no more 

 than twice as long as greatest width ; depressions of median 

 lobe of scutum shallower ; head and scutum with less distinct 

 punctures ; foveae of scutellum shallower, the basal ones much 

 shorter, not extending one-half its length, beyond these 

 longitudinally striate. Length, 4*85 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Brisbane. Described from one female 

 received from the Queensland Museum, and labelled ''Caloun- 

 dra, September 28, 1913 (H. Hacker) ; on tree trunk." 



Type. — In the Queensland Museum. A female on a tag, 

 the antennae and forewings on a slide. Named in honour of 

 the collector. 



Neurogalesus dissimilis, n. sp. 



9 . Similar to grandis but smaller, the antennae wholly 

 black ; head less roughened, the punctures on it and the thorax 

 not large ; median lobe of scutum almost smooth, with only a 

 faint depression caudad ; foveae at base of scutellum not 



