174 ilEMOIES OF THE QUEENSLAXD iirSEVil. 



marginal sjjots wider tlian long not romul; also the mandibles are only G-dentate. Differing 

 notably in the distinctly shorter funiele joints of -n-hich 1 is somewhat longer than wide, 

 suboqual to the ijedieel. longest, 3 being a little longer than wide. Seape white. Both 

 species bear a transverse yellow marking just across, and eeiihalad of. the tegula as in i]hi)nts. 



From one female captured in forest, April 3, 1914. 



Huh it at : Gordonvale (Cairns). Queensland. 



Tupe: Xo. Hy J'7J1, Queensland Museum. Brisl.'une. the specimen on a tag, head on 

 ii slide. 



16. ELASMUS STELLATUS Girault. 



Lemon yellow, the abdomen orange yellow; marked with black as in nigriacutdlum 

 except that the short lateral extension of tlie central black of vertex does not reach the 

 eyes, the scutellum is margined (except at base) with yellow, very narrowly around apex; 

 distal half of dorsal edge of hind coxa and a dot at base of dorsal edge bhu'k. Abdomen 

 the same but near tip with a small round black spot at meson as in uniguttatus. Occiput 

 with a rather narrow black looped stripe across at dorsal third, eye to eye. Extreme cephalic 

 ajiex of neck of pronotum black. Tij> of valves of ovijiositor black but not of abdnmen. 



Allied with unigutailus but nuiy be distinguished at once by having the scutellum 

 mostly black and the apex of juonotum more narrowly so. The minute black dot on each 

 margin of scutum absent, only visible on one side in the type. Funicle> 2 and .'! subequal, 

 a little shorter than 1 which is over t^vice longer than wide. 



In the type, the scutum was ochreous and quite as described for nigriscuteUiim. 



A female captured in forest, April 1-, lill4, Gordonvale. Compared with type. 



17. ELASMUS MURWILLUMBAHENSIS new species. 



Female: — Length, Ll mm. 



Dark metallic green, the postscutellum lemon yellow, the legs white except dorsal 

 third of candal coxa, the abdomen orange yellow except rather broadly at tip (dorsad and 

 \('ntrad), dorsad a cross-stripe preceding the apical metallic coloration; also a rather broad 

 metallic green stripe across base of abdomen followed by a triangular marginal spot. Tegulaj 

 lemon yellow. The pair of marginal spots on abdomen are closer to the proximal green than 

 to the cross-stripe. The distal green dorsad of abdomen occupies about disia! fourth. Caudal 

 wings very broad. Fore wings distinctly infuscated indefinitely from the minute stigmal 

 vein. Pedicel subequal to fuuicle 3 whicli is shortest, a little longer than wide. 1 longest, one 

 and two thirds times longer than wide. Mandibles about 15-dentate. Scape white, dusky 

 .■ibove at tip. rest of antenna black. Head punctate. Thorax clothed usually. 



Described from one feuuile cauglit by miscellaneous sweeping. May 11, 1!M4 (A. P. 

 l>odd). 



Hdbittit: MurwiUumbah, Mew South \V;ih>s. 



Ti/pe: iSTo. JIi)J7J:, (^lueeusland Muscniui. Brisbane, the specimen on a tag. 



18. ELASMUS CONSUMMATUS new species. 



Female: — Length, l!.-U mm. 



Orange yellow, the following parts very dark metallic green or black: Head, middle 

 coxa above at base, neck of pronotum, axilke. a small marginal spot on each side of abdomen 

 at base, a larger one at apex of proximal third, not quite distal fourth of abdomen (some- 

 what h'ss ventrad). prepectns. mesiqileurnni, proximal, dorsal half of caudal coxa, and 

 dorsal edge of caudal fenuir. Mandibles (i-dentate. Fuuicle 1 distinctly longer than the 

 pedicel which is r:ither long; sca]ie yellow". Hagellum black; funiele 1 two and a half times 



