260 MEMOIJHS OF TEE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 



2. CERATONEURONELLA ALIGHERINI new species. 



Female: — Leugth, 2 mm. 



Similar to rufobasalis except that tlie thorax is uuit'oriii in color and the abdomeu 

 \\ holly black exceiit the white extreme tip and petiole. The black stripe down mesal side of 

 caudal femur is longer than in nigriventris extending from tiie knee distinctly more than half 

 way to base (not more than half way in the genotype). The light infuscation of the fore 

 wiiig has straight margins (bulged proximad and distad in the genotype and much more 

 distinct). The discal ciliation of the fore wing in all species is not dense but moderately 

 scattered, the cilia numerous. Abdomen distad of segment 3 densely reticulated (much the 

 same in riifohondlis), proximad glabrous. Propodeum very densely scaly; lateral carina 

 present (also in rufobasalis) and tlie lateral margin cariuated (or a carina at the lateral 

 margin). 



From one female captured by sweeping jungle along the Mulgrave Kiver, April 12, 1914. 



Ealiitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. My 3646, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female on a tag; head, fore 

 ■ning and hind legs on a slide. 



Dedicated to Dante Alighere. 



PARACEEATONEURA new genus. 

 Like Ceratoneuronelta Init the auteniue bear four ring-joints. The abdominal petiole is 

 as long as the hind co.x^e. 



1. PARACERATONEURA GOETHEI new species. Genotype. 



Female: — Length, 1.85 mm. 



Similar to Ceratoneuronella niyriventris Girault but the wings are hyaline, the thorax 

 uniform in color, the hind femur without an elongate black spot nor the coxa. Club and distal 

 two funiele joints black, the rest of antennai dusky except the red scape. First two teeth of 

 mandibles strong, acute, the third much shorter, broadly truncate. Funiele 3 distinctly sliorter 

 than 1, only somewhat longer than wide, 1 twice longer than wide; pedicel subequal to funiele 

 3. Second ring-joint shortest. Abdomen scaly after segment 3. Propodeum with a long 

 median carina. Club without a terminal spine. 



From one female caught by sweeping forest, May 27, 1914. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. Hy2647, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag; head and 

 hind leg on a slide. 



Genus CERATONEUEONOMYIA Girault. 

 The genus bears fovr ring-joints. Types re-examined. 



1. CERATONEURONOMYIA ARNOLDI Girault. 

 The type locality is Gooudi ( liniisrail ). l^iiu'ciisland. 



2. CERATONEURONOMYIA RUSKINI new species. 



Female: — Length, 1.2.5 mm. 



Like the original description of the genotype but the first ring-joint is large, the other 

 three transverse-linear. Abdomen glabrous, finely scaly distad. Dark metallic green, the 

 scutum and scutellum rosaceous coppery, the wings hyaline, the legs yellowish brown the 

 tibiae and tarsi whitish. Scape and distal two club joints whitish. Antenna as in 

 Ceratoneuronomyia loni/iscapus Girault (actual comparison) but the pedicel is paler. Hind 

 lateral angle of propodeum acute. Like longisciipus but differing as follows: The coxse are 

 ■wholly yellowish brown, the rosaceous tints are present, the hind lateral angle of propodeum 



