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short, the second segment occupying less than a fifth of the surface, the next three or four 
short, the abdomen pointed conic ovate, as long as the rest of the body. Postmarginal vein 
long, nearly as long as the marginal, the stigmal well developed but much shorter, somewhat 
less than half the length of the marginal. Propodeum with a short neck. Mandibles strong, 
3- and 4-dentate. Scutellum simple. Head wider than the thorax (as seen from above). 
Cephalic ocellus not within the scrobes. 
1. HALTICOPTERELLA NIGRIFLAGELLUM new species. Female. Genotype. 
Length, 2.50 mm. 
Dark metallic green, the wings hyaline; tibiz, tarsi, knees, trochanters and much of 
ends of first two pairs of femora, pale straw yellow, the scape reddish yellow. Funicle 1 
about twice longer than wide, distinctly longer than the pedicel which is subequal to the first 
funicle joint. Head and thorax uniformly, densely reticulate-punctate, the propodeum and 
head somewhat smoother. Cox concolorous, femora washed with metallic. Occipital impres- 
sion immargined. Legs not noticeably swollen. 
Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. Jungle, November 10, 1913 (A. P. Dodd). 
Type: No. Hy 3190, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female on a tag. 
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PARADICYLUS new genus of A. P. Dodd. 
Head no wider than thorax, from cephalic aspect not distinctly wider than long; 
cephalic ocellus not within the scrobes. Antenne inserted above the middle of face, 13-jointed 
with three ring- and club joints, the funicle joints elongate. At least one mandible 4-dentate. 
Pronotum distinctly separated. Parapsidal furrows three-fourths complete. Scutellum simple. 
Propodeum not long, without a distinct neck, with a distinct median carina and a cross-carina, 
the lateral ends of which curve cephalad and join the cephalic margin of the propodeum mesad 
of the spiracle. Spiracle rather large, in a depression, bounded caudad by a ridge which is 
a continuation of the cross-carina. No spiracular suleus. Abdominal petiole short. Abdomen 
conic-ovate, somewhat longer than the rest of the body, somewhat produced at apex; segment 
2 of abdomen occupying about a fifth of the surface, 3-5 each a little shorter than 2, subequal, 
6 as long as or a little longer than 2; caudal margin of segment 2 at meson incised. Marginal 
vein not much longer than postmarginal, over thrice longer than stigmal. 
Related to the foregoing genus but that genus lacks the median and the cross-carina on 
propodeum, and has complete lateral carine and spiracular sulci; also the second abdominal 
segment is not incised. 
1. PARADICYLUS VARICORNIS new species of A. P. Dodd. Female. Genotype. 
Length, 3.45 mm. 
Dark metallic blue-green, the coxe concolorous; femora dark brown, also basal third of 
tibie; knees, apical two thirds of tibie and the tarsi (except apical joint) white; antennal 
scape yellow; pedicel, first two ring-joints and funicles 2-4 dusky yellow; last ring-joint, 
funicle 1 and club black. Wings hyaline. Funicle 1 four times longer than wide, twice as long 
as pedicel, 2 two thirds the length of 1, the others gradually shortening, 5 slightly longer than 
pedicel; club no wider than funicle, scarcely longer than funicle 1; first club joint as long 
as the other two combined. Thorax densely punctate, the propodeum reticulated. Abdomen 
(except the smooth second segment) with very fine scaly sculpture. 
Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. Jungle, January 9, 1914 (A.P. Dodd). 
“Lype: No. Hy 3191, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female on a tag; head and 
‘caudal legs on a slide. 
