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23. EUPELMUS MOTSCHULSKINI new spe.ies. 



F< OKI?,- .-—Length. 4.30 nnn. L,iug an,i slender. Valves of (ivipositor extni(l<.,l a slicirt 

 distance, distal half whitish. 



Dark metallic pnrple, the antenna- and leys ,.on,-olorons exc-ept the brownish tarsi and 

 tips of all tibia); but hind tibiae at a little over proximal half silvery white. Middle tibia) with 

 black teeth. Hind tibial spnrs double. Seajie compressed, the pedicel long but a little shorter 

 than funicle 2 which is longest; pedicel subeqnal to funiclcs 3 and 4; fiiiii.le 1 small 

 quadrate, somewhat less than a third the length of 2. Funicic S a little wider than long much" 

 longer than 1, not quite half the length of 2. Fore wing iiifuscated slightly at extreme base 

 and from the bend of the submarginal vein out distad of venation but there are two more or 

 less distinct cross-bands formed by accentuations, one (more obscure) at proximal margin of 

 the infuscation and one in the form of a rectangle from the postniarginal vein and not reaching 

 caudad of the middle of the blade. A clear streak across the middle of the infuscation but 

 obscure. Vertex narrow between the eyes. Scutum pilose. Segments 2.5 of abdomen incised 

 at meson of caudal margin, tlie abdomen longer than the rest of the body, the incision of 

 segment 2 very deep, of 4 shallow, concave. Abdomen densely scaly, segment 7 longest, some- 

 what longer than 2. Head and thorax alutaceous. Scutelhim declivous. Ridges 'of scutum 

 carinated. 



From one female taken in forest, March 12, 1912. 

 Habitat: Thursday Island, Torres Strait. 



Type: No. En 3846, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag; head and 

 hind leg on a slide. 



24. EUPELMUS GRAYI new species. 



Female: — Length, L.'jO mm., excluding extruded portion of ovipositor whicli is a third 

 the length of tlie alidomen. 



Dark metallic blue, the wings hyaline, the knees, middle tiliia:, tips of otlier tibi;n broadly 

 and the tarsi yellowish white. Teeth on middle tarsi black, middle of valves of ovipositor white, 

 the distal black portion .subeqnal to the white and longer than the proximal black i)ortion. 

 AntenntB wholly concolorous; funicle 1 quadrate, 2 twice longer than ], distinctly longer than 

 wide, 3 and 4 longest, each slightly longer than 2, a little shorter than the pedicel; distal 

 funicle joint quadrate but larger than 1. Hind tibia' with but one spur. Front femur not 

 swollen. Postniarginal and stigmal veins short, subeqnal. Dody (wholly) rather coarsely 

 scaly. 



From one female cajitured in forest, .Tanuaiy 4, 1914 (A. V. Oodd). 



Hdhilat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Ti/pe: Xo. Jltj^Siy, Queenslaml Museum, Hrisbaiie, the specimen on a tag; head on a 



slide. 



Dedicated to Asa Gray 



25. EUPELMUS MAWSONI new species. 



Femate: — Length, 2.25 mm.; the ovipositor not extruded. 



Dark metallic green, the wings hyaline, the legs golden yellow (except coxai), oliscurely 

 yet distinctly washed with submetallic on tlic femora and tiliiie (except cephalic tibia;). 

 Antenna; concolorous; scape compressed; pedicel elongate, hmgcr than any of the funicle 

 joints of which 3 and 4 are longest, 1 a little longer than wide, 2 a little shorter than 3, 

 about twice its own width. Distal two funicle joints plainly wider than long. Middle tibise 

 with black teeth; hind tibiffi with one sjinr. Very finely scaly, tlie abdomen coarser. 

 Mesopleuruni naked. Segment 2 of abdomen deeply inciseil at meson caudad. Pubescence 

 sparse, white; most of middle tibia except just below knee lemon yellow. Postniarginal vein 



