170 2IEM0IHS OF THE QVEENSLAXD MFSEVM. 



AUSTRALIAN 

 HYMENOPTERA CHALCIDOIDEA— III. 



SECOND SUPPLEMENT. 



By a. A- GiRAULT. 



Fajviily ELASMID.E.' 



The same magnification. See these ileninivs, IT. 



Genus ELASiMUS Westwood. 



All tlio Australian sjuH-ies in this genns seen by me bear two ring .ioints anil a 3-jointcd 

 chib, the antennfe lO-jointed. 



1. ELASMUS HISPIDISCUTUM new species. Female. 



Similar to Icurandncnsis except that the conical prolongation of the green of the scutum 

 does not reach the scntellnni. Mandibles o-deutate in both species. From caudal aspect, the 

 yellow of the vertex invades the metallic upper half of the occiput, appearing like a spot on 

 each side. The fore wings are infuscated in both species but no distinct pattern is formed; 

 however, the infuscation is longitudinal and under distal half or more of the marginal vein 

 in Vitrandaensis (and broader), in this species along distal third or less of the same vein. 

 In this species the lateral extremity of the green of scutum is obtuse or flat, in Tciirandaensis 

 acute or subacute. Pronotum metallic at cephalic margin in both species. Flagellum brown 

 black; fuuicle 1 longest, somewhat over twice longer than wide, twice the length of the 

 pedicel; joints 2 and 3 subeijual, somewhat shorter than 1; club 1 much the longest, slightly 

 shorter than funicle 3. Scutum hispid. 



Huhiiat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Qiieenslaud. Forest. .Tuly. 



Type: No. By 27 SO, Queensland Museum, Brisbane. Tag and slide. 



2. ELASMUS PUNCTATICAPUT new species. Female. 



Length, 2. .30 mm. Dark a:^neous green, the head tinged with purplish, the postscutellum 

 lemon yellow, the legs pale except last two pairs of cox® and middle of intermediate and 

 caudal femora broadly which are dark metallic. Abdomen orange yellow, with a rather 

 broad metallic green stripe across base, the distal iifth darker metallic (dorsad) and this 

 portion immediately preceded by two transverse metallic stripes which are preceded by two 

 marginal spots (a total of four spots), the stripes and spots nearly filling the orange 

 portion of the abdomen. Fore wings distinctly infuscated but no pattern or distinct stripes, 

 the infumation longitudinally under the distal half of the venation. Scutellum finely scaly, 

 naked or only with several large setiE, the scutum the same but densely hairy. Head with 

 rather dense thimble punctures above (vertex and dorsal face). Antennfe brown, the second 

 ring-joint large; funicle joints all much longer than wide, 1 slightly the longest, twice longer 

 than wide, distinctly longer than the pedicel. Mandibles 8-dentate. A yellow marking 

 ccphalad of the tegula as in divinus. 



Habitat: Gordonv.ale (Cairns), Queensland. .Jungle along forest streamlet. June. 



Type: No. Hy273l, Queensland ituseuni, Brisbane. Tag and slide. 



' For additions, see P.ort XIV. 



