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3. ELASMUS AURATISCUTELLUM new species. Female. 



Length, 2.(30 mm. JJark pni'iilisli yvi'cii. the sciitelliim. ii]('.s()]ilpuruin ami alpdonieii 

 except a rather broad stripe across base, a little over distal fifth ami a distiiK-t round spot 

 at lateral margin dorsad near middle, deep orange yellow, I'ostscutellmn lemon yellow. 

 Legs pale yellow except dorsal aspect of hind coxa; which are, as the abdominal markings, 

 eoneolorous with the body. Antennse black, tlie scape orange yelhiw except above, the 

 pedicel elongate, nearly as long as the third fnnicle joint which is twice longer than wide 

 and somewhat shorter than fnnicle 1; club missing; first ring-Joint very short, the second 

 large, approaching to quadrate. Mandibles 7-dentate. Fore wings distinctly embrowned 

 l)Ut subhyaline caudo-distad, the distal margin of the brown leaving the end of the venation 

 and running oblitjuely proximad to caudal margin. Scutum hisiiid, seutelhun bare but with 

 the usual four long seta; disposed at the corners of a square, together with the jiostsi utellum 

 aud propodeum shining yet distinctly polygonally reticulated, the areas small, the Hues not 

 raised. Propodeum plane, noncarinate. 



Habitat: Gordouvale (Cairns), Queensland. Forest. November 'JS, 191.3. 



Tjipc: Xo. IliiJ7,'3, Queensland Museum, Brisbane. Tag and slide. 



4. ELASMUS DODDI (Jirault. 

 A female of this species was captured in the forest, Peccndjer 10, lOlo and May 4, 

 1914 at Gordouvale. The mandibles are 0-dentate. Funicle 1 is longest, distinctly longer 

 than wide, a little longer than the pedicel. The apical margin of scutellum is also narrondy 

 yellow, the pronotum Idack. 



5. ELASMUS QUEENSLANDICUS Girault. 



The mandibles are O-deutate, the fnie winys indv-finitely staiudl. tlie abdomen at apex 

 not colored. One female, Gordouvale, edge of jungle, Ajiril, lilKl and one female from 

 forest, May 23. 1914. Type re-examined. 



A female captured August 20 in (i|ien jungle liore a distiin-t dot on mcsoplcurnm a 

 little al)ove the middle coxa. Type locality. 



6. ELASMUS MUSCOIDES new speci,-s. 



Fciiud':: — Length. 2 mm. 



"N'ery similar to ignoraiUis Girault but there are not two distinct cross-stripes of orange 

 across dorsimi of abdomen, the latter wholly black with faiutly indicated (three) narrow orange 

 yellow stripes on pro.rinud half. The legs are wholly pale yellow except dorsal edge of hind 

 femur. Postscutellum lemon yellow in both species. In this species only the proximal three 

 fourths of venter of abdomen is orange yellow. Head i)unctate in Ixith species. Abdomen 

 somewhat as in ilii:iiiiis but that species differs in color. Antenna' missing. Mandibles 

 7-dentate (in ir/iiorahili.s .about 12-dentate the teeth very fine). Caudal coxa laterad all metallic 

 except distal end. Type of ifiiinrobiUs re-examined. 



Described from one female labelled " Brisbane lO.s.li!. 11. llarkcr." 



Salntat : Brisbane, Queensland. 



Type: No. Fly 27.^3. Queensland Miisrnm, Brisliane. the s|ic<'imen on a tag. 



r. ELASMUS PAPILIO new species. 



Vemah : — Length. l.'.KI mm. 



Similar to macukitipcniiis but the portion of the face just above antenuffl is also 

 yellow (ventral half of face yellow), the scutellum is margined all around with lemon 

 yellow while the posterior co.xa is like that of viaculalipeiiins hu/iillatiis. Also the marking 

 ou the fore wing involves only the base of the postniarginal vein, is thus farther proximad 



