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17 . M. recisa, Ckll. — ’irale.s, females, Brisbane, September, October; on 
flowers of Davksia ulicina, 
18 . M. derelicta, Ckli. — Males, females, Kelvin Grove, September, October, 
December; on flowers of Daviesia ulicina. 
It will be seen by the dates of capture of some of the commoner species 
that there is a spring and an autumn lirood. I am of opinion that Avheii further 
data is available it will be found that every species, even the largest, is double- 
lirooded; the long summers which \\g enjoy liere making this easily possible. 
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Ordeh HY.MEXOPTEEA, Family MASAUTD.E. 
Farag’ia hirsuta, Meade-Waldo. — A male of this rare insect -was taken 
at Sunnyliank, near Hrisl)ane, on 11th November. This is the second recorded 
example, the type, also a male, being taken by F. P. Dodd at Cairns, North 
Queenslatid. Unfortunately i did not recognise the prize when it was captured, 
or I would have noted the circnimslances with a view to getting more. A large 
number of Odynenis and Alasior were being taken at the time, and the Paragia 
was bottled under the erroneous impression that it was an Ocbjnerus. Nothing 
appears to be known about the life-history of Paragia hirsuta, but the fact that 
it was cai)tured along with tlie two species mentioiuKl suggests that it is in some 
way associated, perhaps as a parasite, with them. The capture of this insect in 
this locality is extremely gratifying in co-nsideration of the facts stated by the 
describer of the species^: — The rarity of these insects is shown by the fact that 
such diligent collectors as Mr. K. E, Turner and his brother the late Gilbert 
Turner oiiIa^ collected one specimen during a twenty years’ residence in North 
Queensland, while Dr. l^erkins, to whom the IMuseum is indebted for the species 
described lielow, has only received three specimens from Mr. F. P. Dodd at long 
intervals.^’ 
Family .MEGALYKIDM]. 
Meg’alyra minuta, Froggatt. — A female was taken at Sunnybank, near 
Brisbane, on J!)th November. It was found at rest on the trunk of a large Euca- 
lyptus tree. The iiead has not previously lieen described, as it was missing in 
the tyi)e specimen. It is globular, Avider than the thorax, and connected with 
the thorax by a distinct neck; black, shining, eoA'ered Avith coarse but shalloAv 
punctures, and with scattered black hairs, longest on the vortex; eyes prominent, 
oval; face from just above insertion of antenna; to mandibles abruptly truncate; 
antenna^ 14-jointed, basal joints bright ferruginous, gradually getting darker, 
apical joints black, basal joint swollen, glalirous, second joint about half the 
hmgth of third, the third and following joints of equal length, and coA'ered Avith 
<i fine pulieseence, mandibles ferruginous. 
W\mi. Alag. Nat. Hist., scr. 8, vol. viii, p. 747, 191Y 
