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dense polygonal, scaly sculpture. Pronotum and scutum with, 

 similar sculpture to the head ; scutum distinctly longer than 

 its greatest width; parapsidal furrows feebie, hardly discern- 

 ible, approaching rather close together posteriorly ; scutellum 

 rather short, produced into a thorn at apex, this not as long 

 as body of scutellum, covered with short, dense, silvery 

 pubescence, without sculpture. Abdomen, viewed from above, 

 as long or slightly longer than the thorax, the second segment 

 smooth and occupying over one-half of surface, the remainder 

 with fine sculpture and narrowed, the third shortest ; viewed 

 irom the side, the second segment is deeply inflated ventrad, 

 the rest very thin and curved somewhat downwards. Tarsi 

 5- jointed ; basal joint of posterior tarsi over twice length of 

 second. Forewings reaching somewhat beyond apex of 

 abdomen ; moderately broad : hyaline ; discal cilia very fine, 

 not very dense; without venation. Antennae 10-jointed; 

 scape as long as pedicel and funicle joints united ; pedicel 

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

 and third almost subequal, no longer than wide, the second 

 twice as long, the fourth wider than long ; club distinct, 

 4-jointed, first joint rather small, 1-3 distinctly wider than 

 long. Length, 1 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cairns district. Frequently taken 

 on leaves of sugarcane. 



Type. — I. 5405, South Australian Museum. A female 

 ■on a tag, a female on a slide. 



Family BELYTIDAE. 



Aclistoides, n. g. 

 9 • Head transverse ; the eyes large, bare. Pronotum 

 distinctly visible, its latero-anterior angles acute ; parapsidal 

 furrows deep and distinct anteriorly, vanishing posteriorly ; 

 scutellum with a very large, deep, circular fovea at base; 

 metanotum pilose, without teeth or spines. Petiole long and 

 slender, several times as long as wide, its dorsum faintly 

 carinate ; convex above from lateral aspect ; body of abdomen 

 in three portions, caused by segment 3 (second body segment) 

 being retracted at base and apex and 4 retracted at base, 

 the three portions consisting of segments 2 (first body seg- 

 ment), 3, and 4-7 respectively: 4-7 appearing as one through 

 their delimiting sutures being very faint ; 2 one-half longer 

 than petiole ; 3 about one-third length of petiole, somewhat 

 wider than long ; 4 one-third longer than 3 ; 5 and 6 very 

 short; 7 conical, a little shorter than 4. Legs normal, 

 slender, the femora clavate. Forewings normal, ample; 

 marginal vein long, less than one-third length of submarginal, 



