INSECUTOR INSCITI^ MENSTRUUS 181 



NEW SPECIES OF ELASMUS FROM AUSTRALIA 



(HymcHoptera, Elasmidcr) 



By a. a. GIRAULT 



Elasmus pavo, new species. 



Like flavipostscutellum, but postscutellum black at base, 

 abdomen orange but margined down sides for a bit over 

 proximal half except for a space at proximal one-eighth ; also 

 distal fourth above metallic save (sometimes) for a very nar- 

 row orange stripe near tip. Mandibles 6-dentate. Scape pale. 

 Head punctures rather sparse. Pedicel rather long, equal to 

 funicle 3, funicle 1 twice longer than wide. 



Gordonvale, Queensland, forest, July 9, 1918. Also 

 Aloomba, July 10. Also Brisbane, November, 1916 (H. 

 Hacker). 



Elasmus kulabaga, new species. 



Like divinus, but abdomen wholly metallic, the distinct in- 

 fuscation of the fore wing is uniform and over distal fourth. 

 Mandibles 7-dentate. Head punctures tolerably dense. Scape 

 pale. Funicle 1 twice longer than wide. Also first leg pale 

 save femur above, coxa at base ; 2 and 3 green save apex of 

 coxae, base of femora and the tibiae. Postscutellum all yellow. 



From canes, Nelson, October, 1915 (A. P. Dodd). 



Elasmus nakomara, new species. 



Like formosus, but propodeum all metallic, upper edge hind 

 coxae so, the mandibles only 5-dentate. Funicle 1 thrice longer 

 than wide. 



Brisbane, June (H. Hacker). 



Elasmus arumburinga, new species. 



Like formosus, but pronotum widely black to scutum's mid- 

 dle, then rest of scutum metallic and distal two-thirds parap- 

 sides, this metallic acute on its cephalic end, a dot under 

 tegula, all of propodeum save latero-caudal margin. Mandi- 

 bles 6-dentate. Cephalic margin scutellum narrowly metallic. 

 Head densely punctate, also upper edge hind coxa. 



