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median part, propodeum, abdomen, most of thoracic sternites and 

 pleurites, and hind coxae. Sternites in proximity to roots of wings 

 more or less yellowish. Dorsum of head distinctly orange with the 

 ocellar area blackish; face and cheeks yellow. Mesosciitum except 

 anteriorly, parapsides except spots, entire scutellum, and median 

 part of metanotum yellow. Legs yellow, except the dark hind 

 coxae; fore legs faintly brownish. Scape yellow, concolorous with 

 face ; flagellum dark brown. 



Pedicel longer than wide and plainly shorter than the first fu- 

 nicle joint. First funicle joint longest, not quite twice as long as 

 wide. According to Girault : " Club distinct but not much wider 

 than the funicle ; funicle three a little longer than wide ; one nearly 

 twice longer than wide ; pedicel barely as long as funicle three, sub- 

 equal to club two; all club joints wider than long." Funicle and 

 club with numerous dark sensoria. 



Fore wings hyaline or subhyaline, finely and densely ciliated. 

 Posterior basal hairless streak well developed, bending upward at 

 its distal end. Submarginal vein plainly longer than marginal. 

 Stigmal and postmarginal veings as shown in Figure 116. 



Scutellum plainly wider than long (11:8) but not strongly trans- 

 verse, and shorter than the mesoscutum (8:12). Abdomen not 

 much longer than wide (16:15) and shorter than the thorax. Ovi- 

 positor not exserted. Median part of metanotum large. 



Scutellum with three pairs of rather small bristles. Mesoscutum 

 with rather numerous small setae. Each axilla with two setae 

 about as large as those of the mesoscutum. 



The yellow parts of the mesoscutum and scutellum with distinct 

 areolate reticulations. 



Middle tibial spur plainly shorter than the basitarsus. 



Length 1.1 mm. 



Kedescribed from one female (paratype), U.S.N.M. No. 20684. 

 West Australia, George Compere, Coll. 



15. COCCOPHAGUS FLAVICEPS, new species 



Plate 6, Figure 11; Plate 7, Figure 28; Plate 11, Figure 126; Plate 14, 



Figure 170 



This species is readily separable from the described African 

 forms by the hyaline wings, three pairs of bristles on the scutellum, 

 elongated seventh tergite, conformation of the antennae, and dis- 

 tinctive coloration. 



Female. — General color of the body black. Head lemon yellow, 

 except the upper half of the occiput which is black, and the dorsum 

 which becomes fuscous in proximity to the ocelli. Flagellum black; 

 scape yellow except toward the apex on dorsal margin which is 

 blackish. Mesoscutum black marked with a variable amount of 



