BY P. CAMERON. 203 



before the stigmal branch. Pro- and mesothorax opaque, pro- 

 and mesonotouni very finely, closely, transversely striated in 

 front. Metanotum smooth, shining, cf. Length, 4 mm. 



Gosford, N.S.W. Bred from she-oak galls (Caxuarina sp.); 

 in November (W. W. Froggatt). 



The hair on the legs and metapleurge is longer than else- 

 where ; that on the legs is long, white and sparse. Hind tibiae 

 flattened, broader than the others ; metatarsus as long as 

 second and third joints united, and a little shorter than the 

 apical. The apex of the antennal scape does not reach much 

 beyond the middle of front, nor do the antennal depressions. 



EURYTOMA TASMANICA, Sp.U. 



Black : flagellum of antennae, including the pedicle, testa- 

 ceous : legs yellowish-testaceous, paler than the antennse ; 

 coxae and hinder femora (more broadly in cT than in $ ) 

 black : wings hyaline, nervures pale testaceous. Mandibles 

 in both sexes rufo-testaceous, their teeth black : in 9 there is 

 a longish conical mark on either side of the clypeus ; in cf this 

 mark extends slightly obliquely up on either side of the centre 

 of the face to near the antennae, the clypeus being entirely 

 rufo-testaceous. The antennae in cf ^i"© black, except the 

 pedicle, and the narrowed part of the flagellar joints are 

 testaceous ; the hairs are stiff, black, and longer than the 

 joints. Pubescence of head, thorax, and legs white, moder- 

 ately dense. Abdominal petiole in cf as long as hind coxae. 

 cT 9 • Length, 2 mm. 



Launceston, Tasmania (F. M. Littler). 

 ■ Head above opaque, the face more shining. Thorax acicu- 

 lated, pronotum sparsely, umbilically punctate. Basal third 

 of mesonotum finely, closely, transversely striated : the rest 

 strongly aciculated, sparsely punctured, the scutellum finely, 

 closely punctiired, and with some scattered punctures. Pro- 

 and base of mesopleui'ae opaque, alutaceous : the apex of the 

 latter finely, closely reticulated. Metapleurae finely rugose, 

 opaque. ' Pedicle of antennae in 9 twice longer than wide, 



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