AVSTBALIAN HYMENOPTERA CHALCIDOIDEA, 1Y.— GIRAULT. 289 



The hind margin of the pronotum is yellow also, but otherwise the color is as described, 

 the abdomen brownish coppery. The propodeum is short, the habitus somewhat as in 

 Zagrammosoma and Gyrolasella. Thorax flat. One ring-joint. Type re-examined. 



The type was taken on March 3, 1912 and is on a tag, a wing and a caudal leg on a 

 slide. 



2. GROTIUSELLA FASCIATIFRONS Girault. 

 Antea, p. 283, line 5 of the description, femur read tibia. 



3. GROTIUSELLA FACIES new species. 



Female: — Length, 1.25 mm.; slender. 



Like fasciatifrons Girault but the whole of the face dorsad of the antenna? is yellowish 

 white, with a thin metallic green stripe across some distance above the antenna? and a 

 yellowish white one across just below them, the latter abbreviated laterad, not reaching the 

 eyes. Also, the hind tibia is black nearly to tip (just below knees in the genotype), the 

 band just below knees broad and distinct. Scutum distinctly rather finely scaly 

 reticulate, the seutellum very finely sheened, subglazed and metallic blue. The genotype 

 appears to have a similar sculpture. Propodeum with a thin median carina, the spiracle minute. 

 The stigmal vein is a little shorter than in the wing of the genotype. Abdomen conical 

 longer than the rest of the body. Mandibles 6-dentate (probably the same in the genotype). 

 Distal half of scape black. 



From one female captured in forest, January 7, 1914. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. Hy2703, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag; hind legs 

 and head on a slide. 



4. GROTIUSELLA ARGENTIFASCIATA new species. 

 Female: — Length, about same as the other species. 



Characterised by bearing a silvery white stripe across abdomen a little distad of 

 middle, this stripe not quite reaching the lateral margins, distinct but not broad. Legs silvery 

 white, the caudal coxa? concolorous or dark metallic green. Caudal margin of pronotum silvery 

 white. Caudal and lateral margins of seutellum and caudal margin of axilla?, golden yellow, 

 also the vertex except the ocellar area. Occiput all metallic green. Lateral margin of axilla 

 more narrowly golden yellow. Wings hyaline. A line of three spots down face along eye 

 margins, the middle a round spot, the ventral long, joining ventrad the metallic green cheeks 

 and ventral border of face ; face dull yellowish white otherwise excepting a cross-stripe of 

 silvery from eye to eye, between the middle and ventral spot of the broken line down the 

 eye margins and some distance above insertion of antennae or about the middle of the face. 

 Scape white except at apex. Rest of antenna usual. Mandibles 5-dentate. Propodeum with 

 a distinct median carina. 



From one female caught in forest, July 9, 1914. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type : No. Hy 2704, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag with type of 

 facies. 



The species cavendislii, tlioreavini and facies have the median carina on propodeum 

 and doubtless the others with the possible exception of the genotype. 



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