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HOPLOPRIELLA BIC'OLORICORNIS, n. Sp. 



9 . Black, shining, the legs and antennae (except the 

 club) bright red, the scape dark at base; tegulae suffused red. 

 Head with numerous scattered moderately large punctures ; 

 the vertex with several irregular fine cross-sulci, and a longi- 

 tudinal median impression against occipital margin. Median 

 lobe of scutum with a long depression on either side of meson 

 cephalad, these shallow, the lateral lobes shallowly depressed ; 

 parapsidal furrows deep and complete ; with a few punctures. 

 Foveae at base of scutellum large, oval, the lateral ones much 

 longer. Metanotum with a raised scale at base. Petiole over 

 twice as long as wide, with about four carinae dorsad ; body 

 of abdomen scarcely longer than thorax, a little over twice as 

 long as wide, the second segment occupying over two-thirds of 

 surface. Forewings long and broad ; lightly infuscate, with 

 a darker obscure blotch beneath marginal vein ; marginal vein 

 over twice as long as wide ; basal vein very faint . Pedicel 

 one-third longer than wide, the funicle joints narrower ; first 

 nearly thrice as long as wide ; second slightly shorter, the fifth 

 distinctly longer than wide ; club 6-jointed, first joint rather 

 small, 2-5 much wider than long, the sixth much smaller. 

 Length, 2 '85 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland : Yungaburra, 2,500 ft. Described 

 from two females caught by sweeping in jungle. May 10, 1915 

 (A. P. Dodd). 



Type. — I. 5126, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, antennae and forewings on a slide. 



HOPLOPRIELLA MACULOSA, U. Sp. 



9 . Black, legs and tegulae reddish-yellow, the femora 

 somewhat dusky ; antennal scape and club black, the pedicel 

 and funicle deep-red, the apical antennal joint yellowish. 

 Vertex of head with scattered punctures, and a line of punc- 

 tures round occipital margin, the sides of the head and the- 

 frons below ocelli much more densely punctate. Parapsidal 

 furrows deep and complete : median lobe of scutum without 

 depressions, the lateral lobes very feebly depressed ; a row of 

 punctures on either side of parapsidal furrows, and a few 

 punctures around outer margin of lateral lobes. Scutellum 

 with scattered punctures, with two deep foveae at base, large 

 and circular, and a longer deep fovea along either side : 

 metanotum with an acute semi-erect medial tooth at base. 

 Petiole twice as long as wide, the dorsum strongly tricarinate ; 

 body of abdomen twice as long as greatest width, the second 

 segment occupying barely two-thirds of surface ; segments after 

 second with long scattered setae. Forewings long and broad : 

 patterned ; a large irregular blotch extending across wing at 

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