182 INSECUTOR INSCITI^ MENSTRUUS 



Saniford, near Brisbane, May, 1916 (H. Hacker). From 

 Lcptospermum. 



Elasmus ero, new species. 



Like shellyi but scape concolorous, the distal metallic of 

 abdomen is divided by a narrow orange cross-stripe very near 

 its proximal ends. Femora white at apex. 



Brisbane, October (H. Hacker). 



Elasmus inkaka, new species. 



Like flavipostscutellum but orange part of abdomen with 

 three narrow cross-stripes, funicle 1 cup-shaped, shorter than 

 pedicel, 2 twice wider than long, hind coxa with only dorsal 

 sixth metallic. Orange of abdomen longer than distal me- 

 tallic. 



Two females, Gordonvale, forest, July. 



Elasmus centaurus, new species. 



Orange, the head green save triangularly from mouth up to 

 antennae (including lower edge of cheek), densely punctate. 

 Green: Pronotum (nearly to hind margin at meson but the 

 hind margin of green convex, thus recedes behind further and 

 further, leaving wider yellow), axillae, tegulae save base at 

 apex, scutellum, scutum behind in the form of a blunt cone 

 one-third way up meson, mesopleurum (save prepectus), 

 pedicel, funicle and club, postscutellum conically toward mid- 

 dle and extreme apex, propodeum, metapleurum, upper sixth 

 hind coxa widely centrally, proximal fourth, distal third of 

 abdomen above, the intermediate orange nearly equal the distal 

 metallic. Distad, upper edge of hind femur metallic. Wings 

 subhyaline, setae of hind tibiae in sagittate areas. Funicles 

 much longer than wide. Mandibles 5-dentate. 



Jungle, Mount Sophia, June. Also at Gordonvale, jungle, 

 in late August. 



Elasmus burnsi, new species. 



Robust. Runs to lividus but scape dusky save two-thirds 

 beneath toward base, first legs save coxa at extreme base, 

 knees, base hind femur, all tibiae and tarsi pale. Abdomen red 



