204 MEMOinS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 



Allied with grandis but the abdomen is much darker and differ(?ntly colored, the 

 postmarginal vein is longer than the stigmal, the terminal spine of antenna? is longer, the 

 fore wings more rounded at apex, the head wholly concolorous. 



From two females captured by sweeping virgin jungle, December 31, 1911. 



Eabitat: Malanda, Queensland. 



Type: Ko. EySolS, Queensland MuSLHun, Brisbane, one of the specimens on a tag, 

 the head on a slide. 



15. ACHRYSOCHARIS LONGUS new species. 



Female: — Length, 1.65 mm. With tlie habitus of Zaomommi/icUn. Characterized by 

 having the abdomen conical, somewhat longer than the rest of the body. 



Dark brassy green, the abdomen very dark blue, lighter at base, the wings hyaline ; knees, 

 tibiae and tarsi and the terminal spine of club, white. Parapsidal furrows curving off laterad 

 before reaching pronotum. Mandibles with three acute teeth. First ring-joint white. Pedicel 

 subequal to funicle 1 which is a little longer than 2, the latter oval, a little longer than wide; 

 terminal spine of club as long as club 3. Scape wliolly black, also distal tarsal joint. Whole 

 body finelv, densely scaly. Propodeum without true carina;, short at the meson. Postmarginal 

 vein a little shorter than the stigmal, the marginal very long. Pore wings broad, subtruncate 

 nt apex. 



Prom one female caught in a mangrove swamp. May 14, 1914 (A. P. Dodd). 



llahitat: Chindera (Tweed River), New South Wales. 



Type: Xo. By 3519, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag, the head on a 

 slide. 



Genus ACHRYSOCHARELLA Girault. 



The species grouped under the naked name Clirysocharella belong here. 



1. ACHRYSOCHARELLA fflNEA Giravilt. 

 Genotype of Neochrysoclia nUa described later. Preoccupied by ClirysochareJhi anca. 

 A. cenea is A. (eneUa new name. 



2. ACHRYSOCHARELLA PULCHRELLA new species. 



Female: — Length, 2.1(1 mm. I.ong, the abdomen nearly twice the length of tlie thorax. 

 Probably referable to NeochrysochareUa. 



Very similar to Achrysocharis pnlelira Girault but the seutellam is all metallic green 

 except the lateral and distal margins and only the caudal third of each parapside is orange 

 yellow. Also the dorsal aspect of each axilla is metallic green and the central spot on dorsal 

 abdomen forms a second cross-stripe (in pulchra and magnifica the spot is not large and the 

 strijie proximad of it more obscure but it seems to be present constantly). Apex of abdomen 

 more broadly black or dark metallic (about distal fifth). Propodeum dark metallic green. Legs 

 and scape white. A rather broad dark metallic stripe down venter of abdomen on each side of 

 median line and there are various metallic markings on thoracic venter. Scutum coarsely scaly, 

 scutellum finely, longitudinally lineolated, propodeum smooth, noucarinate, scaly laterad of 

 si)iracle. Axilla^ advanced. Parapsidal furrows half complete from eephalo-lateral angle of 

 scutum. Jlandibles bidentate. Distal third of scape and flagellum dusky black. Pedicel 

 slightly longer than funicle 2 which is longest of the funicle and club, nearing twice longer 

 than wide. Club 1 somewhat longer than funicle 1, all club joints longer than wide. Terminal 

 S])ine distinct. 



Prom one female caught in forest uplands. May 3, 1914 (A. P. Dodd). 



Habitat: Tweed Heads (Tweed River), New South Wales. 



Type: No. Hy SSSO, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female on a tag; head on a slide 

 with type Aehrysoeharis quinquedentatini Girault. 



