ArSTEALIjy HYMEXOPTEIIA CHALCIDOIDEA. m.—GIEAVLT. 77 



1. SARANOTUM AUSTRALliE Perkins. Fpinale. Genotype. 



Length, 1.7.5 mm. 



Head dull, submetallii', the fai-e below the antennii; and the soape testaceous or 

 ferruginous; scutum somewhat shining, aeneous; scutcllum yellow, the parapsides bronmerj 

 propodeum very smooth and shining, brassy; mesopleiira ]iur|>le. metapleura with white hairs. 

 Legs brownish yellow or testaceous, the intermediate or candiil tibial and the caudal femora 

 piceous for the most part. Abdomen brassy at base, otherwise brown. Fore wing with a 

 small proximal cloud and another over more than the distal lialf but the extreme tip and two 

 minute, obscure spots (one at tip of marginal vein, the other nearly opposite) more or less 

 hyaline. 



Habitat: Bundaberg, Queensland. Parasitic upon Psi iKlix/oiKiliipKx. 



Ttjpe: Query. 



MKT.VLLOXELLA new genus. 

 1. METALLONELLA AUSTRAUENSIS new species. Genotype. 



Female: — Length. O.SO mm. 



Wings fully developed, hyaline, the marginal vein punctiform, the stigmal short but 

 distinct, the postmarginal absent; first tooth of mandible mucli shorter than the other two; 

 antennee inserted at the mouth border, much as figured for PsyscUcdontus insidiosus Crawford 

 but the club is 3-jointed, the antenna; 10-jointed, no ring-joint. Copper coloured, the 

 scutellum deep blue. Thorax and abdomen densely scaly reticulated. Axillse just meeting 

 inwardly. Abdomen short, triangular; tarsi yellow. Antenna; dark fuscous, the tip of the 

 scape, fifth or last funicle joint and iniich of club yellowish; pedicel longer than funicles ]•.■$ 

 united, long obconical, slender. 



Habitat: Brisbane, Queensland. Forest. April iii. 191.'! (If. Hacker). 



Type: Xo. Hy 397.1, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female on a tag, the head on 

 a slide. 



2. METALLONELLA LONGFELLOWI new species. 



Female: — Length, 0.5U nnn. 



Park metallic green, the wings hyaline, the antenna' and legs (except hind coxa;) 

 pale yellow. Thorax densely shagreened. Valves of ovipositor distinctly extruded for a sixth 

 the length of the abdomen, the latter more or less brownish. Pedicel dark above, stout, as long 

 as the next three joints combined, the first four funicle joints subeqnal, small, wider than long, 

 like large ring-joints, but ■> is abruptly larger, subquadrate. Club a little longer than the 

 funicle. Differs from aiistndii iisis in coloration, in having the ovipositor extruded, the mandi- 

 bular teeth even, the pedicel not elongate, longer than wide but stout and the club a little longer 

 than the funicle. The teeth of the mandibles are small in both species and both bear an oblique 

 hairless line on the fore wing in the usual position. The head is wider in australiensin; the 

 abdomen of the latter is a little longer than the thorax and acute at apex; also the scutum 

 bears many short black hairs from very minute punctures; the stignuil vein is longer also, than 

 in this new" species, well developed and the fore wings larger. Conqiared with type of 

 aiistratieiisix. 



Described from one female captured .lanuary 4, ISilH in the forest. 



Habitat: Capeville (Pentland), Queensland. 



Type: No. HyS97J; Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a slide. 



Dedicated to Henry W. Longfellow. 



The frons is moderately narrow in both species anil this cli.-iracter together witli the fully 

 developed wings and stronger body sejiarates the genus from Mitatloii. Also, the body is no) 

 very fiat or depressed. 



