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than long. The same as the other species otherwise. Tarsi white. Differs from reymondi in 

 having clear wings, the orange abdominal band and wholly yellow middle femur. Differs from 

 2>uncluticeps in lacking the cross-groove at base of scutellum and the color of the abdominal 

 band. 



From one female taken in forest, April 8, 1914 (A. P. Dodd). 



Habitat: Cloneurry, Queensland. 



Type: No. Hy2SS4. Queensland iluseum. Brisbane, the female on a tag. 



4. \EANASTATUS FLAVIPRONOTUM new species. 



Female: — Length, 2 nun. 



Dark metallic green, the wings hyaline, the prouotum, tegulie. mouth and a little less 

 than proximal fourth of abdomen dorsad, golden yellow; also the antenna and fir.st two pairs 

 of legs except intermediate coxie and intermediate femora slightly at base. Hind legs 

 concolorous, their tarsi and the tibia; just below knees silvery white. Caudal margin of 

 jironotum concolorous. Scutum and pronotum pilose, scutellum much less so. Occiput finely, 

 circularly striate. Head densely punctate. 



From one female caught by sweeping in forest, March 3, 1912. 



Habitat: Thursday Island, Torres Strait. 



Type: No. HySSSS, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female on a tag. 



5. NEANASTATUS PUNCTATICEPS new species. 



Female: — Length, 1.85 mm. 



Metallic grass green, the scutellum, prupodcum and abdomen dark purplish, the abdomen 

 with a silvery white band around base. Wings hyaline. Cephalic and middle legs silvery 

 white, the hind legs metallic ]iurple, their tarsi white. Antenna; yellow-brown, the distal three 

 funiele joints wider than long, joints 1 and 2 subquadrate, shorter than the pedicel, the latter 

 short; scape clavate; club conic-ovate. Head rather coarsely punctuate, the scrobes absent 

 but the scapes fit into an £j^-shaped facial impression which is obtuse. Thorax very finely 

 scaly, subpilose. Middle tibial spur armed with black teeth toward apex. Generic characters 

 present.* 



From one female taken August 9. 1913 by sweeping in forest. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. Hy JSSti, Queensland Museum. Brisl)aue, the sjiecimeii iiu a tag; legs and 

 antenna on a slide. 



This is the only species of the genus with a distinct cross-groove at base of scutellum. 



6. NEANASTATUS AURIVERTEX new species. 



Female: — Length. - nun. 



Dark metallic puri)le, the vertex orange yellow, rest of head, pronotum except the lateral 

 margins (lateral aspect), prepeetus, propleura, preventer, middle legs, coxa', fore legs, hind 

 trocliar.ters, hind femora distad, hind tibia* proximad and the tarsi, bright lemon yellow. 

 Head uniformly, rather coarsely punctata. A narrow yellowish band just out from base of 

 abdomen. Occiput purplish across the middle; antenna? orange yellow; pedicel shorter than 

 funiele 1 which is longest, somewhat longer than wide; funiele 5 subquadrate, 3 and 4 a little 

 longer than wide. First club joint the shorter. Ring-joint distinct. Hind coxa purplish 

 above at base. Thorax scaly, with sparse pubescence on tlie long scutum, the scutellum with 

 the median groove. Structurally like the genotyjie. Middle tibia? not armed with black teeth 

 beneath. One mandible Iiidentate. tlie other with an inner angulation which does not form a 

 distinct third tooth. 



• As always unless particularly mentioned. 



