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11. STOMATOCERAS GRACILICORPUS new species. 

 Female: — Leiigtli, 3.6S mm. 



Wholly bhu-k e.xeept venter of alKlomeii sUkIiIIv at base of meson and first two antenna! 

 joints wliieli are dark red; tarsi dark reddisli. h'ore wiiiys with a sooty strijic across from the 

 whole of the marginal vein fading c-audad and a suliisolated rounded stain midway between this 

 stripe and apex, somewhat ceplialad of middle. Post marginal vein not (|uit<> as long as the 

 marginal. Funicle 1 also reddish, slightly loiigvr tliaii widi'. si.mewliat less than half the length 

 of the pedioel; funicle 2 longest, distinctly not twice longer than wiile. not (iiiite as long as the 

 pedicel, reddish at basal half. Articulations of the legs reildish. .\ntenna> may lie nearly wliolly 

 black. Teeth of hind femur extending along distal lialf. Scutelliini distinctly bidenlate at 

 apex, the two teetli not strong. 



Described from two females cajitured fnuii the foli:me of an imported citron near the 

 Mulgrave Kiver, November 7, 1911. 



Habitat: Nelson (Cairns), Queensland. 



Types: No. HySSO.'t, Qiieensland iliiseum, Urisbane, the above specimens together 

 (.111 a tag. 



12. STOMATOCERAS VARIUS o.w si>ecies. 



Female: — Length, 'i nini. 



Very much like itiyriaeutJus Ciiranlt but ditVering in tliat .-ill of liiml til)i;e and the ends 

 of the other tibiiB are dark red; also all of tlie dorsal aspect of the second abilominal segment 

 is black and the proximal half of the \('nter is red; also the hiaikish .hish t roni the marginal 

 vein is less regular, not extending half way across by far an<l from this there is a faint 

 creseentie loopj the distal end of which reaches IIlc cephalic margin, nearly lialf way to the a]iex; 

 also, the postmarginal vein is nearly as long as the marginal, over thrice the length of the 

 stigraal. Teeth on propodeum as in teiiebrien.sn.':. First funicle joint a little longer than half 

 the length of the jiedicel, the second funick' .joint longest, hmger than the pedicel. .\lso allied 

 with novifuscipennis Girault but the wing fuscation and venati(m are totally different ami the 

 other details dift'er. Compared with types of allied species. 



Described from one female caught by Mr. F. I'. Hodd in Oi'tober. Illi:;, on flowers. 



IluliUat : Kuranda (Cairns), Qucenskuid. 



Type: Xo. Ry .!.l:>i:, (Jueensl.'ind ^Insemn. lirisbane. the s|)ccimen on a tag, the antenna 

 on a slide. 



13. STOMATOCERAS TENEBRICOSUS ui-w sjieeies of Girault and .\. P. Dodd. 



Female: — Ijciigtli, 3.7.") nun. 



Black, slightly pubescent, the scutellum ending in two distinctly sejiarated teeth. The 

 following parts blood-red: TeguUe, legs, iiedicel and first funicde .ioint. l''ore wings with a 

 rather broad, lil.ack strijie across from whcde of marginal vein and a second siimewhat lighter 

 stripe distad, leaving a white stri|ie between them which is .ibuut h.-df or less the length of the 

 first black stripe. Stigmal \ein not a I'onrtli the length of the margni.al. Propodeum with a 

 pair of median <-arina' and two teeth ilorso-hiti-rad in a line. l:iti'ni niesad ; also with ,a fuft ot 

 short white hairs on each side dcusodaterad ; the acute uiediau laiina! are separated by :i deep 

 sulcus. First funicle .joint longer than wide, about half the length of the ])edicel which is long; 

 distal funicle joint a little longer than wide. Funicle joints L! ami 3 longest of the funicle. each 

 somewhat shorter than the pedicel. Scape long ami slender, rmliiliiately piuictate. Teeth on 

 hind femora along a little over distal half. 



Described from two femahs caught b.\ Mr. I'. P. Ho, Id in i)ctob<'r. 11113. on flowers. 



Habitat: Kuranda, (|)ueeusland. 



Type: No. Hy o.VJ7. qneenslaud Musemn. lirisbaue, inii" of the above specimens on a tag, 

 the antenna' on a slide. 



One female, Gordouvale, forest, April 127, IlfU. 



