AUSTRALIAN HYMENOPTERA CHALCIDOIDEA, I1X.—GIRAULT. 207 
Antenne with the base of flagellum annulate, the knees pale, the basal cloud in fore wings 
narrowed at base, the apical roundly gradually widened from the base; the upper part 
of ovipositor longer than the preceding three segments, nearly two thirds of the length 
of the lower part .. ee i: oe oi are ae os -.  annulicornis. 
Almost similar as regards coloration and sculpture to A. annulicornis. The antennal 
scape is metallic green, the basal joint of flagellum dark purple; the upper part of the 
antennal depression dark purple. Parapsidal furrows shallow. Metanotum strongly, irregu- 
larly striated, the striz more or less oblique, not projecting in front at the apex. The apex 
of scutellum strongly, regularly crenulated behind the keel. 
It is probable that Aressida may be the same as Thawmasura West., but there are 
apparently some structural differences. ’’ 
TOMICOBOMORPHA new genus. 
Head as viewed from above wider than the thorax, the occipital margin coneaved, the 
vertex transverse; viewed from in front triangular, the antennez inserted far down near the 
mouth, the eyes small and situated at the dorso-lateral angles of the triangle (cephalic 
aspect); mandibles tridentate. Antenne short, somewhat compressed, the scape foliaceously 
dilated, the club solid, enlarged somewhat as in the mymarid genus Polynema but shorter, the 
five funicle joints all wider than long, the single ring-joint very short, flat, usually hidden, 
the antenne 9-jointed. Cephalic femur only moderately swollen, not toothed, the hind femora 
swollen more than the front ones. Parapsidal furrows complete; scutellum simple. Abdomen 
from above flat, ovate, not conically produced and about as long as the thorax, the second 
segment very long, occupying three fourths of the surface. Marginal vein very short, about a 
fourth the length of the submarginal, the stigmal two thirds of the marginal’s length; the post- 
marginal absent or nearly. Abdomen with a very short, stout petiole. Fore wings patterned. 
Ovipositor not exserted. Intermediate tibial spur long, the hind ones short and stout, double. 
Abdomen with a brush-like short tuft of hairs at base, one on each side. 
1. TOMICOBOMORPHA STELLATA new species. Female. Genotype. 
Length, 1.60 mm. 
Shining black, the antenne concolorous, also the legs, the tarsi pale. Fore wing with 
a large brownish, rather irregular stripe across it between the bend of the submarginal vein 
and a point somewhat distad of the apex of the stigmal, this stripe or area complete, its 
proximal margin oblique. Thorax very finely, not densely, reticulated. Second and fifth 
funicle joints longest, the latter widest. The apical margin of fore wing for a short distance 
cephalad is also brown or fuscous. 
Habitat: Kuranda, Queensland. Jungle, May 19, 1913 (A. P. Dodd). 
Type: No. Hy 3197, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female on a tag; the legs and 
the head on a slide. 
GENuS TOMOCERA Howard. 
1. TOMOCERA GLABRIVENTRIS new species. Female. 
Length, 2.10 mm. 
Differing from the genotype of Tomicobomorpha in having the scape long and slender 
and the front femora more swollen than the hind ones. Also, a fine cross-suture on the 
scutellum. 
Dark metallic green, the abdomen very dark purple, the legs reddish excepting the 
hind femur above and the middle and hind tibiw; seape and head reddish, rest of antenna 
black; pedicel much longer than any of the funicle joints, of which 1 is subquadrate, the 
