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brownish. Abdomen with base concolorous trans\'ersely and also 

 the distal fourth, the rather long intervening portion orange yellow- 

 marked along each side (from both dorsal and ventral aspects) 

 with a longitudinal row of from 3 to 4 black dots. Wings subhyaline. 

 Mandibles with eleven teeth, the first two large, the others minute. 

 First ring-joint very short. First funicle joint longer than the 

 pedicel, the distal one only slightly longer than the pedicel but 

 longer than any of the club joints. 



Male. — Not known. 



Described from one female captured by sweeping the forest 

 growths on Mount Pyramid (1500—2500 feet), June 2, 1913 

 (A. P. Dodd). 



Habitat. — Australia — Nelson (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type. — The above female on a tag and a slide with the head. 



2. Elasmus orientalis, n. sp. 



Female. — Length 1.57 mm. 



Like pallidicornis Girault, but the antennal concolorous with 

 the body, the scape (except slightly above) pale brown and the 

 cephalic tibicC are white; also the knees. Moreover, the funicle 

 joints are subequal, all distinctly longer than wide and each a 

 little longer than the pedicel. 



Male. — Not known. 



Described from one female captured by sweeping in a jungle, 

 May 18, 1913 (A. P. Dodd). 



/Ja^/Zfl/.— Australia — Ktiranda, Queensland. 



Type. — The above specimen on a card or tag. 



Family CHALCIDID/E. 



CHALCITELLINI. 



Genus Chalcitell aides Girault. 

 1. Chalcitelloides nigrithorax, n. sp. 



Female. — Length 2.60 mm. 



Black but like the type species {nigriscutum) except that only 

 the scape, pedicel and first four funicle joints are red; abdomen 

 blood red, but black above and along upper half of each side (a 

 little proximad of middle), the petiole black; tegula? and legs 

 (except coxa?) blood red, the hind femur with a long rounded black 

 spot centrally. Antenna 11-jointed. Fore wings lightly stained. 



