INSECUTOR insciti;E menstruus 45 



the first cephalic, both rather large ; stripe 3 two-thirds the 

 width of 1, crossing so as to cut oflf the distal edge widely 

 across its middle ; 3 is gently sinuous on basal margin but 

 distal margin is regularly scooped out on each side leaving the 

 median part regularly convex; the apex of the wing looks as 

 if it had been torn ofif; the front and hind margins between 

 stripes 2 and 3 are narrowly fuscous. Fore wing broad, the 

 marginal cilia one-fourth the greatest width, smoky also a 

 little out from base. Funicles five times longer than wide. 

 Club shortest. 



One male, forest, July 34, 1918, Gordonvale. 



Neanastatus novus, new species. 



Like desertensis but head uniformly honey, prepectus (save 

 ventro-cephalic margin) concolorous, so hind legs save troch- 

 anters and first four tarsal joints — so proximal third middle 

 femur. Only extreme tip middle tibial spur purple. 



Jungle, Mulgrave River, November, 1918. 



Neanastatus parvus, new species. 



Like cinctiventris but a half smaller, and the antennae are 

 rich brown, the mouth yellow, the spot on fore wing faint, 

 quadrate and scarcely passing the stigmal vein. Also, prono- 

 tum is yellowish distad. Scutellum all yellow save edges. 



One female, Inkerman, December 9, 1917. 



Coccophagus signus, new species. 



Like the robust purple species. Purple, wings clear, scutel- 

 lum, 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 window, female. 



Ooctonus centaurus, new species. 



Scutum, scutellum scaly ; petiole longitudinally striate, some- 

 what longer than wide, widening distad, distinct; propodeum 

 glabrous, with two long narrow median carinas, well but not 

 widely, separated ; like australiensis but coxae and first femora 



