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of abdomen, cephalic margin of scutum, venter of meson and metathorax, black. Venation 

 pale yellowish, the marginal and stigmal veins subequal, the postmarginal nearly as long as the 

 stigmal. Propodeum coarselj" punctate, with a median channel of a paired row of fovese. 

 Abdominal petiole somewhat longer than wide, the abdomen dorsad finely reticulated (except 

 segment 2 and caudal halves of 3 and 4). the segments nearly as in Eurytoma. Hind tibial 

 spurs double. Antennse inserted about the middle of the face, 10-jointed, the club 2-jointed, the 

 distal joint larger, one ring-joint; first funicle joint longest, a little less than half the 

 length of the body of the scape, the fifth or last joint a little wider than long. Mandibles 

 tridentate. Scape (except at tir above), pedicel (except above) and legs reddish yellow, the 

 funicle and club dark brownish ; knees, tips of tibiae and four jiroximal tarsal joints pallid. 

 Cephalic half or more of mesojileurum black, the region ])unctulate cephalad. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. Forest, October 10, 1912. 



Type: No. Hy S267 , Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female on a tag and the head, 

 caudal tibia; and a fore wing on a slide. 



The species is very close to Eurytonui and differs from the original description of that 

 genus in having the fifth abdominal segment as viewed from the side distinctly higher than 

 long. 



GF.xrs PHYLLOXEROXENUS Ashmead. 

 1. PHYLLOXEROXENUS FUSCIPENNIS Girault. Male. 



Length, 3.75 mm. 



Reddish yellow, the antennie, the legs (including coxfe) and the face honey yellow; 

 propodeum, the abdomen with its long petiole, cephalic margin of mesonotum, the center of 

 the occiput, dorsad and the area containing the ocelli black, the marginal vein fuscous; sub- 

 marginal vein mostly pallid. Fore wing smoky out to beyond the end of the stigmal vein from 

 base, the area accented under the marginal vein and interrupted by several longitudinal false 

 veins. Umbilicately punctate. Mesopleurum more or less black. Marginal vein thickened, 

 nearly twice the length of either the stigmal or postmarginal, which are short and subequal. 

 AntenuiB 10-jointed, one large ring-joint, the joints following long and cylindrical, sub- 

 pedunculate, the distal funicle joint only about two thirds the length of the ])roximal, shortest 

 of the funicle, shorter than the club joint. I'osterior tibia with one spur. 



Habitat: Cairns, Queensland. 



Tyiw: No. 1.1260, South Austr.ili:ui Museum, Adelaide. 



Gexus PHYLLOXEROXEXOIDES Girault. 



Differing from Fhylloxeroxeiiu.s Ashmead. in having the funicle joints of the antenna* 

 transverse after the first; anteunaj 11-jointed. Posterior tiliia> with one spur. 



1. PHYLLOXEROXENOIDES NIGER Girault. Female. Genotv-pe. 



Length, 2.50 mm. 



Black, the abdomen shining, the wings liyaline, the postmarginal and stigmal veins nearly 

 equal; pronotum with a yellowish spot on each side, cephalad; venation pallid. Abdominal 

 petiole short but distinct. Legs, except the coxas proximad, and the scape, except toward the 

 tip, reddish brown, the flagellum reddish brown distad of the third funicle joint, clavate; first 

 funicle joint subquadrate, not quite as long as the pedicel; other funicle joints subequal in 

 length but widening. Club ovate, wider than the funicle, its first joint over twice wider than 

 long. Posterior femur nearly all black. 



Habitat: Mount Tambourine, Queensland. 



Tyiie: No. 1.126.3, South Australian ^Museum, .\delaide. 



