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Neomphaloidella, new gen. 



9 . Like Neomphaloides, Girault MS., but the funicle- 

 joints of the antennae are not elongate, the pedicel only 

 moderate in length, the three ring-joints uneven, the abdomen 

 not slender and produced into a stylus but depressed and 

 broadly ovate, the median carina of th^ propodeum single, 

 meeting a semicircular carina before apex. Funicle-jointa 

 subquadrate, the club enlarged, 3 -jointed, obliquely truncate 

 at apex, as long as the funicle and twice wider. 



(S . Not known. 



Type. — The species described herewith. 



Neomphaloidella fasciativentris, new sp. 



9 . Black marked with lemon-yellow as follows : — Face 

 and cheeks, lateral margins of scutum rather broadly (con- 

 tinued over the pronotum), latero-occipital angles of vertex, 

 cephalic third or more of each parapside, all margins of 

 scutellum (except the cephalic), postscutellum, legs except the 

 coxae proximad, antennae and more or less obscure stripes across 

 the abdomen. Wings hyaline, the venation dark-brown. 

 Sculpture a scaly quadragonal reticulation, including the 

 abdomen. Postmarginal vein slightly developed. Funicle- 

 joints subquadrate and subequal, the first slightly longest. 

 Length, 1'90 mm. 



Described from a single female specimen on a card. 



Hab. — King Island (A. M. Lea). 



Type. — I. 1233, South Australian Museum. The above 

 specimen and slide with an antenna. 



Quadrastichodella, new gen. 



9 . Like Quadrastichodes , but the scutum with a median 

 grooved line ; also the distal- joint of the club (a fourth 

 "joint" here) appears to be merely a terminal spine and not 

 an articulated joint, the funicle plainly 3-jointed, the club 

 3- jointed, the last joint terminating in the spine ; first ring- 

 joint larger than the others. The scape is clavate, the coarse 

 scaly sculpture at distal half or less. 



d • Not known. 



Type. — The following species. 



Quadrastichodella bella, new sp. 



9 . Very brilliant metallic-green ; legs, including first 

 two pairs of coxae, the tegulae and scape bright lemon-yellow, 

 the scape verging to orange at tip, the funicle and club dark- 

 brown. Wings hyaline. Pronotum long, also the stout 

 abdomen. Head, abdomen, and prothorax with fine scaly 



