342 PARASITIC HYMENOPTERA, I., 



middle. Abdomen smooth, post-petiole finely striated. 

 Length, 5 mm. 



Sydney, N.S.W. Bred from the larva of a moth, Teara 

 sp. (W. W. Froggatt). 



MICROGASTERIN^. 



Apanteles philceampus, sp.n. 



9 . Black ; basal two ventral segments pallid testaceous, 

 legs rufous, coxjb, apex of hind femora iiarrowly, of hind 

 tibiae more broadly and hind tarsi, black ; wings hyaline, 

 nervures and stigma fuscous. First abdominal segment 

 almost one-fourth longer than wide at apex ; second a little 

 more than one-half length of third. Metanotum in one 

 example with a not very distinct keel down middle ; it is 

 probably not always defined. Sheath of ovipositor short, 

 broad. Length, 3 mm. 



Wattle Flat, N.S.W. ; in January. "Bred from a cater- 

 pillar "(W. W. Froggatt). 



Head shining, smooth, almost bare. Thorax above densely 

 covered with white pubescence, which is denser and longer 

 on metathorax. Mesonotum closely, distinctly punctured ; 

 scutellum gradually narrowed to a point. Metanotum more 

 opaque, coarsely alutaceous, as are also, but less strongly, 

 the basal two abdominal segments. Third abdominal seg- 

 ment a little shorter than first, fovirth not quite one-half the 

 length of third, and slightly shorter than second. 



Apanteles sydneyensis, sp.n. 



9 . Black ; legs rufous-testaceous, base of middle coxa;, 

 posterior entirely and apex of hind femora narrowly, black ; 

 apex of hind tibiae infuscated. Wings hyaline, stigma and 

 nervures pallid, testaceous. Antennse almost fuscous. Meta- 

 notum coriaceous, opaque, not keeled. Basal two abdominal seg- 

 ments opaque, alutaceous, finely, irregularly, obscurely, longitudi- 

 nally striated ; first segment not much longer than it is wide 

 at apex ; second about one-half its length ; third a little 

 shorter than it. Ovipositor short. Length, 2 mm. 



