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in a small triangle in the center of the vertex; eyes somewhat con- 

 vergent above, long-ovate, naked. Bulbs separated by a long, 

 acutely triangular raised area in the scrobicular cavity. Genae 

 long, genal suture distinct. Pronotum incised at meson. Parpa- 

 sidal furrows complete, the axillae rather widely separated. Scu- 

 tellum simple, its caudal margin carinate and preceded by a line of 

 deep punctures separated by narrow, short carinae. Propodeum 

 with a short, solid acutely margined median carina, which is V- 

 shaped and margined on each side by a broad sulcus; the spiracle 

 cephalad, large, elliptical. Abdomen sessile, the ovipositor not ex- 

 serted, the abdomen not any longer than the head and thorax com- 

 bined, flat above, acutely conic-ovate, its second segment smooth, 

 forming nearly half of the surface. Wings infuscated; marginal 

 vein long, only slightly shorter than the submarginal, the stigmal 

 and postmarginal veins also long, the former curved, only half the 

 length of the postmarginal, which is three-fourths the length of the 

 marginal. Metallic, large. 



Male. — Not known. 



Type: The species australica, described forthwith. 

 1 . Caloseteroides australica, new species. 

 ^Female. — Length, 5.65 mm. 



Metallic purplish with aeneous tinges, the face metallic green; 

 legs reddish brown, the coxae, the posterior femora (exteriorly only) 

 concolorous, the intermediate tibiae promixad and exteriorly and 

 the cephalic tibiai exteriorly or along the outer margin, black. 

 Wings with a distinct, large embrcwned subsagittate cloud in its 

 middle, longitudinally, the area appearing as if hung by one of the 

 lateral angles from the apex of the stigmal vein; also there is an 

 elliptical spot suspended from the apex of the submarginal vein. 

 Antennae black, the scape concolorous. Head and thorax granu- 

 lately punctate. 



Male. — Not kno\vn. 



Described from a pinned female received ' from the Acting 

 Government Entomologist of Victoria, labelled "Millbrook, Vic- 

 toria." 



Habitat: Australia — Victoria (Millbrook). 



Type: No. Hy 1196, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the above 

 specimen, plus a slide, bearing fore wing, the legs and antenna. 



