112 AUSTRALIAN PROfTOTRYPOIDEA. 



(15) Femora black ; rugosity of thorax with a distinct tendency 

 to become longitudinal ; scutelltim with a median carina ; 

 female . . . . . . = locust or sp. nov. (North Queensland) 



Femora not black ; rugosity of thorax reticulate ; scutellum 

 without a median carina .. .. .. .. .. = (16) 



(I«i) Head, pronotum and sides of thorax with long, white 

 pubescence ; rugosity of head not very coarse ; female 



= pilosiceps sp. nov. (New South Wales) 

 Pubescence not long or very distinct ; rugosity of head very 

 coarse; males .. .. .. .. .. .. = (17) 



(17) Wings hyaline ; abdomen finely striate, the 2nd and 3rd 

 segments with median areas not striate, 4th distinctly longer 



than 3rd . . . . . . = flavkornis Dodd (N. Q'land^ 



Wings not hyaline ; a smooth area present at caudal two- 

 thirds of 3rd segment mesad, 3rd distinctly longer than 4th. . 



= perplexus sp. nov. (N. Q'land) 



(18) Head, pronotum, and sides of thorax with long whitish 

 pubescence ; female . . = pilosus Dodd (North Queensland} 

 Pubescence not distinct or long . . . . . . . . = (19) 



(19) Third funicle joint of male antennje much enlarged, longer 



than wide .. .. .. .. .. .. .. = (21) 



Third funicle joint of male antennpe not much enlarged, witter 



than long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = (20) 



(20) Male ; antenna? black ; funicle joints 4-7 not or barely 

 wider than long ; stigmal vein as in ovi, the stigmal sjiot on 

 the distal side of stigmal and marginal veins . . 



= orisntalis Dodd (North Queensland) 

 Male ; scape red, the antennte becoming black towards 

 apex ; funicle joint" 4-7 distinctly wider than long ; stigmal 

 vein straight, as in australis, the stigmal spot on both sides 

 of marginal and stigmal veins = affinis sp. nov. (North Queensland) 



(21) Female antennfe wholly black ; stigmal vein straight 



= australis Froggatt (East Q'land and N.S.W.) 

 Female antennte with at least first two joints yellow ; stigmal 

 vein slightly convexly curved . . 



= ovi Girault (East Q'land and N..S.W. ; West Q'land)^ 



SCELIO CRUENT4TtTS, Sp. HOV. 



$ Length, 4.15 mm. 



Bright red : head, apex of abdomen and last seven 

 antennal joints, black. 



Head and thorax coarsely rugose, the nietanotum with 

 longitudinal carina? or striae, the abdomen wholly longitu- 

 dinally striate. Head transverse, no wider than the thorax, 

 the occiput concave ; eyes bare. Thorax distinctly longer 

 than wide, the parapsidal furrows deep and distinct. Abdo- 

 men a little longer than head and thorax united, fusiform 



