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Basitarsus of middle legs about as long as the succeeding joints 

 combined; tibial spur a triflle longer than the basitarsus. 



Girault's description in part follows : " Pale honey yellow, the 

 wings hyaline; pronotum at middle rather widely and a diamond 

 shaped spot on each side of the thorax in vicinity of the axillae 

 black. Stigmal vein very short, nearly sessile. Funicle joints not 

 long, 3 quadrate, the other two a little longer than wide, subequal 

 to the pedicel; the club well defined. Ovipositor valves dusky 

 blackish. Abdomen distad with faintly indicated narrow cross 

 stripes (just before apex). The two spots seem to be on the cephalic 

 two-thirds of each axillae. 



" From two specimens taken by sweeping Lontana^ October 20, 

 1911. 



" Habitat : Mackay, Queensland. 



" Type : No. Hg/2933, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, one female 

 on a slide." 



The color pattern as described by Girault is now only faintly 

 discernible. Center of pronotum and anterior margin of mesoscutum 

 at center, blackish. Anterior two-thirds of axillae blackish with 

 distinct reticulations. 



Measurements in mm. : According to Girault the length of head 

 and body is 0.72. Length of body, exclusive of head, and exserted 

 ovipositor, 0.56. Length of exserted ovipositor sheaths 0.08. Length 

 of thorax 0.28. Length of abdomen 0.28. Fore wings 0.56 long by 

 0.26 wide. Marginal fringe 0.028 long. Marginal vein 0.12 long; 

 submarginal 0.18 long. Tarsi of middle legs 0.1456 long; basitarsus 

 0.056 long ; tibial spur .0784 long. 



Redescribed from type female. No data on slide other than 

 name, female type, and Queensland Museum number. 



35. COCCOPHAGUS ZEBRATUS Howard 



Plate 8, Figure 44 ; Plate 11, Figure 91 ; Plate 14, Figure 178 



Coccophagus zebratus Howard, U. S. Dept. Agr. Tech. Ser. No. 12, pt. 4, 1907, p. 

 81, Fig. 18.— Mercet, Trab. Mus. Cien. Nat. Madrid, No. 10, 1912, p. 246 



This aberrant species is recognizable by the original description. 

 Aside from distinctive coloration, it possesses unusual structural 

 characters, notably, the swollen hind coxae and femora, and sharply 

 tridentate mandibles. The original color pattern of the two type 

 females is difficult to detect because of fading, the yellows and 

 browns appearing somewhat alike. 



Female. — Club dark brown, almost black; first two funicle joints 

 lighter than the club; third funicle joint white in sharp contrast. 

 Pedicel light brown basally, paler towards the apex. Dorsal margin 

 of scape light brown, the remainder whitish, concolorous with face. 

 According to Howard, frontovertex lemon yellow, as is the occiput, 



