AUSTHALIAX HYMESOl'T III; \ ill tl.cnxilDEA, X.—GIIIAV LT. SlT, 



AUSTRALIAN 

 HYMENOPTERA CHALCIDOIDEA X.* 



The Family Eucharidas with Desciiptions of New Genera and Species. 



By a. a. Girault. 



Family EUCHARID.E. 



riEXUs Ml'rj'AGKA Kirbv. 



1. METAGEA KIRBYI Ashmead. 



Female: — '■ Length, 4 mm. 



^t^neous blaL'k, tinged uitli lihie or |.iiriilisli in .■rt:iin iiu|:ts. TIe:i,l nn. ''■■)r;ix. excejit 

 discs of parapsidcs '.vhieli ai.. sinodtli and a'licon-,. ruarsely riiyui^e. Legs In-rnvnisli yellow, 

 femora except at tijis dark brown; liiinl coxa; black, liind tibia', except tips, fnscous. Wings 

 hyaline; venation In'own. Fla^idlar joints, except first, snbmonilifonn, not or very little 

 longer than thick; first joint of fiauellum as long as L' and :: unite. I. .\l.donien aMioons black 

 petiole about fovir times as long as tliick. smootli and iinpnnci:if|.. ' ' 



Habitat: (losford. Xew Sonth Wales. |.\. K'.n'beli', collector.) 



Tiipi : Xo. -/A'.s^t.", United States National Arnsmini, AVrisliiiigton, D.C. 



2. METAGEA RUFIVENTRIS Asbinead. 



Fi )iiiih : — '■ Length, 9 mm. Head and tlioia.\ bright nielalli<- green, coarsely rugose; 

 mouth ji.arls, scape, pedicel and legs except coxa\ yidlow ; abdnnien, .■xcept petiole, second 

 segment at base above and hypopygium wholly rnloiis; llagclliini .■iml second abdominal seg- 

 ment at base above black. ]ieti(de jmrplish; wiiiys snbfnscons, hyaline at iiase. Fl.agellar joints 

 1 to all longer than thick; terminal joints alone nionilitiu-ni; first three or four jidnts elongate, 

 but gradually shortening, 1 aliout five times as long as thiik at apex, i less than two thirds 

 the length of \, the others still shorter, seventh and eighth subniiniilifcnin. .\Iidonien, except as 

 noted, red; petiole aljout four times as long as thick, tiiiely micrnscopically punctate abovi*. ' ' 



Hahilal: Gosford, Xew South Wal. s. 



T)i)ir: Xo. 1SS7. Tnited States Xational Miiseiini. Washington, It.C 



3. METAGEA ZALATES (Walk.T). :Male and fcnalc 



F.Hclnnis valdl.s Walk.'r, is:;<i. p,,. |:i II. 



4, METAGEA TUBERCULATIC0RNI3 m.w species. 

 Ftiiiah': — Length. 3.80 mm. 



Dark metallic purple with dark griHniisli rcfh'ct ions, the abdomen with its petiole and 

 the femora (except cephalic ones) chocolate Inown; i-epli.-ilic tVninv light brown. Coxic con- 

 colorous; tibial and tarsi straiv yellow. Wings lightly yellowish, the venation ji;ile. Antenna' 



• Contribution No. :", EntomoloaJcal Lationdory, l!iirc:iii of Siinar Ivxpcriinciit st^dions, ISimkUiUtk, 

 Queensland. 

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