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1. ORMYRUS AUSTRALIENSIS n.'u spcfit-s. KohkiI,-. 



Female: — Lt^ngth. I.(i0 i Shuil :iiul i-(>m]p;ict. 



Dark metallic ajDPoiis yiviMi. the wiiius liVMliiic; ti't;iilip, tiliia: :ni(l l:irsi str:iw vi-ilow, 

 ralso the knees, the rest of the Irys (•(iii.'oli.ious; si'yi,,, nts ,if ^ilHlmncn ilciisclv si-:ilv, the first 

 row of large punctures .Innlilc, the se.oml triple, the tliinl i.r lust .pirirlrnple. .\iitenna! 

 IS-jointed with two rin^ Joints, tlie cinb ;!jointeil bnt nut very ilistinctly (li\i(le(l. Mesonoluni 

 hairy, with very tine scniy rel iiiiliitieii. .\ntenn;e hhu'k. the p(>(li,-cl l(ini;iT tlKui iiiiv (it the 

 transverse funicle Juints. I'nipudenni \ery slii.it, tini'ly :ihit:ire(.ns, iii> ni.'.li:iii riiiinu. .Vhdiimeii 

 snti'nsed with brownish. 



Ifahitiil : Gordonvnle (Cnirns), (^iieensL-nid, l''iirist. April :',, liU:; (.\. I'. Dixld). 



Tiipe: X(i. Ill/ .I.i.'jC. <|liii'ensl:iiid Miisenin, i Irislmne. Ihe fenKile on :c l:i>;, the h, :id on 

 u slide. 



2. ORMYRUS BICARINATUS i..'«- sp. eies, Female. 



Tjcn^th, I. .'ill mm. 



Ditifers from (iiislniliriins in lii'.-iriny en tlic slmrt p) cipodciiiii .-i p:iir nt' meilian carina.' 

 which are separated and the hiinl tibia' are as dark as the fennira, the utlier tilii:e washed nn)re 

 or less with metallic centrally. The general celnration is darker. The )iediccl ami tunicle Joints 

 are longer. Both species bear a meilian carina ahiny- the distal lialf or more of ihc ahdonien 

 and also fine oblir|ne stria' on the projiodenm laterad of the meson. 



Hiihildl : ll.irvi'y's Creek (Cairns), (^neenshiml. .hMi>;lc', NuM'ml.er l."i, Ulbi (.\. I". 

 Dodd). 



T/iiie: No. Ilii3-!.'i7. Qneensland Mnseum, lirisbane, the female mi .-i ta;;, the head on 

 a slide, 



3. ORMYRUS CARINATIVENTRIS new species. 



Female: — Length, 1,50 mm. 



The same as hleariiititKs bnt the femora niiil tiliia^ are yellowish brown, the aitdomen 

 brown, metallic iinr|ile at base with cross stripes of pnriile at tlie ce|phalic margin of eacli 

 segment soniewliat as in inisl rtilieiisis. The scutelliim is [nirplish bine. One hind tibial spnr 

 stent and cur\"ed as in hii-tirnml us. Scape yellow ; funicle 1 sliorter th;iii (i, both wider than 

 long. 



From one female captnred in Jniigle, M.-trch li, 11114 (.\. P. Dodd). 



Eabitat : Cooktown, t^neensland. 



Tiipe: No. Hii o-l ■''>■'. (^hieenslaml Mnseum, lirisbane, the specimen on a lag. the head on 

 a slide, 



4. ORMYRUS BICOLORIPES new species. 



F\inak: — Length, l.ii.'i niiii. 



Like auslralieiisis but the propodenm bears the two carina' at the meson and only the 

 coxa! and caudal femur are concolorous, the legs and sca]ie redilisli brown. Funicle joints a 

 little shorter than the pedicel, all subequ.-il and subi|uadrate. Tarsi white. 



From one female caught A]iril 2, 1911 on Jungle edge. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Qneensland. 



Type: Xo. lliiJSo'.K Qneensland Museum, Ibisbane, the s|ieiiincii im a tag. 



Members of this group rarely shrivel ex<'cpt as regards the abdomen. The thoracic 

 s.vucture of the Callimomina'. .Monodontonu'rina' ami Idariiina' neerl careful comparison and 

 it seems doubtful if .Vshnu'ad 's characters are universal or even usual. His groupings, however, 

 are acceptable. 



Walker has described the following s|iecies: Tdriimiix itaointx. osiiiiiis and rihitUa. 



