ArSTKJLIAX JTTMEXOrTl'.n.l <U ALCIVOlltKA, V U .—(IIUAU I.T. I(!7 



subequal in length to 2. Club lony, aentcly <M,iiic ovntc, ;i littl.' shorter rliaii the funiclo; the 

 flagelhmi eoncoloroiis uith lio.ly. Frons liroa.l. F(,ve wings ilistinetly stained yelh)wish 

 brown to aj.ex from tlie bend uf the subniarginal vein, the marginal fringes very short, the 

 discal cilia very dense and fine, the liairless line not distinct though indicated. Thorax and 

 head densely, nuiderately coarsely polygonally scaly, ai>pparing like scaly punctation but the 

 areas not truly sunken. Abdomen subgl.-ibrous. Pronotuni distinct, transverse. Scutum 

 subequal to the scutellum in length. I'nbesoence not conspicuous. Antenna; 12-jointed, witli 

 one ring-joint, the club 3-jointed. 



From one female taken from a wimlow, October, 1912. 



Habiiat: Gordonvale (Cairns), (Queensland. 



Tjipe: No. Hilo'l-ia. Queensland MnspuTn. Urisbane, tiie s|ie.-innMi on .-i tag; head and 

 fore wing on a slide. 



AMENISCOCKPITALUS new genus. 



J-Vnid^f:— Agrees with the description of Mciii.wocii^hcihis Perkins but the lateral ocelli 

 are distinctly se]iarated from the eyes, the tlagellum is filiform, the club .3-,iointed, the axilhc 

 are widely separated and tlie marginal vein is linear, five or six tinii>s longer than wide, the 

 jiOStmarginal distinctly absent, the stigmal Icjng and slender, subequal to the marginal. Oblique, 

 hairless line of fore wing only twice longer than wide, completely enclosed. Hind tibial spur 

 single. Scutum wider than long, shorter than the triangular scutelhiin. Pronottnn transverse 

 i'liear. Scrobes distinct, separated at apex, tlie face not inticxe.!. Cliecks half the length of 

 the eyes. 



1. AMENISCOCEPHALUS MENISCOCEPHALUS n.w speci.s. Cenotyjie. 



Fi niiilr: — Length, l.bj nun. Short, robust. 



Heep golden yellow, the head and thorax \ery finidy, densely scaly and with minute 

 scattered setigerous jiunctnres. Proximal half or two thirds of fore wing embrow'ued but not 

 very deeply so. Antennae ami legs pale yellow; ]iedicel dusky above at proximal half. Scape 

 long and slender, longer than the cinli Hliicli is not enlarged and somewhat over half the 

 length of the funicle; scape dusky centrally; peilicel subequal to funicie 1 which is not quite 

 twice longer than wide, 2 a little shorter tlian it, o and li quadrate or very little longer than 

 wide. Distal two club joints dusky. Discal cilia of fore wing vimv short. 



From one female caught in forest. April 9. 191:'.. 



Hcibitat : (Sordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. Ilii-U.iS, (Queensland Museum, I'.risliani', the female on .i lag; head, fore 

 \\ing and a liind tibia on a slide with ty|i(> lu-hllirtilnimi imralirdrims (iiranlt. 



K('Ti;()M<»n>KS new genus. 

 Fiiiiiih : — Tlie stigmal vein is sliglitly longer than Ihe marginal, the pcisf imirginal 

 distinctly longer than the marginal, tin' latter only slightly over twice longer than wide. 

 Mandibles slender with two rather long, .-icute nnecpial teeth. Frons moderate, abend fcnir tinu^s 

 the diameter of the cephalic cjcellus; face infiexeil, frons not prominent. Hind tibiae app.-iri'ntly 

 with two spurs. .VnteninT cylindrical. 



1. ECTROMOIDES PURPUREISCUTELLUM n. " sp, < ies. 



Frmalc: — Length. 1.2.5 mm. 



Orange yellow, the head, abdomen, scutellum, jiroiuitunL an<l cephalic p;irt ot scntnni 

 at meson narrowly, metallic purple. Wings sliglitly yellowish throughout. Scape concolorous; 

 funicle and pedicel purple, the club white; distal two funicle joints imdined to bo paler. Pedicel 

 subequal to funicle 1 which is longest, one and a third times longer tlnu, wide, 2-3 subequal, 

 a little shorter than 1, 4 and 5 subequal. a little shorter, (! still shorter, a little longer than wide. 

 Club no wider than the funicle and not quite half its length. Clu'cks about half the length of tho 



