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III, IV and Y of abdomen transverse. Antenna? the same except 

 as noted. 



This genus sliould be compared with Eriglyptus Crawford. 



TETRASTICHINI 



Genus Tetrastichus Haliday 

 1. Tetrastichus victoriensis new species 



Female— hength, 1.35 mm. Shining black, the median grooved 

 line of the scutum and the lateral margins of the seutellum 

 straw yellow as are also the antennip and venation, tarsi, knees 

 and portions of the tibiae; thorax with metallic purplish reflec- 

 tions. Wings very slightly embrowned throughout. Thorax 

 extraordinarily finely longitudinally lined. A slight stain under 

 apex of stigmal vein. Antenna^ normal (ten -jointed, two ring- 

 joints), the pedicel long obconic, the proximal and distal joints 

 of the funicle subequal, joint II shorter than either and sub- 

 quadrate. 



(From six specimens, the same magnification). 



Male — Not known. 



Described from six female specimens mounted on a single 

 card labelled "Chalcids parasitic on cynipid galls on Acacia 

 discolor, Melbourne". Received from the Acting Government 

 Entomologist of Victoria, C. French Jnr. 



Habitat — Australia — Melbourne, Victoria. 



Type — No. Hy 1200, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the above 

 specimens, plus a slide bearing a fore wing and head. 



2. Tetrastichus fasciatus new species 

 Female — Length, 2 mm., more or less. General color lemon 

 yellow, the abdomen darker; disk of the cephalic half of the 

 scutum darker like the abdomen (except more or less along 

 the meson), the center of the scutum with a fuscous round spot 

 on each side of the meson, each spot at the apex of the darker 

 portions on each side; propodeum cephalad, parapsidal fur- 

 rows and suture between scutum and seutellum, black; also the 

 margins of the seutellum more liroadly laterad. Abdomen 

 more or less distinctly banded transversely with ])lack (very 



