AUSTSALIAX llYM ENOPTEll.t CIl ALCIIIOI DEA, VII.—GIEAULT. 16S 



From one tVn.alo eiiunlit sweppiiiy in jnnglc, FeliriKiry, 1914 (A. I'. Doild). 

 Habitat: Babinda, Queensland. 



Type: No. Ey312S. Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female on a tag; liead, [lair of 

 ■ivings and a hind tibia on a slide. 



B^-:OANUSIA new genus. 



Female: — Runs to Uolanusia Girault but the (dub is greatly enlarged, nearly twice the 

 length of the funiele, the joints of the latter subannular. Also the second tooth of the 

 mandibles is broadly truncate, the bind tibial spurs are double, the marginal vein about thrice 

 longer than wide, over twice the length of the stigmal which is not long and only somewhat 

 longer than the postmarginal. The asilhe have a carina between them. Otlierwise mucli the 

 same. Frons moderately narrow, somew'hat over thrice the diameter of an ocellus. Pronotum 

 transverse. Ring-joint present. Scutum and scutellum not much unequal in length 



1. BfflOANUSIA MAGNICLAVA new species. Genotype. 



Female: — Length, 1.30 mm. 



Dark metallic blue-green, the axilhii and scutellmn coppery, the wings hyaline; knees, 

 tips of tibife and tarsi pale yellow; antenna) concolorous but funiele (5 is white, also the palpi. 

 Head very densely punctate-scaly, also the thorax, the scutum with distinct short, white 

 pubescence which contrasts with its background. Funiele joints each widening, 6 distinctly 

 wider than 1 but all subequal in length. Pedicel barely longer than wide but much longer 

 than any of the funiele joints. Cheeks subequal to the eyes. Propodeum and abdomen scaly. 

 Hairless line of fore wing with about ten lines of coarser cilia proxinuid of it. 



From one female taken by sweeping forest, January 8, 1913. 



Habitat: Capeville (Pentland), Queensland. 



Type: No. HySlSS, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag; head, fore 

 wing and a hind tibia ou a slide. 



2. BiEOANUSIA PERFUSCIPENNIS new species. 



Female:- — Length, 1.3U mm. 



Differs from the genotype in that tlie frons is a half narrower, the scape much more dilated 

 and tlie club somewhat narrower but as long. Dark metallic blue-green, the abdomen and legs 

 metallic purple, the tarsi pale yellow, the antenna? wholly concolorous. Thorax densely scaly, 

 the axillie and abdomen smoother; axilUe with a carina between them. Scutiun somew'hat wider 

 than long, a little shorter than the scutellum; scutum with scattered setigerous punctures, the 

 pubescence not as distinct as in the genotype. Fore wings very deeply embrowned but clear 

 around apex, the infuscation deeper under the venation; a white, transverse dash just cephalad 

 of venation. Much discal cUiation proximad of hairless line. Funiele and club hispid. Other- 

 wise about as in the genotype. Costal cell of hind wings extending to the booklets. 



From one female captured on edge of jungle, May 28, 1913. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. HySISO, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the siii>cimen on a tag; head hind 

 tibia and a pair of wings on a slide. 



3. BffiOANUSIA PERSIMILIS new si^ecies. 



Like the genotype but the axill* are a little separated and thus withcnit the distinct 

 carina between them. Otherwise the same or very nearly. 



Dark steel blue, the scutellum dark copjiery, the legs concolorous except on each side of 

 knee, tips of tibia; and tarsi which are white. Body densely scaly, the scutellum densely 

 punetulate, the scutum with a fine silvery pubescence. Distal funiele joint white. Caudal fennir 

 black to knee. Axillre a very little separated. Scutellum reaching base of abdomen. Hind 



