212 REVISION OF THE THYNNIDjE OF AUSTRALIA, II., 



short, obliquely truncate posteriorly, punctured on sides. First 

 abdominal segment vertically truncate anteriorly, with a tuft of 

 long hairs in middle before apex, two transverse carinae near 

 apex and apical margin recurved forming a third; beneath with 

 a slight truncation at apex. Second segment with about eleven 

 transverse carinae, excluding the recurved apical margin, carinae 

 in middle irregular, those at apex the strongest. The remaining 

 segments smooth above, with a few punctures at apex, coarsely 

 punctured beneath, smooth at base; fifth segment beneath longi- 

 tudinally striated. Pygidium compressed, truncate posteriorly, 

 narrowest just before truncation, transversely striated above, 

 truncation of an oval shape. Black; mandibles at their base r 

 flagellum, fifth abdominal segment beneath, tibiae and tarsi dark 

 ferruginous; a large subquadrate spot above base of antennas on 

 each side, a large spot on each side of pronotum joining on middle 

 of anterior margin, leaving posterior margin and sides broadly 

 black, mesothorax except a transverse line at base, a broad trans- 

 verse band above truncation of first abdominal segment, a spot on 

 each side of second, a narrowly interrupted transverse band in 

 middle of third, a transverse spot on each side of fourth, a 

 triangular spot near apex of first segment beneath and a large 

 spot on each side of the three following segments yellow. 

 Length 19 mm. 



Hab. — Mackay, Q. (Turner; $Q in cop.). 



160. T. anchorites, n.sp. 



(J. Clypeus truncate anteriorly, apical angles slightly produced, 

 pointed at base and connected by a narrow carina with apex of 

 interantennal prominence; head densely and finely punctured, 

 most finely so on front, a short longitudinal sulcus between 

 antennae. Pronotum about as broad as head, punctured, anterior 

 margin raised. Mesothorax and scutellum densely punctured, 

 scutellum with an ill-defined longitudinal carina, broadly rounded 

 at apex. Median segment oblique, concave at apex, very finely 

 and densely punctured. Abdomen densely and shallowly punc- 

 tured, first segment rounded and obliquely truncate anteriorly, 



