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Tyj)e.~l. 5130, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a taff, antennae and forewings on a slide. 



HOPLOPRIELLA TASMANICA, n. Sp. 



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

 apical half of scape red, the antennae otherwise black. Head 

 with scattered, rather small punctures. Median lobe of 

 scutum with a shallow depression on either side of meson 

 cephalad, extending for over one-third its length, the lateral 

 lobes with a feeble depression; parapsidal furrows deep and 

 complete, with a row of scattered punctures on either side, the 

 lateral lobes with a few punctures around the outer margin; 

 basal f oveae of scutellum long, situated obliquely to each other 

 from base, the lateral pair deep, but no longer : metanotum 

 rugose, with a triangular raised scale at base medially. Fore- 

 wings long and broad ; somewhat infuscate ; marginal vein 

 rather long, over thrice as long as width at base, the basal 

 rather well marked. Pedicel one-half longer than wide, the- 

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

 fifth a little wider than long, the sixth a little widened ; club 

 5-jointed, joints 1-4 distinctly wider than long, the last joint 

 scarcely longer than preceding. Length, 3-40 mm. 



//«6.— Tasmania: Mount Wellington (A. M. Lea). 



Type.— I. 5131, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, forewings and antenna on a slide. 



HOPLOPRIELLA PARVIPUNCTATA, U. Sp. 



9 . Black, the tegulae and legs bright reddish-yellow ;■ 

 antennae wholly black. Head with scattered small punctures, 

 also the scutum ; scutum without depressions, the parapsidal 

 furrows deep and distinct caudad, shallow and indistinct for 

 greater part, and apparently not attaining the cephalic- 

 margin ; foveae at base of scutellum large, situated a little 

 obliquely from each other, and caudad separated from 

 cephalic end of lateral foveae only by a thin line, the lateral 

 foveae shallow and not longer than basal ones; metanotum 

 with a raised medial scale at base. Petiole barely one-half 

 longer than wide, with several carinae dorsad ; body of 

 abdomen not long, the second segment occupying over two- 

 thirds of surface. Forewings long and broad ; somewhat 

 infuscate: marginal vein nearly thrice as long as width at 

 base, the basal delicate. Pedicel a little longer than wide, the 

 funicle joints distinctly narrower, first one-third longer than- 

 wide, the sixth a little wider than long : club 5-jointed, joint 

 1 distinctly narrower than the others, 1-4 distinctly wider than- 

 long, the last joint slightly longer than preceding. Length. 

 2 '4 5 mm. 



