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two very long spurs, one of which is comparatively enormous, 

 much larger than the other. AVings entirely absent. Abdomen 

 with a very short, transverse petiole, but the propodeum pro- 

 longed into a hoodlike neck to meet it; no median carina on 

 propodeum. Mandibles bi- and tri-dentate, in the latter tJtie 

 middle tooth shortest. 



d" . Not known. 



Type. — The species described forthwith. 



Neapterolelaps lodgei, new sp. 



$ . Ferrugineus, the pronotum darker, the mesoscutum, 

 a stripe across the abdomen before tip and the coxae (nearly) 

 black : tibiae nearly black except at tip ; funicle black, the 

 club yellowish-white, the pedicel and ring- joint dark-fuscous. 

 Second abdominal segment somewhat over half the length of 

 the body of the abdomen ; one spur of posterior tibiae as long 

 as the first two tarsal joints united, the other a half shorter; 

 posterior coxa with a tooth above just before apex. Pedicel 

 longer than first funicle-joint, which is longest of the funicle, 

 the distal joint wider than long. Scape somewhat dilated 

 toward tip. Funicle- joints two and three subquadrate. 

 Thorax coriaceus, clothed with recumbent hairs, which are not 

 dense ; posteriorly mesoscutum bevelled off and smooth to the 

 scutellum. Proximal tarsal-joint of caudal leg black or dark. 

 Length, 2 "15 mm. 



Described from a female labelled "Rotting leaves." 



Hah. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (A. M. Lea). 



Type. — I. 1269, South Australian Museum. The above 

 specimen plus a slide bearing head and posterior leg. 



Respectfully dedicated to Sir Oliver J. Lodge for his 

 interest in and contributions to a difficult field of Psychology, 

 one of the highest importance to mankind but of the least 

 acknowledged. 



Lelapsomorpha, new gen. 



O . Agreeing with the foregoing but the antennae only 

 11-jointed with one ring-joint, the club solid, the posterior 

 tibial spurs stout and unequal but normal in length, the wings 

 fully developed and infuscated, and the propodeum with a 

 median and lateral carina. Otherwise the same, there being 

 no parapsidal furrows. Stigmal and postmarginal veins long 

 and subequal. Mandibles tridentate, at least on one side. 

 Second abdominal segment only a fourth the length of the 

 body of the abdomen. Funicle-joints transverse, all much 

 shorter than the pedicel. Maxillary palpi 3-jointed, the labial 

 2- jointed. 



6 . Not known. 



Type. — The following species. 



