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ginal vein plainly shorter than the submarginal. Postmarginal 

 vein distinct, shortly produced. Stigmal vein shown in figure 95. 



Scutellum large, slightly wider than long (13:10) and as long 

 as the mesoscutum. Ovipostor sheaths not reaching the apex of 

 abdomen (fig. 140). 



Scutellum furnished with three pairs of small setae comparable 

 in size to those of the mesoscutum. Mesoscutum sparsely setose, 

 the setae very small and inconspicuous. Small setae on sides of 

 first four tergites; on the fifth and sixth tergites the setae form 

 a complete row across the dorsum; seventh tergite with longer and 

 paler setae at the apex. 



Basitarsus of middle legs almost as long as the succeeding joints 

 united ; tibial spur about two-thirds as long as the basitarsus. 



Length 1.1 mm. 



Male. — Yellow and black to brown. Head colored like that of 

 female. Pronotum blackish, the sides yellow. Mesoscutum on 

 either side with a wide band of yellow, the disk occupied by a 

 blackish V-shaped area. Parapsides with a rounded, dark blotch 

 anteriorly, remainder yellow. Axillae entirely blackish. Meson of 

 scutellum with a broad, longitudinal blackish blotch, which in some 

 specimens is more or less V-shaped. Median part of metanotum 

 pale yellow, remainder of metanotum and propodeum blackish. 

 Abdomen blackish above; seventh tergite suffused with yellow. 

 Sides and under parts of thorax and abdomen yellow. Legs yellow, 

 tarsi of fore legs and apical joints of middle and hind legs fuscous. 

 Wing veins pale white. 



Antennae shown in Figure 151. 



Type.—Cixt. No. 42102, U.S.N.M. 



Described from 10 females and 2 males (holotype, allotype, and 

 paratypes) reared from Inglisia species, Taronga Zoological Park, 

 Sydney, New South Wales, October 28, 1927, collected by H. 

 Compere. 



12. COCCOPHAGUS SIGNUS Girault 



Plate 7, Figure 26 ; Plate 10, Figure 85 ; Plate 11, Figure 120 

 Coccophagus signus Giratjlt, Insecutor Inseitiae Menstruus, vol. 8, 1920, p. 45. 



Girault's original description follows: "Like the robust purple 

 species. Purple, wings clear, scutellum, postscutellum, scape, and 

 legs save first two pairs, coxae, base of first femora, lemon. Mouth 

 orange. Scutellum naked, with four setae in a rectangle (wider 

 than long). Meringa, on a window, female." 



The type female is fairly well preserved, the head detached from 

 body. It is almost impossible to determine the original body color. 

 So far as can be seen the legs are light yellow and the head and body 

 brownish, or blackish in part suffused with yellow. It apparently 

 belongs to the group of Coccoj^hagus related to G. rusti Compere. 



