APSTIiALIAN nVMENOPTKUA CIl ALCI DOI IHi.l. X.-GIEAULT. 



2:n 



third, fourth and fifth short; tl„. sixth an.l t„ll„«i,m l..„.(he„inu, si,.„,l,., l„.,.„min.r -.s 



long as the first; scuteUum with a „„.,l,a„ .n,.,v,.. S...-,,,,. s ■,. s,i«.„,...| v.in' quadrate" the 



wiugs hyaline. Abdou.en as in K„rl,an.. I'mpodeuni with a hruad, longitudinal sulcus dorso- 

 laterad. 



1. CHALCURELLA NIGRICYANEA (lirault. Mai,.. Ceoutype. 



Length, 4.S5 mm. 



Black with a bluish tinge, the eoxa, ;,nd anlenaa eulerons, I ho femora fnseous or 



brown-black, the knees, tibia) and tarsi yell„wish-l,n,un, also th,- tegula, and venation Kudelv 

 punctate, the head striate. Thorax pilos,.. Ivdi.el rhu,-.,lat,.. I'„steri„r coxa ;,i>d abdonnn-il 

 petiole irregularly and rather delicately rougliencd. '1',-Miila' brown. 



IlahHai : Hobart, Tasmania. 



Tyiw: No. 1.1283, South Australi.an .VluKemn, .\del.-iMl... 



lii-xi-s XKOK.M'ALA Girault. 

 1. NEOKAPALA FURCATELLA Girault. FenuUe. (;<.uofype. 



Length, 3.2.5 nnu. 



Dark metallic green, tlie ]iropodenm, :ilidnnH.n an.l lie;id liliie; legs fnscous, the 

 antenna) black with brnwiiish club an.l s.-api\ 11 J..iiit.>.l, n.. ring ji. int. Fore wings infuscate.l 

 distad of the distal end of the marginal vein (more proximad at caudal margin), the iufusca- 

 tiou accented under the end of the marginiil v.'in. .Scutellum produced into a prong like the 

 two arms of a tuning-fork, each prong about as I.mg as the scutellum, brownish towar<l tip. 

 flattened, the edges carinated; scutellum longitu.linally striate. Head shining, thorax umbili- 

 cately punctate. Abdominal petiole n.it as lung as tlu' arms of the scutellar process. 

 Antenna? with the funicle joints i.rodu.'c.l tr.)m .m.. si.h- al apex, flattened, the chib solid, 

 ovate, the pedicel small and cuii-sha]ii'.l. tiirii.-l.- joints 2 an.l o longest, subequal, the first 

 funicle joint longer than the pedicel by far but i-ylin.lri.ai .)va!. ni)f produced. 



Hahitat: Cairns, Queensland. 



Type: No. 1. 1378, South Australian Museum. .\.lel.-iid... 



This genus differs from Kiipalii Cainenui bv th.' s.ulclhn processes which are short, 

 blunt .-It .■ml .-111.1 f.irming a prong whi.-h is hiyh up iiv.T I hi' Icim' i.f the abdomen. 



Genus STII,i;FI..\ Spin. ,1a. 

 1. STILBULA PEDUNCULARIS Westwn.,,!, The.saur. Enf. Oxon. ]). 15.5. 9, ^ (1S74). 



2. STILBULA BIDENTATA Cirault. Female. 



Length, 8 mm. 



Very dark metallic green, the ab.l.iini'ii .larker. the wings col.mrless. their wings very 

 pale. Legs fuscous, the knees, jiosterior tibiio and tarsi tiilv.nis. Sentelhim bidentate, the 

 head circularly striate, the thorax roughly jmnctate incln.ling the pmpodenni, the rather long 

 abdominal jietiole pitted. Antenna 12-joiiite.l, of Ih.' Ilagclhiin (excluding pedicel) the first 

 joint longest, thrice the length of the short p.'ili.-.'l. the club joint shortest; excluding the 

 bulla, scape shorter than funicle 1; antenna' Innwiiisli tinvani tip, otherwise bla.'k; funicle 

 joints 3 and 4 subequal, each about soinewliat ov.t a half the length of juinl I. 



Habitat: Mount Tamliourine, (|)ii.'i'nslan.l. 



Type: No. I.li?!). South Australian Miis.aiin. A.lcdaid.'. 



3. STILBULA AUSTRALIANA Cirault. K.niHh-. 

 Ijeiigth, 3.10 mm. 



The same as the preceding but more gri'eiiish (.lark green), the scutellum simihirly 

 slightly produced but not bidentate anil with a 111. ue nr less obscure median grooved line, 



