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linely and sparsely punctured, with a short fronted sulcus, the 
interantennal prominence low and transverse at the apex. Antennae 
rather shorter than the thorax and median segment combined, the third 
joint of the flagellum much longer than the second, the apical joints as 
thick as the basal. Thorax shining, sparsely punctured, the median 
segment very minutely punctured; the pronotum narrower than 
the head, very feebly and widely emarginate anteriorly, scutellum 
convex, broadly truncate at the ajjex. Abdomen flattened, elongate 
fusiform, smooth and shining, the segment narrowly depressed on 
the apical margin. Hypopygium narrow, much longer than broad, 
the sides almost parallel, blunt at the apex and without a .spine. 
Third abscissa of the radius longer than the second, the second 
recurrent nervure received at one-third from the base of the third 
cubital cell. 
Black; the mandibles, the margins of the eyes narrowly (except 
at the summit), the margins of the pronotum, a spot on the 
mesonotum, the postscutellum, a small spot on each side at the 
apical angles of the median segment, the apex of the tegulae, a 
minute spot on the mesopleurae below the anterior wings, a 
lateral spot on each side of abdominal segments 2-6, narrowly pro¬ 
duced on the apical margin of segments 5-6 and the anterior tibiae 
beneath pale yellow; legs testaceous brown. Wings hyaline, 
slightly iridescent, nervures pale testaceous brown. Length 3 mm. 
Hah. S. Australia, Adelaide {Perkins). 
Nearly allied to pygmaciis, Turn., but is a smaller 
species and much more finely punctured. 
Asthcnothynnus ? 2 J^rkinsi, sp. nov. 
(J. Clypeus produced and narrowly truncate at the apex. Head, 
thorax and median segment finely and very closely punctured ; the 
head a little broader than the thorax ; antennae filiform, a little 
longer than the thorax and median segment combined, the apical 
joints very feebly arcuate beneath ; the interantennal carina trans¬ 
verse. Posterior ocelli half as far again from the eyes as from each 
other. Pronotum a little narrowed anteriorly ; the scutellum very 
broadly rounded at the apex ; median segment rounded. Abdomen 
elongate, tapering slightly at the extremities, flattened, the segments, 
very slightly depressed at the base, shining, finely and shallowly 
punctured, the four basal segments narrowly depressed on the apical 
margin. Hypopygium broad, the sides parallel, the apical angles 
produced into short spine.s, with a strong median spine. Third 
abscissa of the radius a little longer than the second ; first recurrent 
nervure received at two-thirds from the base of the second cubital 
