AUSTSALIAN HYMENOPTKHA CHALCI DOIDEA, XI.—GlliAULT. 



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segments scaly, tlie fifth (which is equal to tlie iirc/ediiis) so only along [iroxinial half; head 

 and thorax scaly but there are large, shallow punctures scattere<l ov<m- the surface resembling 

 pustules. Wings hyaline, the postmarginal vein slightly slu>rter th;ui the others which are 

 subequal. Antenna) 11-joiuted, the 3-jointed cluh obliquely truncate from ajiex of first 

 joint, the jiedieel longer than the first fuuiclc J, nut. all joints of the latter about cui)-shapcd 

 and subequal; one ring-joint. Posterior tibiae with two spurs. Parajiisidat furrows complelo. 



Habitat: Cairns, Queensland. 



Type: Nn. I. 1:1:1:1. South .\nstraliau Museum, Adelaide. 



Genus KUKVSYST(IT,K (lirnult. 



Agreeing with Si/stuh- Walker but the ab.h.rniiial segments not subequ.-il, the fourth 

 over thrice the length of the third, longcu- than widi', very long, occu]iying more than a half 

 of the surface. The thorax is scaly and with scattereil shallow jiunctures as in St/stoIc opus. 

 Posterior tibiaj with only one sjiur. l'ara|sidal furrows complete. The punctures (}u the 

 thorax are rather numerous, shallow. 



1. EURYSYSTOLE VULGARIS Girault. Femah-. 

 Length, 1.45 mm. 



Black, the wings hyaline, the venation very pallid yellow, the jicistmargiiial vein souu>- 

 what shorter than the stigmal; the antenna^ jiale yellow, the pedicel dusky; legs honey 

 yellow. Eleven antennal joints, one ring-joint, the first funicle joint subequal to the pedicel, 

 only slightly longer than wide, the others subeciual to it or a little shorter; club 3-jointed, 

 larger, obliquely truncate. Pronotum with a more or h'ss obscure yellowish spot in the lateral 

 aspect, cephalo-ventrad. Third and following abdominal segments more or less distinctly 

 scaly, ('ephalic ocellus not within the scrobirular cavity. Knees, tips of tibia; and the tarsi 

 white. 



II ah it lit : I'airns, t^ueeuslaud. 



Type: No. I. lofil. South .\ustraliau .Museum. 



2. EURYSYSTOLE NIGER new species. Female. 

 Length, 1.40 mm. 



Like valyaris but the legs darker except knees, tips of tibia: and the tarsi. Seguu'nt ."> 

 of abdomen not quite thrice the length of segment t. Scutum with transvi'rsc lineolations. 

 the scutellum very finely scaly. Otherwisi' the sanu'. Mandibles Irideutate. Coxas black. 

 Hind tibia* with one spur. Clypeus yellow. Legs yellowish brown. Marginal vein somewhat 

 longer than the stigmal, the latter a little shorter than the ]iostmargiiial. Distal half of segment 

 5 of abdomen scaly dorsad. Meson of propodeum \\ith two large areas ahuig it bounded by 

 carinse. 



Hahilat: Capeville (IVutland), (.Juceiisl.-nhl. Finest, .bumiiry S. im:'.. 



Ty/n : No. lly.i.'Cii. (|)ueensland Museuui. I'.risli.-inr. the fcinaln nn a lag. 



Oen'1!.s NANTllOSO.MA .Aslmjead.* 

 1. XANTHOSOMA JUSTITIA new species. FeuuUi-. 



Length, l.lo nun. Club _ J(nnted, tin' ilistal joint much the longest. 



Black, the wings hyaline, the legs jiale yellow except the coxa' and jiroxinuil parts of 

 the femora (all of hind femur and base of hind tibia); antenna: dusky pale yellow, the 

 scape and pedicel black, the first funicle joint longest, slightly huigcr than uiile and slightly 

 shorter than the pedicel, the distal m- fifth funicle joint wiih-r than long. 'I"he two posterior 



' See remarks under Eurytoma. 



