176 ilEilOms OF THE QVEEXSLASD 2irsEL'M. 



narrow blaok stripe across at distal two thirds of each, that of the liind femur interrupted 

 very broadly centrally. Funiele 1 somewhat longer than wide, 3 a little longer than wide, 

 longer than the pedicel. Sculpture and clothing as usual. Wings hyaline. Mandibles 7-dentate. 



From one female caught in forest. August 2, 1014 (A. P. IJodd). 



Babitat : Gordonvale, Queensland. 



Tjipc: Xo. Hy S736, Queensland iluseum, Brisbane, the specmien ou a tag. 



22. ELASMUS BIGUTTATUS Giraidt. 



Eaised to specific rank from macitUitipenni^. The scutellum is as in splendidus and 

 the hind coxa is metallic only in middle of dorsal edge thinly. In this species and maculati- 

 pennis, there is an occipital yellow spot on vertex as in splendidus and the propleurum is 

 more or less (sometimes wholly) lemon yellow joined to the 3'ellow spot of pronotum. In 

 iiguttatus, there are two marginal dots out from tlie proximal stripe on abdomen. In a variety 

 captured in the type locality, December IS, 1912, there was only the first and this very small. 

 This variety is united with the type of iiguttatus and is named binotatus new variety. It 

 differs also from the typical form in having tlie entire dorsal margin of hind coxa broadly 

 metallic green and the vertex wholly concolorous. 



23. ELASMUS PULEXOIDES new species. 



Female: — Exactly similar to (nfuscioliix ulrix but the mandibles G-dentate, the cephalic 

 femora black along proximal half and the abdomen has three stripes between the proximal 

 and distal metallic portions, the third stripe not as broad as the corresponding one in the 

 other species yet broader than the other two. The tirst and second stripes are farther from 

 each other than the second and third are from each other; the third is concaved at meson 

 of its proximal margin. The metallic distal part is longer here and very faintly divided 

 by orange at its proximal fourth forming an indistinct fourth stripe. Fiiuiele joints a little 

 longer than the pedicel, each somewhat longer than wide. Wings hyaline in both species 

 or practically so. 



From one female caught iu jiuigle. August 20, 1914. 



Habitat: Gordonvale, Queensland. 



Type: No. Ey27S7, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen ou a tag. 



24. ELASMUS DIVINUS Girault. 



In the original description, antea. p. KU, line 10, proximal read di^laJ; line 11, aftar 

 and insert proximal half of hind. 



25. ELASMUS ACUMINATUS new species. 



Female: — Length, 2.60 mm. Abdomen pointed conical, two thirds longer than the thorax 



Very dark metallic green, the abdomen black, metallic blue at base. Legs and scape 

 white; proximal (dorsal) fourth of hind coxa, dorsal edge of hind fcuuir and ventral edge 

 of same at distal third, black. Abdomen reddish yellow along meson of venter for proximal 

 two thirds. Distal edge of mesopostscutellum lemon yellow. Fore wings indefinitely, lightly 

 infuscated along apex of venation. rMandibles 6-dentate. Otherwise as in Jividus (in lividus, 

 the cephalic coxio are white except at base). Funiele joints long and subequal, about twice 

 longer than wide or nearly, each longer than the pedicel. Club joints each a little shorter 

 in succession, the first somewhat shorter than any funiele joint. 



From one female caught in jungle, .lune 3. 1514. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: Ko. 11 y 3/38, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag. 



