J44 MEMOIi:S (IF THE QVEKXSLAXD MrSEVil. 



pedicel long tiuci slciidci'. distinctly longer than wide and uot cnpshaped and the funicle joint 

 somewhat longer. 



Habiidt: Brisbane and lionia, Queensland. 



Type: No. 'R}l342,i, Queensland Mnsenni, one of the Roma females on a slide; the 

 second one was typical. 



3. OLIGOSITA INERMICLAVA new species. 



Female: — Length, O.S.^ mm. 



Differs from poinctmi in that there are live cross stripes of dusky on the abdomen, the 

 first faint, the antennal chib is without a prominent tenninal spine, the pedicel is elongate, nearly 

 twice the length of the funicle joint, the scutum bears a long, spindle-shaped dusky marking 

 on each side of meson and the fore wings are hyaline, their marginal cilia somewhat shorter. 

 From brcviciUa differs in having the abdoniinal stripes complete, the scutum yellow except for 

 the spindle-shaped markings, the funicle joint somewhat longer than wide, not distinctly wider 

 than long, the hyaline wings and the more regular alignment of the discal ciliation of the fore 

 wing; also the longer ovipositor which is inserted at about middle of abdomen. Sides of thora.K 

 black. Caudal wings \ery narrow. Stigmal spot small, distinct. Distal club joint longest, 

 distinctly longer than tlie furiicle which is somewhat longer than wide, somewhat longer than 

 club 1. Venter of abdomen on each aide of ovipositor to margins, black. .Vutenmc dusky, the 

 legs pallid dusky. Compared with ty]ies of poincaixi and brevicilia. 



Described from one female taken in forest, May IS, 191 i. 



Hahilat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: So. Hy3423, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen cm a slide. 



4. OLIGOSITA PULLICORPUS new species. 



Female: — Length, 0.4.5 nun. 



Exactly similar to imlclira but the whole body dusky black, the h'gs and antenna; dusky 

 pallid, the hind femur dusky, the pedicel rather Injig. The discal cilia of the fore wing appear 

 to be sparser than in piileliia. only a line or two being made out (high po^^■er). Mandibles 

 bideutatc. 



Male: — Xot kno\\n. 



Described from one female captured m forest, .lime 3t). ^^>'i'2. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns). Queensland. 



Type: No. By 242-1, Queensland !Nruseum, Brisbane, the S|ieeimeu lui a slide. 



5. OLIGOSITA BREVICILIA nev; species. ' 



Female: — Length, 0.70 nun. 



Pale golden yellow and in uiy table ot Australian species running to aurca but the 

 !'bdomeu bears four diwky cross-stripes, the fourth cinnplete, the other three represented by 

 three pairs of transverse marginal sjiots. A'ertex, sides of propodeuni, scutum except lateral 

 margins and the median line distinctly, scutellum except median line distinctly, dusky black. 

 Wings uniformly, distinctly yet lightly dusky. Caudal legs and cephalic femur dusky. Antenna; 

 wholly dusky. Longest marginal cilia of fore wing somewhat less than half the greatest width 

 of those wings. Further differs from aitrea in having distinctly wider fore wings, in having 

 the funicle joint distinctly wider than long, unudi shorter marginal cilia on fore wing and the 

 much shorter ovipositor which is inserted at distal fourth. Fore wings with about a dozen 

 lines of distinct discal cilia. Differs from puUicorput; in the broader wings, shorter marginal 

 cilia, uniformly infuscated fore wing, shorter ovipositor and so forth, and in lacking a terminal 

 spine on club (^^■hich is long and distinct in piiHicorpu.i). In aiirea the stripes on abdomen are 

 very obscure and ilie club bears no distinct terminal spine. Stigmal spot very small. From 

 poincarci differs in coloration, slender nings, smaller substigmal spot, absence of terminal seta 

 on club (long and stout in jioinearei), shorter ovijjositor and so on, INLandibles tridentate. 



