S E. W. Ferguson: 



Abdomen bicolorous ; first segment reddish narrowly mar- 

 gined with black along the edge of the scutellum, second reddish 

 with a conspicuous median vitta from base to apex, remaining 

 segments black; pubescence black with a series of creamy median 

 triangular spots on the posterior margins of the second to sixth 

 segments ; lateral margins with creamy hair tufts on the second 

 and apical segments and black overlying creamy tufts on inter- 

 vening segments. Venter reddish yellow with rather scanty fine 

 decumbent black and light hairs. Legs reddish yellow with basal 

 half of femora black, posterior tibiae darker and tarsi infus- 

 cate. 



Wings light grey, the anterior margin and base tinged yellow, 

 the base of discal cell and cross veins above lightly suffused with 

 brown-; stigma inconspicuous, veins yellowish or light brown; 

 no appendix ; first posterior cell closed. 



Hab.:— New South Wales, Hawkesbury River (29/11/13), 

 Dorrigo (Feb., 1918), Comboyne (3/12/17); Victoria, Bright 

 (H. W. Davey). 



I have had this species for some time queried as E. jacksoni; 

 on a recent visit to the British Museum it appeared to me to be 

 different from the species so identified in that collection ; sub- 

 sequently a specimen was sent home for comparison with the 

 specimens of E. jacksoni, and has been returned as " Erephopsis 

 sp., not in British Museum." Under the circumstances I have 

 decided to give the species a new name as specimens are in 

 various Australian Museums, and require an appellation, and be- 

 cause I feel confident that I know the true E. jacksoni, Macq. 



The amount of shading on the cross veins varies ; it is always 

 rather faint and generally more yellow than brown, and in some 

 specimens is almost evanescent. The Victorian specimens lack 

 the white spots on the abdomen, but this may be due to abrasion. 



Type presented to Australian Museum, Sydney. 



Parasilvius, n. g. 



( )celli and spurs on hind tibiae present. Face protuberant ; 

 palpi, very short, first joint round, with undersurface convex, 

 second joint short subcylindrical ; antennae with first joint short 

 about twice as long as second, third joint broad at base then 

 subulate, with five distinct subdivisions and evidencci's, most 

 marked in $ , of three further subdivisions. 



Forehead broad and concave in $ ; eyes feebly pubescent in 

 2 ; evidently so in c? ; wings with posterior cells all widely 

 open, anal cell closed. 



