1 26 Mr. F. P. Dodd's Notes upon some rcmarhahle 



triangular, its apex blunt ; median segment posteriorly rounded 

 vertically tricarinate and coarsely cribrate between the carina). 

 Wings : apical two-thirds fuscous, basal third hyaline ; hgs normal 

 except for the posterior femora and tibiaj which are somewhat 

 thickened, pilose. Abdomen : broad, depressed, basal segment 

 superficially lightly and finely punctured, the rest smooth and 

 shining. Head black, antennai brown, basal joint red ; tliorax red ; 

 anterior and intermediate legs and coxaj and trochanters of posterior 

 pair pale brownish-yellow, femora tibire and tarsi of posterior legs 

 dark brown. Abdomen basal segment and sides of 2nd and 3rd 

 segments yellow, remainder of the abdomen jet black. 

 Length ^ 5 mm. Exp. 12 mm. 



$ type (No. 3) and co-type (No. 5) in Hope Department, 

 tlie former from a Chosrocavi^JCi, the latter from a Hemaris 

 larva. 



Hob. N. QuEENSLxVND, Townsville {F. P. Dodd). 



Belongs to Marsliall's Section 2 of the genus. 



No. 4, MiCROGASTER PERELEGANS, form. nov. 



9 . Head : face in front, vertex and behind the eyes closely biit 

 very minutely punctured ; antenme 18-jointed densely pilose ; 

 thorax smooth or with only a few scattered punctures anteriorly, the 

 mesonotum and scutellum separated by a conspicuo\;s short broad 

 transverse furrow the two sides of which are medially connected by 

 cross carinas ; scutellum triangular smooth ; median segment 

 obliquely truncate, coarsely cribrate, and with a medial and a lateral 

 Cone on each side) prominent vertical carina; wings hyaline lightly 

 infuscate ; legs long, posterior pair slightly pilose. Abdomen 

 depressed, polished and shining above. Head median segment 

 and abdomen jet black ; thorax anteriorly and up to the seutelhim 

 red ; legs : anterior and intermediate pair reddish-yellow, posterior 

 pair black with a broad sub-basal ring on the tibia white ; sides of 

 1st and 2nd segments of the abdomen yellowish-white ; ovipositor 

 black scarcely exserted. 



^. Similar except that the abdomen is slightly more depressed 

 and there is of course no ovipositor. 



Length 2 $ ^ riim. Exp. 9 mm. 



^ and $ types in Hope Department, ^ co-type in British 

 Museum of Natural History, 



Hah. N. Queensland, Townsville {F. P. Dodd). 



