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13 teeth, basal one large, triangular, next small, next larger than the 

 following which form a decreasing series; outer surface finely, closely 

 punctate; inner surface very finely and sparsely punctate. Post- 

 marginal vein one third as long as the marginal and one half longer 

 than the stigmal. 



Known from the others occurring on these islands by the almost 

 entirely black hind femora, with minute yellow marking at tip. 



Chalcis salomonis Cameron. 



Proc. Linn. soc. N. S. Wales, 1911, 36, p. 349. 

 One female from Ugi. 



Chalcis euploeae Westw. 



Trans. Ent. soc. London, 1837, 2, p. vi Proc. 

 One specimen from Yandma. 



Scelionidae. 



Scelio setiger, sp. nov. 



Type.— M. C. Z. 9,069. Solomons: Ugi. W. M. Mann. 

 9 . Black, the four anterior tibiae and tarsi fuscous, front wings 

 strongly infuscated, hind ones hyaline. Front and vertex reticulate, 

 with shallow, thimble-like punctures; a small smooth area above the 

 median ocellus and a triangular smooth space above the base of 

 antennae; reticulations of front below on the sides forming several 

 raised lines that converge toward the base of the mandible; malar 

 furrow nearly half as long as the eye"; cheeks and back of head irregu- 

 larly reticulate, more coarsely so on the cheeks which have no striae 

 of any kind. Head seen from aboAC twice as wide as thick, strongly 

 excavated behind, the lateral ocelli very close to the eye-margin. 

 Antennae stout; scape reaching to level of middle of eye; first flagel- 

 lar joint one half longer than the pedicel, strongly narrowed basally, 

 slightly over twice as long as thick at tip: three following joints 

 widened, twice as wide as long and really forming a part of the club in 



