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duced abdomen. Resembling Tetrastichus Haliday but the abdo- 
men much longer. 
Type—The following species. 
1. Neomphaloides cinctiventris new species. 
Female—Length 3.75 mm. General color dark metallic green, 
the propodeum brighter, the mesothorax with much bronze, the 
abdomen darker, above at base with a broad orange band which 
ventrad spreads further distad and involves the produced part of 
the venter ; legs wholly light lemon yellow as are also the ventral 
half of the occiput and the face ventrad of the insertions of the 
antenne; also the cheeks. Scape and pedicel brownish, the 
former with more or less black dorsad; remainder of antenna 
black. Tegule and venation more or less lemon yellowish, the 
wings hyaline. Proximal joint of antennal club only about two- 
thirds the length of the distal funicle joint and about a fourth 
longer than the second club joint, the distal club joint very short, 
terminating in a short, spur-like seta. Scape long, reaching to 
the ocelli. Vertex yellowish along the eye margin, dorsal aspect. 
(From 2 specimens, 2-3-inch objective, 1-inch optic, Bausch and 
Lomb.) 
Male—Unknown. 
Described from two female specimens received for study from 
Mr. C. French, Jr., Acting Government Entomologist, Melbourne, 
Victoria, labelled *‘ Parasitic on homopterus gall on Eucalyptus, 
Cook’s River, Sydney.’’ 
Habitat—Australia—Sydney, New South Wales. 
Types—No. Hy 1197, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the above 
specimens on tags (2 pins) plus a slide bearing a head. 
Tribe OMPHALINI 
Selitrichodes new genus 
Female—Head rounded ovate, the antenne inserted distinctly 
below the middle of the face, much below the ventral ends of the 
eyes, eight-jointed-scape, pedicel, two ring-joints, three funicle 
joints and a solid club; scape somewhat swollen, the three funicle 
