AVSTEALIAN EYMENOPTliliA CHAUIIDOIDHA, XIV.-GIHAULT. 



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Length, 5 mm 



20. CHALCIS MULTICOLOR new name. Female. 



r.sciiilrjnh-liii liiciihir Circuit. 



The same as r„hnf,,„nr Imt the postmarunial vein sl,o>tei- and stonter ; the second 

 (distal) elongate pale yellowish spot exteriorly on |.nsl..,i„r til.ia absent but the two ,,roximal 

 tarsal joints (and less so, the third) nt posterior lej.s white, suffused with yellowish- 

 seutellum without pubescence an.l the third abdonnnal s,.f.n,ent n.ore roughly finely Sculptured 

 .n th.s species. There are eleven distinct te,.tl, on the |,osterior femur instead of the ten as in 

 rubnfcmin: Intermediate and ceplialic tarsi white or whitish. (Antenna, missing; scape 

 black.) Wings hyaline. 



Hahitat: Mt. Tambourine, (.|)ueensland. .\pril 2, lilll (11. Ilaclier). 

 Type: No. Ry 1183. (Queensland i\'ruseum, Mrisliarie. 



21. CHALCIS RUFICORNIS (Cirault). Female. 

 Tiimiflii-ii.ni iiiii,(iniis (iirault. 

 Length, 2.75 mm. 



Black, the antenna- ^:holly rufous, also tl)e pro.xm.al lialf or more of the abdomen 

 ventrad. Knees, cephalic tibia-, j.roxiinal lialf or less of intermediate tibia, and all tarsi 

 yellowish; posterior femora with from 1(1 to 12 teeth beiieatli. All funicle .joints wider than 

 long. IMate of scutellum emarginate. Wings hyaline. Proximal third of abdomen dorsad 

 rufous. 



Habitat: Cairns, (Queensland. 



Type: No. 1.124:% South Australian Museum. .V.lclaidc 



22. CHALCIS RUFIFEMUR (Cirault). IVIale. 



Tiiiiiklieii.ra riilifiiinir (lii-;nill. 

 Length, 2.70 mm. 



Black, tlie posterior femur bright red; tegula^ knees, tarsi, much of cephalic tibia., tips 

 of second tibia- and two elongate spots on i-aiidal tibia- ( oni> Just ventrad of knee, one just 

 dorsad of tip) lemon yellow. Wings hyaline, tire ven.-ition black. Posterior femur with nine 

 teeth beneath. Proximal club-joint snlitransverse ; first funicle joint longest of the funicle; 

 pedicel small. 



Habitat: Mittagong, New South Wales. 



Type: No. 1.121.3. South Auslralian .\luse.ini. A.h-lai.h-. 



23. CHALCIS HERCULES (I urauli). .Male. 



Tumidieoxa Uercule.t (iirault; I'.-ieiutiiiitilia lurnitrs (lirault. 



Length, 7.8.5 mm. Large, roliust. 



E'lai-k; tegute except proximal margin or most of it. disl.-il half or more of first two 

 feimu-a, the tibia, and tarsi and tip (broadly) of liiiul femur golden yello-.v ; hind tibia- black just 

 below knee. Fore wings distinctly infuscated, I he M-iialiou black, the niargiii;il vein long, 

 over twice the length of the postmarginal. Sciili-lliim uilli a strong bidentate plate at apex. 

 Antenna? wholly black, the pedicel very small, wider lliaii long, llu- funicle joints short, sub- 

 quadrate. Second abdominal segment smooth and shining, the following segments micro- 

 scopically sculptured. Thorax contluently ]iuui-tatc, the |iro|iod(-um rugose. Hind femur with 



