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distance. Thorax densely scaly, the scutum witli short, scattered pubescence, .\bdomeu finelv- 

 sculptured, rounded triangular, depressed, about as long as the thorax. Scutellum large, 

 triangular. 



From one female taken. May 19, 1914 by sweeping forest. 



TInUtat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Tiipe: No. HijSOl.?. Queensland Mnsciini, ■Brisbane, tlic fenuile on a tag; head, fore 

 wing and bind leg on a slide. 



2. ZARHOPALOIDES LONGIFASCIATIPENNIS new species. 

 Female: — Length, 1.35 mm. Abdomen longer than the thorax. 



Dark metallic green, the scutellnm dark blue, the abdomen coppery. Fore wings hyaline 

 but with a distinct, moderately broad, midlongitndinal dusky stripe down them from apex nearly 

 to a point opposite apex of venation. Troclianters, knees, tibise and tarsi yellowish white, also 

 tlie antenna;; intermediate tibia dusky just below knee. Pedicel longer than any of the funicle 

 joints of which 1-3 are subequal, each <i til lie ir'ider Ihan long, smallest; funicle 1 a little 

 smaller than 2 or 3, 6 largest, a little wicU'r th.-ni lonj;. twice the size of i which is somewhat 

 larger than 3; club wider than the funicle and somewhat over half its length; scape slender. 

 Sci-obes moderate, the antenna" inserted on a level with the ventral ends of the eyes, the cheeks 

 less than half the length of tlie eyes. Frtms nioder.ite. the lateral ocellus a little separated from 

 the eye. Mandibular teeth not long, the inner somewhat shorter than the other two. Marginal 

 vein slightly longer than wide, the stigmal vein somewhat longer than it, the jiostmarginal 

 subequal to the marginal, the venation pale yellow. (Jbliqne hairless line present and with about 

 three lines of coarse discal cilia proximad of it; "other discal ciliation very dense and fine; 

 marginal fringes short. Fore wings moderately slender. Head and thorax densely scaly, the 

 thorax rather sparsely pilose and with obscure scattered punctures, also present sparsely on the 

 head. Axilhn slightly separated. Hind tibial spurs small, double, unequal. 



Described from one female cajjtured by sweeping forest streamlet edgeil with jungle,. 

 December 2, 1912 (A. P. Dodd). 



Iliihitat: Gordonvale ((.'aims), Queensland. 



Tiijie: No. nii-UHi',. Queeiislanil .Museum. Hrisbane, a female on a tag, the head on 

 a slide. 



3. ZARHOPALOIDES GRACILIS new species. 

 Fiiiiiih : — Length, 1.10 nun. ^Slender, the ovipositor a little extruded, the abdomen conic, 

 longer than the rest of the body. Differs from the preceding mainly in coloration of the legs 

 and the longer first funicle joint. 



Dark metallic blue, the scutelhun dark green, the legs and antenna- straw white. Fore 

 wings hyaline, with a midlongitndinal dusky, rather broad stripe from apex (where it is a 

 little broader) to oiqKjsite the apex of the dusky venation. Pedicel distinctly longer than any of 

 the funicle joints of whii h 1-3 are snbe(|Uiil. each (( lilllr hiiifier lliiiii wide and narrower than 

 any of the three distal joints \\hich widen slightly in succession and each of which is a little 

 longer than wide, a little longer than either of the three proximal joints. Cheeks somewhat 

 less than half the length of the eyes. Club somewhat wider than and somewhat more than half 

 the length of the funicle. Third tooth of mandible shorter than the outer two which are 

 subequal, Frons moderately broad. Face inliexed. Discal cilia under venation abruptly faint 

 but. the oblique hairless line is outlined but with no cilia proximad of it. Venation as in 

 preceding. Hind tibial spurs double. First tarsal joint of hind legs much longer than the 

 otlu^rs taken separately. Thorax scaly, the scutum with sparse, short pubescence, apparenti' 

 absent on the scutellnm. Axilla) distinctly separated for a rather short dist.ance. 



Prom one female taken by sweeping along a forest streamlet, June 29, 1913. 

 Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland, 



Type: No, Hy3017, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag; head, foie 

 wing and a hind tibia on a slide. 



