AVSTHALIAX ETilEXOPTEHA CU AIJ'lDniltEA, rU.—GlVAVI.T. 5 



From one female caught by sweeping in forest, January t), TJU. 

 Eahitiit: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. IIij SSo3, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specinu'n on a tac. 

 Resiieetfully dedicated to the Frencli essayist. 



10. EUPELMUS PUDICUS new species. 



Female: — Length, l.io mm. exclusive of ovipositor. 



Like the preceding but funicle 1 white, proximal half of scape also; femora, tibia? 

 and tarsi lemon yellow; proximal fourth of ovipositor white, rest black, the extruded portion 

 somewhat shorter, Funiele 4 plainly longer than wide yet not nuicli more so. Postmarginal and 

 stigmal veins not seen. Pedicel a little longer than funicle 4, not elongate. 



From one female taken by sweeping forest, April 10, 191:5. 



Hahitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queenslantl. 



Type: No. ny2SSS, Queensland Museum, Evisbane, the female on a tag; head and liind 

 leg on a slide, 



11. EUPELMUS COMPRESSICAUDA new species. 

 Female: — Length, U.lo nun., exilusivc of extrudeil pcution of ovipositor which is as long 

 as the slender abdomen. 



Long and slender, the abdomen acuminate and longer than ilic rest of the body, the 

 exserted portion of ovijiositor black,* the calves compressed, tlicir tips sihery white. Wings 

 hyaline. Dark metallic blue, the knees, distal third or more of tibial and the tarsi ]iale straw 

 yellow. Teeth of middle tarsi colored like the tarsi. Hind tibial spur single. Scape 

 subeompressed ; funicle 1 distinctly longer tlian wiile. longer than s wiiich is quadrate, shorter 

 than the pedicel, the latter only slightly longer than funicle 2 which is longest, somewhat over 

 twice longer than wide; 3 somewhat shorter than 2; 4 still shorter yet somewhat longer than 1. 

 Mandibles tridentate. Thorax and abdomen finely scaly; segments 2 and 3 of abdomen deeply 

 incised at meson of caudal margin, the next three segments much less so, 2 and 3 rather long. 

 Postmarginal vein longer than the stigmal. Scutellum rather narrow, declivous, the axilla; 

 sliglitly separated inwardly, their meso-i-audal sutures very faint, the axillaj barely defined. 



From one female caught by sweeping in Jungle, .\|>ril Hi. liM3 (A. P. Dndd). 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. Hy 3S.34. Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the fcnuile jn a tag, the head and 

 a fore and hind leg on a slide. 



13. EUPELMUS FIELDINGI new species. 



Female: — Lengtli, I.SO mm., exclusive nf nxipositor which is extruded for a length ei|u;iT 

 to two thirds that of the abdomen. 



Like the preceding but dark metallic green, the abilomen mirmal, the ncjrnuil vjilves of 

 ovipositor not so long and the middle tiliia is wlioUy pale yellow; also funicle 1 is wider than 

 long, the body is much shorter. Hind tibial spur single. .Scape very slightly flattened; pedicc! 

 a little longer than funicle 2 which is longest, 3 slightly sliorter than 2, S quadrate. Post- 

 marginal vein short, a little longer than the stigmal. Axilhc se]iarated but not very widely. 

 At least segments 2-4 of abdomen incised at meson of caudal margin. Whoh' Ixidy densely 

 scaly. Axilla? well defined, the scutellum not declivous. 



From one female taken by sweeping in forest, November b!. I!»12. 



Sahitat : Proserpine, Queensland. 



Type: No. By3S35. Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female (Ui a tag; antenna and 

 liind tibia on a slide. 



Dedicated to Henry Fielding. 



* Meaning the valves ; the color ot the ovipositor itself is always brown. 



