Hymenopterous Genus Megalyra. 397 



impunctate, and polished, the remaining dorsal segments shagreened 

 by very minute punctulations. 



Length 12 mm. ; of the head and thorax 6*5 mm. ; of the abdomen 

 5-5 mm. ; of the fore-wing 9 mm. ; of the ovipositor 34 mm. 



Hob. South Australia. 



Type. — 1 $ in the collection of the American Museum 

 of Natural History in New York City. 



A fine specimen of Megalyra melanoptera, Schletterer, 

 from New South Wales is also contained in that collection. 



TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1905 — PART IV. (DEC.) 27 



