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(75) M. froggatti, Dist., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1907, 

 xx., p. 419. Hab. — Queensland. 



(76) M. hermannsburgensis, Dist., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 1907, xx., p. 419. Hab. — Western Australia. 



(77) M. incipiens, Walk., List. Horn., i., p. 189, 1850. 

 Hab. — South Australia : Lucindale. 



(78) M. denisoni, Dist., Ann. Soc. Ent., Belg., xxxvii., 

 p. 78, 1893. ^ Hab.— Tailer Bend ( ?) (J. W. Mellor, 1897). 

 The habitat is given by Distant as Port Denison. 



(79) M. adelaida, n. sp. Female. Head black, base of 

 front, spot at base of vertex, brownish-yellow. Pronotum 

 yellowish-red, two central longitudinal linear fasciae, ampliate 

 and angulate anteriorly and posteriorly, discal curved fasciae 

 and sulci black. Posterior margin broadly edged anteriorly with 

 black. M esonotum black, two central discal spots barely con- 

 nected with two more spots (one at each angle of cruciform 

 elevation) yellow. Metanotal margins yellow. Abdomen 

 black; segmental margins, except along dorsal ridge, broadly 

 margined with reddish-yellow. Terminal segment yellow, two 

 black stripes above, meeting at apex. Face below with central 

 spot and margins yellow, thorax black, legs yellow, striped 

 with black (more so in anterior pair). Abdomen yellow, a 

 central black fascia. Ovipositor and surrounding furrow 

 black. Tegmina with costa ferruginous, remaining venation 

 black, basal membrane bright-orange, venation of wings paler. 

 Long., 21 mm.; exp. teg., 62 mm. Hab. — South Aus- 

 tralia: Adelaide (Trenthamf ?]). There is one smaller speci- 

 men labelled ''Northern Territory." The largest of three, all 

 females, is the type. Two males, labelled "M. marginata, 

 Leach," in the Macleay Museum, Sydney. 



(80) M. SUBGLUSA, n. sp. Head with vertex black, 

 front and spot on hind border yellow. Pronotum and 

 mesonotum reddish-brown, central longitudinal stripe to pro- 

 notum yellow, surrounded broadly with black, sulci black. 

 Four obconical spots on mesonotum, central pair shortest. 

 Abdomen with segmental rings anteriorly black, posteriorly 

 red, beneath all red. Face beneath chestnut-red, with 

 central black fascia, chest and legs yellowish, with browner 

 markings, opercula pale greyish-yellow, rounded, not con- 

 tiguous. Tegmina and wings vitreous, costa greenish-grey 

 on basal half, fuscous towards apex, other venation from grey 

 to fuscous at apex. Long., male, 16; exp. teg., 44 mm. 

 Hab. — Western Australia: Cue. Allied to M. incepta, 

 Walk., but considerably larger. Besides the type there are 

 several specimens of a general greenish colour. These may 

 be recently-emerged insects, or may belong to a paler-coloured 

 race. 



