AUSTE.ILIAX nVMENOPTEEA CHALCWOWEA. ril.—GIEAULT. 21 



6. ANASTATUS FREDERICI v.ew species. 



Female:— L.ongn\. 3 iiiiii.. exrliiaiiij; ovipositor \vlii,li is oxtru.le.l for :i little over a fourth 

 the length of the alidomeii. 



Soiiiewliat like Eiiinliims IkiuLcii but snuiewlirit Miuillcr, the valves of the ovipositor 

 shorter, dusky at tip. Mack at proximal tliinl, the rest \vhit(>; the seape is reddish brown; the 

 abdomen is shorter; the postmarginal vein is much shorter, sulieipial to the stigmal; the middle 

 tibia is a little purjilish just below knee; the distal thiril of caudal tiliia is yellowish white; 

 the funicle joints are shorter aii.l tlie infuscation of the fore wint; differs in that tlie longitudinal 

 deeper infuscation is less ilistinct. Hind tibial spur siujjie. Funicle 1 quadrate, 2 longest, a 

 little over thrice longer than wide at l.iase. 3 a little shorter than 2, 4 still shorter, somewhat 

 louger than wide, (j ipiadrate. 7 and .S subcqual. each a little wider than long. Pedicel somewhat 

 shorter than funiide 2. SegnuMits 2.5 of abdomen incised at meson of caudal margin but 

 obtusely so and not very deeply. Ileail and liody tiTudy scaly, the scutum rather coarsely so 

 (coarser than in haoleri) ; scutelluni s<-aly, not striate as in liaoluri. Compared with type of 

 hooleri. AxilUe scjiarated but not ivididy so. Frcuis lu-oad. 



From one female taken in forest. May S, I'll 4. 



lidhitdt : Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Typi : Xo. //i/ J^'o; . Ii)uecusl,-iud Musi'iim. I'.iisbane. the specimen on a tag 



Also one female same [ilace, April 27. I".U4. 



7. ANASTATUS PENTATOMIDIVORA new species. 



Frnifilt : — Length. 2. '.'."» mm. 



Hark metallii- jmrple. the sca]ie rufous, the antenna' otlierwise and the legs concolorous. 

 Fore wings sooty from the curve of the submarginal vein disfad to end of postmarginal vein, 

 the sooty part bearing two oblique eye-spots, the cephalic one against marginal vein a little 

 beyond its middle, the caudal and o|qiosite one from the caudal margin, both elliptical in shape. 

 Abdomen depressed, narrowed toward base, the caudal margins of segments 25 incised at 

 meson, the incision deepest on 2 but not very large. Front femur distinctly swollen; middle 

 tibia' with strong Idaek teeth. Autennai l.Sjointed. tlie ring-joint large, funicle 1 longest, over 

 twci ami a half times longer than wide, 2 a fourth or more shorter, ."! subequal to 2 but a little 

 wider, next joints wider tiiul sliorter. the hist two funicle joints wider than long; funicle 4 

 suliecpial to tlie peilicel. Club short. Hind tibitil spurs dcuible. very uueqiual, one long, the 

 otlier very short. Antennse inserted aliout on a level with the eyes. Head shagreened, the eyes 

 naked, the lateral ocelli not touching the eyes. A large triangular portion of scutum from 

 meson of cephalic margin (apex caudad) and the scutelluni, densely, rather finely punctate; 

 rest of scutum shining but really extraordinarily finely lined. .Abdomen very finely scaly. Tip 

 of ovi])ositor whitish, not exserted. 



From three females reared from ]icnt:itoinid eggs, forest, Decend)er, ISll.T (A. ]'. Dodd). 



Habitat: (ionlonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Tjipcs: No. Eyases. (.Queensland Museum, Brisbane, three females on a tag; legs and 

 antenna (m a slide. 



A female was taken in .\pril. type habitat. 



A. ANASTATUS NONEXCISUS new variety (of i>,,ilalomltlivora). 



Fi mat, : — Like the ty)iical form, the fore wings hytiline rather broadly around the apex 

 hilt oulv the caudtil margin of segment 2 of abdomen is incised at meson. This margin is white 

 in both. 



From one female taken in forest in December. 



Huhitat : Cordonvale (Cairns). CJueensland. 



