48 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 



IDARNIN^. 



Genus Philotrypesis Foerster. 

 1. Philotrypesis longiventris, n. sp. 



Female. — Length 2.75 mm., exclusive of the ovipositor. 

 Brownish black, the legs including the coxae yellowish brown, the 

 wings hyaline; sides and venter of abdomen yellowish brown. 

 Scape concolorous with the legs, the flagellum black, the black 

 pedicel subequal to the first funicle joint, the next two (joints 2 

 and 3) funicle joints subequal, each a little shorter than 1 ; distal 

 funicle joint a little longer than each of the three club joints. Cly- 

 peal area yellow. Mandibles bidentate. Body, including propodeum 

 and abdomen, finely scaly, the propodeum without a median carina. 



Male. — -Unknown . 



Described from one female captured by sweeping in a jungle 

 pocket, June 4, 1913. 



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



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



Genus Sycoscaptella Westwood. 

 1. Sycoscaptella angela, n. sp. 



Female. — Length 2.26 mm., excluding the black ovipositor^ 

 which is nearly as long as the body. 



Deep pinkish orange, the wings hyaline, the legs and scape 

 concolorous, the flagellum dusky. Three transverse black spots 

 across meson of abdomen, the first smallest, all more or less tri- 

 angular; also a black dot at meson, apex of fifth segment and which 

 is nearly joined to the narrow black dorsal surface of the (following) 

 two produced or tubular segments of which the second is shorter. 

 Postmarginal vein longer than the stigmal. Propodeum with three 

 delicate sulci at meson, separate, the scutellum simple, but both it 

 and the scutum with a median longitudinal impression. Thorax 

 finely reticulated. Antennas 13-jointed, three ring and club joints, 

 the funicle joints only slightly longer than wide and more or less 

 equal. Mandibles bidentate. 



Male. — Unknown. 



Described from one female captured by sweeping in forest, 

 November 6,^1912. 



Habitat. — Australia — Ayr, Queensland. 



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



