July, 1929 
The Queensland Naturalist 
35 
Pterostigma very broad, hardly twice a'A long as 
broad. Few branches from R5. Theristriella n.g. 
In “Broteria,” pag*. 27, 1927, Navas lias ; described 
an Australian genus Veura, which is a synonym of Ther- 
i stria Qerst. In “Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales,*’ 594, 1923, 
1 gave a notice of, that Theristria felina Gerst. was the 
.same as Theristria delicatula Westw. All the generic 
characters given by Navas for Veura agree exactly with 
those of Theristria, But it is, unfortunately, what Navas 
does, to use the numbers of branches from Rs as a generic 
or specific character, because the numbers of those veins 
are liable to vary in a high degree. In my collection I 
possess five specimens of Th. delicatula, and the numbers 
of branches from 1st, 2nd and 3rd radial cell eve respect- 
ively: 1st specimen, right forewng 1, 3, 4; right hind- 
wing 1, 3, 4; left forewing 1, 3, 4; left hindwing 1, 3, 4. 
Second specimen (the branches counted in the same 
order) : 1, 3, 2; 1, 3, 2; 1, 2, 2; 1, 2, 3. Third specimen: 
1, 2, 3 ; 1, 3, 3 ; ; 1, 3, 2; 1, 2, 3, Fourth specimen : 1, 3, 4 ; 
2, 2, 4; 1 , 3, 3; 1 , 3, 3. Fifth specimen: 1 . 2. 3; 1 , 3, 3; 
1, 2, 4; 1, 3, 4. I suppose that Veura debetazi Navas 
(Broteria, pag. 28, fig. 31. 1927) is a specimen 01 Th. 
delicatula Westw. with somewhat differing markings of 
the head. 
Theristriella stigma n.sp. (Plate HI., fig. 2.) 
Face yellowish; the central part of labrum and 
clypeus occupied by an indistinct pale brown spot/ From 
the brown vertex downward three ' narrow blackish 
streaks. Vertex with two yellowish brown spots. An- 
tennae slender; the two basal joints brownish yellow; 
the second joint with a darker ring; the rest of antennae 
black. Prothorax about three times as long as broad in 
front; dark brown with a pale indistinct median streak; 
granulated and with short dark hairs ; finely transversely 
sulcated in its apical part ; prothorax tubercles indis- 
tinct. Hind margin of prothorax blackish. Me so and 
metathorax blackish with an irregular pale, median streak. 
Abdomen discoloured. Legs greyish white,; femora e mostly 
brown. Venation of wings dark brown; .pterostigma 
reddish brown; basal part of wings yellowish tinged. 
Forewing 10 mm, hindwing 9 mm. 
One female specimen, Southport, 50 miles from Bris- 
bane, 2/10/1927 (L. Franzen leg.) 
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The type specimen in the collection of,' Mr., L, Franzen . 
