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  PROCEEDINGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  NATIONAL 
  MUSEUM 
  VOL. 
  96 
  

  

  South 
  Queensland, 
  Australia. 
  In 
  Dodd's 
  key 
  to 
  species, 
  per- 
  

   pulchra 
  is 
  separated 
  from 
  insularis 
  on 
  the 
  basis 
  of 
  a 
  difference 
  

   in 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  abdominal 
  petiole. 
  This 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  plainly 
  

   longer 
  than 
  wide 
  in 
  perpulchra 
  while 
  females 
  of 
  insularis 
  are 
  

   said 
  to 
  have 
  it 
  transverse. 
  The 
  scutellum 
  of 
  perpulchra 
  is 
  said 
  

   to 
  be 
  dull 
  metallic 
  green. 
  

  

  THEOCOLAXIA 
  PERPULCHRA 
  var. 
  METALLICA 
  (Dodd), 
  new 
  combination 
  

  

  P 
  loaniotura 
  perpulchra 
  metallica 
  Dodd, 
  Mem. 
  Queensland 
  Mus., 
  vol. 
  9, 
  p. 
  71, 
  

   1927. 
  

  

  Described 
  from 
  collected 
  specimens 
  taken 
  in 
  Cairns 
  district, 
  

   North 
  Queensland, 
  Australia. 
  According 
  to 
  Dodd 
  this 
  form 
  is 
  

   distinguished 
  from 
  typical 
  perpulchra 
  by 
  its 
  more 
  extensive 
  me- 
  

   tallic 
  coloration. 
  

  

  THEOCOLAXIA 
  SCOLYTTVORA 
  (Ashnead). 
  new 
  combination 
  

  

  Plate 
  47, 
  Figures 
  7, 
  7a 
  

   Cerocephala 
  scolytivora 
  (Ashmead 
  MS.) 
  Riley 
  and 
  Howard, 
  Insect 
  Life, 
  vol. 
  

  

  4, 
  p. 
  122, 
  1891. 
  (Nomen 
  nudum.) 
  

   Cerocephala 
  scolytivora 
  AsHMEAD, 
  Proc. 
  Ent. 
  Sec. 
  Washington, 
  vol. 
  3, 
  p. 
  33, 
  

  

  1894. 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  was 
  described 
  from 
  southern 
  Florida 
  as 
  a 
  parasite 
  

   of 
  the 
  scolytid 
  Loganius 
  ficus 
  Schwarz. 
  The 
  types 
  are 
  in 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  

   National 
  Museum. 
  

  

  Female. 
  — 
  Length 
  1.8 
  mm. 
  Head 
  viewed 
  from 
  in 
  front 
  very 
  

   slightly 
  longer 
  than 
  broad, 
  distinctly 
  convex 
  in 
  outline 
  dorsally 
  

   and 
  less 
  strongly 
  so 
  below; 
  antennae 
  inserted 
  very 
  nearly 
  on 
  a 
  

   line 
  with 
  ventral 
  extremities 
  of 
  eyes; 
  face 
  below 
  antennae 
  dis- 
  

   tinctly 
  concave, 
  the 
  depression 
  sharply 
  margined 
  laterally; 
  be- 
  

   tween 
  bases 
  of 
  antennae 
  is 
  a 
  strong 
  protuberance 
  which 
  is 
  flat- 
  

   tened 
  and 
  delicately 
  margined 
  above 
  and 
  terminates 
  in 
  a 
  sharp 
  

   and 
  slightly 
  upturned 
  point; 
  margin 
  of 
  facial 
  depression 
  with 
  a 
  

   shallow 
  incision 
  laterad 
  of 
  base 
  of 
  antenna, 
  the 
  lower 
  angle 
  of 
  

   this 
  incision 
  slightly 
  prominent 
  but 
  not 
  forming 
  a 
  distinct 
  tooth 
  ; 
  

   scrobes 
  not 
  extending 
  to 
  the 
  front 
  ocellus; 
  ocelli 
  in 
  an 
  obtuse 
  

   triangle, 
  ocellocular 
  line 
  about 
  equal 
  to 
  distance 
  between 
  posterior 
  

   ocelli 
  ; 
  eyes 
  not 
  prominent, 
  equal 
  in 
  length 
  to 
  approximately 
  half 
  

   the 
  length 
  of 
  head. 
  Vertex, 
  upper 
  part 
  of 
  frons, 
  cheeks, 
  and 
  

   whole 
  area 
  behind 
  eyes 
  smooth 
  and 
  polished; 
  frons 
  laterad 
  of 
  

   scrobes 
  and 
  face 
  laterad 
  of 
  the 
  depression 
  weakly 
  rugulose; 
  area 
  

   within 
  facial 
  depression 
  mostly 
  smooth. 
  

  

  Antennae 
  consisting 
  of 
  scape, 
  pedicel, 
  six 
  funicular 
  segments 
  

   and 
  club. 
  Scape 
  bottle-shaped, 
  rather 
  short, 
  slender 
  at 
  base, 
  

   rather 
  abruptly 
  thickened 
  beyond 
  basal 
  one-third 
  ; 
  pedicel 
  slightly 
  

   longer 
  than 
  broad 
  ; 
  first 
  funicular 
  segment 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  pedicel 
  and 
  

   a 
  little 
  longer 
  than 
  broad, 
  slightly 
  longer 
  than 
  second; 
  segments 
  

  

  