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Habitat. — Australia — Mount Tambourine, Queensland. 

 Type. — The above specimen, the head on a slide. 



Family PTEROMALID.^. 



SPHEGIGASTEINI.. 



Eurydinotomorpha, new genus. 

 Female. — Closely allied with Eiirydinotella Girault but the 

 abdomen is long, pointed conic-ovate, the second segment occupying 

 onl}^ about a fifth (or slightly more) of the surface, the abdomen 

 longer than the head and thorax united. Postmarginal vein very 

 long, over twice the length of the stigmal. First funicle joint 

 longest, longer than the pedicel. Propodeum with abbreviated 

 median and lateral carinse. Parapsidal furrows a little over half 

 complete. Second abdominal segment nearly four times the 

 length of the third, the fourth nearly twice the length of the third, 

 subequal to segment 5, segment 6 a little longer than 4 and 5 

 while 7 is apparently as long as, or longer than, 2. Petiole distinct, 

 but short. Caudal margin of abdominal segments straight. The 

 genus has the habitus of Sympiesis of the Eulophida?. 



Male. — Not known. 



Type. — The following species. 



1. Eurydinatomorpha pax, n. sp. 



Female. — Length 3.00 mm. 



Metallic shining blue, the abdomen aeneous green, purple 

 dorsad, the wings hyaline, the venation tarsi, tips of tibial and 

 scape pale yellow, the femora and tibiae reddish brown, the coxa^r 

 concolorous. Pedicel and first ring-joint suffused with pallid. 

 F'irst club joint forming over half the club, subequal to the third 

 funicle joint which is a fourth longer than the pedicel. Short 

 white hairs on mesoscutum giving an effect somewhat as is com- 

 mon wi.th species of Catolaccus. Head and thorax reticulated,, 

 the propodeum more densely S3, the network smaller, the abdomen 

 finely so. Funicle and club black. 



Male. — Unknown. 



Described from one female captured by sweeping in jungle^ 

 October 28, 1911. 



Habitat. — Australia — Babinda (near Cairns), N. Queensland. 



