ArsTRALIAX IIVMEXOPTEHA ClI Al.CI DOIDKA. VI.—CIUAri.T. IMf) 



PSEl'DIPARA new genus. 



Female: — Differs from KpileJaps iu lacking the eros.s-suture on the smitclhim, in having 

 tlie marginal fringes of the fore wing of nearly normal length, the ijostmarginal vein elongate 

 and the parajisidal furrows convergent eaudail, meeting just before apex and incomplete. 

 Differs from Vaiistcnon and Dipara in having seven funiele joints and onlj- one ring-joint 

 v.hich is large. Petiole of abdomen a little longer than the liin<l eo.xiv. Otherwise like lipileltips. 

 Postmarginal vein over thrice the length of the stignial. Chilj soliil, flie anteinue inserted on 

 the middle of the face. 



1. PSEUDIPARA ALBICLAVA now .species, (ieiiotype. 



Female: — Length, about 2 mm. Slender. 



Bark metallic purplish, the legs and scape yellbw, -nings unifoimly slightly dusky; club 

 white; funicle and pedicel black. Pedicel slightly longer than funicU' 1 which is longest and 

 somewhat over twice longer than wide, 2-4 subcqual, each a little shorter than 1, .1 and 

 subequal, a little shorter, 7 a little shorter than (>, distinctly longer than wide. Third tooth 

 of mandible obtuse, the other two acute. Ocelli nearly in a straight line, distant from the 

 eyes. Marginal fringes of fore wing a little longer than usual, about a seventh of the greatest 

 wing width, not as long as some of the bristles from the venation. Marginal vein twice or 

 more the length of the submarginal. Parapsidal furrows not attaining pronotum, running off 

 laterad. Thorax delicately scaly; scutellum subglabrous but ^vith longitudinal striae laterad. 

 Abdomen glabrous, the petiole with strcmg longitudinal carina'; se.?ond segment occupying two 

 thirds of the surface. Propodeiim with a distinct neck and with a few interlacing cross and 

 limgitudinal carina' which form very large fovea-like areas; no true median and lateral earina>. 

 Abdomen conic-ovate. Axillie widely separ.ated. Pronotum not esjiei-ially large. Hind wings 

 dnsky; both wings clearer toward base. 



Described from one female captured iu forest, sweeping at a heigiit from 2,5(1(1 to 'A,i)iUI 

 feet (Mt. Pyramid), .rnne :'., iOPl (A. 1'. Dodd). 



Ildbiiat: Gordouvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Tjipe: No. HySS.'i, Queensland Museum, l^risbaue, tlie sjiecimen on a tag; liead, pair 

 of wings ami two hind tiliia? on a slide. 



SUBF.VMILY SPALAXCIIX.E. 

 SPALANGIO.MORPllA new genus. 

 1. SPALANGIOMORPHA FASCIATIPENNIS new species. 

 For diagnosis, see dulea, ]tp. '.'>'■'>'.'> '.y.-A. 



Male: — Antennas filiform, ll-jointed, with one ring-joint, the dislal funicle joint a 

 little longer than wide, a little longer than the pedicel; funicle 1 distinctly longer than uide; 

 club solid. Club and distal two joints of funicle black; rest of antenna ]iale yellowish. Club 

 much longer than the funicle joints. Mandibles 4-dentate. Abdonu-n, lateral aspect, globular, 

 the petiole longer than the caudal coxa. Postmarginal and stigmal veins more or less e(|ual, 

 the marginal cilia rather short, not as long as the stigmal vein. 



Described from one nmie taken from the window of a grmery store, Port Douglas, 

 Queensland, October 30, 1911. A fenude also, captured in a similar situation at Halifax 

 (Ingham), Queenshind, Feljrnary 2.5, lin.3. 



The head resembles that of an ant, the antenna' inserted far ihiwn ni-ar the dypens. 

 .\bdomin;il petiole moderate. The fi male genoly|>e measures 1.;!.') mm. and was captured at 

 Port Donglas, October 3(1, 1911 fnnn the window of a grocery store. Its type is the female 

 on a tag, the head, hind legs and a fore leg on a slide witli the tyjie appendnges ot Cliuleitrlltiiths 

 iii(lrithorax io Girault. 

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