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anterior pair on the scute] lum. Left axilla with only two setae 

 present. Right axilla with four setae present. Apparently the left 

 axilla never possessed more than two setae, for only two setiferous 

 punctures are discernible. Scutellum with three pairs of setae or 

 bristles. 



Basitarsus of middle legs short, about one-third as long as live 

 tarsal joints combined, or about as long as two succeeding tarsal 

 joints combined; tibial spur slightly longer than basitarsus. 



Girault's description gives many characters which are no longer 

 discernible : 



" Silvery white; the following parts honey yellow: Center of ver- 

 tex, scutum, parapsides, and scutellum. The following parts jet 

 black: Dorsum of abdomen excepting for three round spots in a 

 triangle, one at apex, the other two opposite, at the lateral margin 

 of the distal two-thirds; center of occiput; and the club except the 

 distal half or more of distal joint. Lateral halves of each funicle 

 joint and the axillae dusky. 



" From one female taken on a window, January 16, 1914. 



"Habitat: Gordon Vale (Cairns), Queensland. 



" Type : No. Hg/2936, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female 

 on a slide.'' 



Measurements in mm. : Girault gives the length as 0.65. Pedicel 

 0.0312 long by 0.0224 wide. First funicle joint 0.0304 long by 0.0216 

 wide; second funicle joint 0.0360 long by 0.0240 wide; third funicle 

 joint 0.0312 long by 0.0264 wide. First club joint 0.0376 long by 

 0.0384 wide; second club joint 0.0360 long by 0.0376 wide; third club 

 joint 0.0360 long by 0.0368 wide. Fore wings, 0.48 long by 0.18 wide. 

 Marginal vein 0.16 long; submarginal 0.16 long. Middle tarsi 0.1296 

 long; basitarsus 0.04 long; tibial spur 0.0496 long. 



Redescribed from the type female in the Queensland Museum. No 

 data on slide other than name, type designation, and museum 

 number. 



40. COCCOPHAGUS ARGENTIFASCIA Girault 



Plate 8, Figure 48 ; Plate 10, Figure 83 ; Plate 11, Figure 93 ; Plate 12, 



Figure 137 



Coccophagus argentifascia Gieault, Memoirs Queensland Museum, vol. 4, 

 p. 54, 1915. 



Girault, in his original description, describes the coloration of this 

 species in detail and his description will probably enable identifica- 

 tion of the species on the basis of coloration. The color pattern 

 described by Girault is now only vaguely discernible. The species 

 can be easily recognized by good structural characters, however, 

 especially by the narrow fore wings. It belongs to the group of 

 Coccophagus species which have the transverse scutellum. The fe- 



