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terior cross-vein oblique, its upper extremity beyond the termin- 

 ation of the second longitudinal. Legs black, tip of femora and 

 base of tibiae yellow, tarsi dark above, black or piceous. 



Abdomen of the male sometimes more or less shining, gen- 

 erally duller in the female, basal segment with a band of white 

 tomentum, and with a few black bristles on each side, elsewhere 

 nearly bare. Hypopygium of the male with a great impression 

 at the tip; ovipositor of the female very slightly curved. Length 

 3 -25-3 -5 mm. 



HAB. Cairns, Queensland; two or three specimens captured, 

 but not bred. 



24. P. pseiidophaiics, sp. nov. 



In almost every respect like the preceding, but less brightly 

 aeneous, and at once distinguished by the fact that the basal 

 abdominal segment is without the line of black bristles on each 

 side. The legs in this species appear to vary in colour, the tarsi 

 being generally black or brown above, but in one specimen they 

 are yellow. Length 3.25-3.75 mm. 



HAB. Cairns, Queensland; on the coast and in the moun- 

 tains; one example was bred from the same Jassid (a species of 

 Hccahis) as P. cruciator. 



25. P. Icimoiiios, sp. nov. 



Male; front of head, and face with white tomentum. as also the 

 head posteriorly at the sides; third joint of antennae strongly 

 acuminate, blackish or pitchy. 



Thorax very thinly tomentose. with a pale spot on each side 

 in front; the metanotum more densely covered with whitish 

 tomentum. especially at the sides; halteres whitish, black on the 

 basal half; mesonotum and scutellum with short and fine but 

 quite noticeable erect hairs. Wings nearly clear, third costal seg- 

 ment very short, and not stigmated; small cross-vein near the 

 middle of the upper side of discal cell, and beyond the apex of 

 the first longitudinal vein; upper extremity of posterior cross- 

 vein beyond the termination of the second longitudinal. Legs 

 black, knee joints yellow, tarsi black or pitchy above. 



Abdomen blue-black, sparsely but quite conspicuously clothed 

 with shorft 'black hairs; basal segment without a band of pale 

 tomentum, but with the bristles well developed on each side; 

 liypopygium with greyish-fuscous tomentum, impressed or chan- 

 neled. Length 3 mm. 



HAB. Brisbane, Queensland. 



