AUSTSALIJK BYMF.NOPTKKA (IIALCIDOIIIKA, VIl.—dlSAVLT. l.-il 



Biargiiuil vein moderately loug, subequal. Lateral ocellus nearer the eephalie oik' than to the 

 eye; axillae meeting. Faee eonvex, the antenna- inserted near the mouth border, 12-.iointed with 

 one very short ring-joint, the eluli H-jointed, the funiele joints very long, 1 being over twice the 

 length of the pedii-el. Mandibles with nearly equal aeute teeth. Propodeuni with three median 

 carina*, the lateral ones curved. Fore wings witli an obliijue hairless line from tlie stigmal 

 vein, the line being more or less jiarallel with the i-eplialic margin. Stigmal vein a little 

 shorter than the jiostmarginal, both moderately hnig. .\bdonien shorter than the thorax, 

 compressed, pointed at apex the wings extending lieyond it for some distance. ' Legs long. 

 Corrected description. 



1. LEPTOMASTIX TRIFASCIATUS (<!irault). F.inale. Genotype of ro/o(-cr(«cHa. 



Length, I.IKI mm. Very ilark metallii- purplish, thi' ]>roximal four tarsal joints and 

 cephalic femora and tibial dusky yellowish, also the liead and first two antennal joints. Finely 

 alutaceous, the scutum also with small thirnbh- punctures. Club not as long as f\inicle 1, its 

 joints short, the region a third Innger tli.-in tiiiiu-le li. the latter cinly about half the length 

 of the first. Third band of fore wing nuich tli.' liuigest, covering all of the distal third of the 

 blade except around apical margin, which is <-lear; middle band with its distal margin crossing 

 the apex of the stigmal vein, abnut ec|nal tn the prn.Nnnal barid. I'rojiodeum and base of 

 abdomen with silvery pubescence. 



Hdhildl : (iordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. Forest. A]iril il. UM:'.. 



Type: No. Hy 310S, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, a female on a tag, the head on a 

 slide. 



One male, forest, Gordonvale, April l(i, 191:1 (A. P. L)i>dd). In the male, the funiele 

 joints subnodular, with ,3-4 whorls of long hairs to each. Honey yellow except the purple brown of 

 thorax and abdomen; antennae 10-jointed, the club solid, hairy; funiele joints elongate, the 

 first three longest, each subequal to the club. Two females, sweeping grass in forest, Capeville 

 ( I'lMitlaudK (|)uec nsland. Sejitember 12, 1914. .-Xssdciated with forest grasses. 



2. LEPTOMASTIX GUTTATIPENNIS orw species. 



Female: — Length, 1.7.5 mm. 



Dull brown, the scutellum, axilla: and abdomen cleep pur]ilish black; scutum with a 

 purplish tinge; hind legs (except tarsi) purple, also the antenna; except scape and pedicel. 

 Nearly distal half of caudal wings dusky. Tips of hind tibias brown. Fore wings very deep 

 purplish black, the extreme base hyaline and with the following perfectly clear areas — two 

 obconical areas suspended from the subni.arginal vein, the fir.st with pubescence, the second 

 naked; a similar naked area from the costal margin just distad of venation, obliqued proximad 

 so as to touch the apex of the stigmal vein: a somewhat smaller, similar area opposite, from 

 caudal margin and obliqued ]iroximad: and a smaller, naked, o\al spot nearly central on the wing 

 blade and ii little .listarl of the disto laudal angle cif the area distad of venation. A sub- 

 quadrate, half clear area under marginal vein between it .-11111 the hairless line. Postmarginal 

 vein shorter than the stigmal. Costal cell exc-eedingly narrow. Head densely, polygonally 

 scaly, lenticular. Funiele 1 longest, somewhat hvit thrice the length of the pedicel, 2 a little 

 sliorter, :'. ami 4 s>iliei|ual, each a little shorter than 2; I! somewhat over thrice longer than 

 wide. Kesembles structurally tvifnuei'il us. Tlmrax sculptured like the head but the areas 

 smaller, .\xilla? with a carina between tliciii. Scutum with greyi,-.li luibescence. Club joints 

 somewhat longer than wide. Two hind tibial spurs, one very short. 



Described from one female caught in foresi, April 2(1, 1914. 



Ilahilal: (iiirdcmvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. Uy 3103. Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the sjiecimen on a tag; head, fore 

 wings and hind tibiaj on a slide. 



