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Tyjje. — I. 5128, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, antennae and forewing on a slide. 



HOPLOPRIELLA ABNORMIPENNIS, U. Sp. 



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

 femora dusky; apical half of scape and next seven joints clear- 

 reddish, the last five joints and base of scape black. Vertex 

 with rather small, scattered punctures, the eyes rather small. 

 Scutum with numerous scattered punctures, without depres- 

 sions, the parapsidal furrows only present at extreme caudad ; 

 scutellum with a few punctures, the basal foveae rather wide 

 apart and somewhat oblique, the lateral pair shorter than basal 

 -ones and very obscure ; metanotum with a blunt tooth at base. 

 Petiole nearly twice as long as wide, the dorsum strongly 

 tricarinate. Fore wings not attaining apex of abdomen : very 

 narrow for the family, at least six times as long as greatest 

 width ; infuscate ; marginal vein about thrice as long as wide, 

 the basal rather faint. Pedicel one-half longer than wide, 

 the first funicle joint a little narrower, twice as long as wide, 

 the sixth a little wider than long ; club 5-jointed, joints 1-4 

 much wider than long, the last joint scarcely longer than 

 preceding. Length, 3 '25 mm. 



Hah. — King Island, Bass Straits (A. M. Lea). 



Type. — I. 5129, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 ."a tag, antennae and forewings on a slide. 



HOPLOPRIELLA RUBRINOTUM, n. sp. 



9. Black; pronotum, scutum, scutellum, and propleura 

 bright chestnut-red, the median lobe of scutum with a black 

 patch cephalad ; tegulae and legs bright reddish-yellow ; base 

 of scape and the club black, rest of antennae bright reddish- 

 yellow. Head with rather large scattered punctures, the 

 ■ scutum with a few smaller ones ; median lobe without depres- 

 sions, the lateral lobes feebly depressed, the parapsidal furrows 

 deep and complete : foveae at base of scutellum moderately 

 large, circular, the lateral foveae much longer ; metanotum 

 with a raised scale at base. Petiole barely twice as long as 

 wide ; body of abdomen not long, oval, the second segmenjt 

 occupying fully two-thirds of surface. Forewings ample ; 

 subhyaline ; marginal vein about twice as long as wide. Pedicel 

 one-half longer than wide, the first funicle joint narrower, 

 twice as long as Made, 2-6 shortening, the sixth a little wider 

 than long; club 5-jointed, joints 1-4 distinctly wider than 

 long, the last joint no longer than preceding. Length, 

 2*45 mm. 



Hah. — New South Wales : Clarence River. Described 

 from one female caught bv sweeping vegetation, chiefly jungle, 

 June 3, 1914 (A. P. Dodd). 



