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31. CHALCIS CURTISI new species. 



Female: — Length, 4 mm. 



Very similar to hruiniuitji but the tegula> are reddisli cephahu], the first two pairs oi 

 feiiKii-a are lilac-k instead uf pale ic^!, the first two jiaivs of tibia- are dark reddish, the elongad; 

 spots on hind tibiaj dorsad are narrowly separ.atcd from eai-li otlier l)y the red. The plate at 

 apex of scutelUim is praetieally straight, the first narrow piece of mesopleurum is wholly 

 punctate (partly glabrous in browiiiiiiii). Hind femur with nine teetli ventrad, the second 

 very minute, also the last four, none large. Segment '2 of abdomen dorsad glabrous. Funicle 

 1 a little louger than wide, the others sliortening. .Midonieii wliullv lihu-k. 



From a female from the (|)uei]ishini; Museu'u fnlle.-tic.is, i.,;,tined A|uil 7, l.'Kl 

 <H. Hacker). 



Eahitat: Brisbane, Queensland. 



Type: No. UyJJSS, Queensland Museum, lirisbaiie, one female on a tag 



Dedicated to George William Curtis. 



DIAGNOSIS OF TlIK AUSTRALIAN SPECl KS OI' CHALCIS FAlUiHTUS. 



(Omitting Walker's species. Types of my own species have been reexamined.) 



(Additions and corrections to the descriptions are given in the lal)le.) 



Black. The species are all about the same in sculpture. The a|>ex of tlie jdate of the 

 scutellum nmy be truncate or bidentate. 



Antennai whcjily red. 



Knees, cepihalic tibia;, proximal half of middle tibia; and all tarsi golden yellow; proximal 

 half of ventral abdomen ami proximal third dorsad, I'ed . . . . nijicoriiis (iirault. 



Anteuna; not wholly red. 



Scape and ]>edicel red. rest of antenna black. Wings infuscated. 



Knees, tijis of tibia', caudal tibia> and taisi yellou ; caudal temur red Init with .a large 

 black spot laterad centrally and a small yellow spot ventrad near tiji; first two pairs 

 of legs pale reddish brown. Body with a conspicuous golden coppery pubesceuce. 

 Gaudal tibia reddish at base, the caudal fenuir exteriorly finely punctulate. Moso- 

 jjleurum transversely striate but caudo-ventrad punctulate. caudo-dorsad with a 



glabrous area <"""'■" Girault. 



.Vntennaj red excejjt scape. 

 Abdomen wlmlly red. 



Distal third of first two jiairs of feun)ra, tlie leguhe, a rounded spot at ajiex of candal 

 femur laterad, a distinct hmg-oval spot at tip of caudal tibi.a (distal third nearly) 

 and the knees, ijale yellow; caudal legs nearly entirely, all tarsi and cephalic tibia' 

 except at base, red. Fostmarginal vein Just twice the length of the stigmal. 

 Middle tibia- fuscous except at each en.l . . . . (male) nihrirenlris (iirault. 



Antenna' wholly black, the boily or legs mnrke.l with red. 

 Abdomen red. 



Tegula;, tarsi, distal thinl of c.'i.lialic fcniui. cephalic tibia' (except niesad), distal fourth 

 of middle femur, middle tibia; except broadly at center, yellow. Gaudal coxa (excejit 

 at base) and caudal feunir, red. All tibia; ]iale red; red intervenes between the 

 black and yellow of the first two )>airs of femora. Segment 3 of abdomen with 

 several rows of minute punctures ceiilialad, caudad very finely punctulate; segnu-nt 

 2 polished but with a yronii of very minute punctures dorso-laterad of middle. 

 Segment 7 entirely hairy (;ns(.(/«eH.s-i.'< Girault. 



