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than Elcnchits, and the structure seems to me to greatly favor 

 the interpretation of the mouth-parts, that I have adopted. The 

 edge, which, in Elcnchns, Eaton supposed to l^e the apex of the 

 Hgula, is in Dcinclciichits easily seen to be no free edge at all. 

 but is due to a bend perhaps augmented by a ridge in the part 

 I have called epistome. The post-scutellum of the metathorax 

 is longer than in Elcnchns. 



D. anstralcnsis. 



Male. Piceous, perhaps blacker in mature specimens; the 

 sides and scutellum of the metathorax pale, its anterior lobe 

 and postscutellum dark. Legs with t'he femora pale, the tibiae 

 dark, fuscous. Elytra for the most part blackish, the wings 

 (not spread) apparently quite smoky, with a slight iridescence, 

 the neuration 'black. Expanse probably about 4.5-5. mm. 



Hab. Cairns, Queensland; extracted from a puparium in the 

 abdomen of a female of a large Fulgorid of, or allied to, the 

 genus Platybrachys. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



An extensive bibliographic list is given by Brues and as his 

 paper is cited below, it is not necessary to refer to the titles 

 that are therein listed. I merely refer to one or two, which he 

 has passed over. 



Brues, C. T. "A contribution to our knowledge of the Stylo- 

 pidae." Zool. Jahrb. Abth.' Anat. XVIII, 

 (1903) p. 241. 



Dale, C. W. "Stylopidae" Ent. Mo. Mag. 1892, p. 50. 



Eaton, A. E. "Notes on Elcnchns tcnniconn's Kby. with illus- 

 trations." loc. cit. p. 250. 



Perkins, R. C. L. "Stvlopized bees." loc. cit. p. i. 



Saunders, Edward. "Elcnchns fcnnicornls Kirby, parasitic on 

 a Homopterous insect of the genus Libnrnia." 

 loc. cit. p. 249. 



Id. ''Elcnchns tcnnicornis, Kirby, and its host." loc. cit. p. 

 297. 



Theobald, F. V. "Stylopized bees." loc. cit. p. 40. 



