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about twelve teeth, the first five larger, subequal, the sixth and seventh conflueut at base., 

 small like the others following. Segments of abdomen with several rows of pin-punctures- 

 (dorso-laterad on 2). 



Habitat: Kurauda, Queensland. From chrysalids of Cctlmxiii ci/dipj)!', jungle, May. 



Type: No. Hy3374, Queensland Museum, Brisbane. 



24. CHALCIS RUSKINI new species. 

 Feniiile: — Length, ."i nun. 



Similar to ruhrifemur but tlie fare along the antenna', tlie vertex and all of the dorsal 

 niesonotum bears noticeable but moderately sparse pubescence, the liind femur beneath with 

 eleven teeth, the abdomen is red beneath centrally only. ]n this species the additional 

 pubescence appears like fine down when seen from laterad (in outline), none noticeable on 

 the scutellum proximad of the apical pubescence. The third abdominal segment in both 

 species bears several ro«s of pin-punctures along cephalic margin followed by very fine 

 jiunetures. Tip of club dark red. 



Differs from rufifcmur as far as can be told merely in having more teeth on the hind 

 femur and in having the small amount of red on abdomen beneath. Compared with type of 

 luhrifcmur. 



Described from two females, minutieu-mouuted. captured October 17, 1913 (H. Hacker). 



Habitat : Brisbane, Queensland. 



Types: No. Hy3375. Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the above specimens (two pins). 



Dedicated to .lohn Kuskin; 



25. CHALCIS BRISBANENSIS new species. 

 Female: — Length, 5 mm. 



Black, the wings hyaline, the venation black; abdomen, hind coxa except at base dorso- 

 laterad and hind femur blood red. Tegnlse, tarsi, distal third of cephalic femur, cephalic 

 tibia;, distal fourth of intermediate femur, intermediate tibia? except broadly along the middle 

 (except narrowly along one edge) and hind tibije except above at base and still more broadly 

 along the middle portion, lemon-yellow. A lemon-yellow spot on extreme apex (dorsad) of 

 bind femur. Pace below antenna;, cheeks, metapleura just above hind coxa and apex of 

 scutellum with shining white pubescence; scutellum terminating in two distinct obtuse teeth. 

 Hind femur beneath with twelve teeth, none large, the first largest, tlie last three or four 

 very small, the rest subequal. Postmarginal vein thrice the length of the stigmal, the marginal 

 over twice the length of the postmarginal. Propodeum coarsely foveate, the spiracle enormous, 

 like a large slit, curved, five or more times longer than broad at the end, narrowest at the 

 middle. Pedicel very short, cupshaped; funicle 1 longes;, longer than wide, 2 only slightly so, 

 other joints of funicle gradually shortening. 



Described from one female, minntien-mounted, captured November 24, 1913 (H. Hacker). 



Hulitat: Brisbane, Queensland. 



Type: No. Hy 3376, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the above specimen and an antenna 

 on a slide. 



One female, Halifax, April 2, 1914 (A. P. Dodd). Hue femur bore eleven teeth, tlie 

 other only nine. Compared with type. 



26. CHALCIS DIPTEROPHAGA new species of GiraiUt and Dodd. Male. 



Length, 4 nun. 



Black; hind coxa' and femora blood red, the abdomen suffused with red at base ventrad; 

 the following jiarts yellowish white — a spot at ajjex of hind femora, a narrow elongate area at 



