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the middle of the prothorax, the central portion of the 

 mesothorax, and the second and third segments of the 

 abdomen, blue ; the apical margins of the segments green. 

 The head, thorax and base of the abdomen with close, 

 large, semi-confluent punctures ; the abdomen closely and 

 more finely punctvn*ed ; the two intermediate teeth rather 

 more approximating than the outer ones to the intermediate 

 ones. 



Hah. — Hunter River, New South Wales. 



6. Chrysis intrudens. 



Female. — Length 4 lines. Varied Avitli blue and green, 

 beneath entirely green. The mesothorax above, the 

 tegulaj, scutellum and second and third segments of the 

 abdomen blue, their apical margins tinged with green. 

 The thorax narrowed from the tegular to the anterior 

 angles of the prothorax. The head and thorax strongly 

 punctured, the punctures close and in parts confluent ; 

 wings subhyaline, the nervures fuscous. The abdomen 

 strongly punctured ; a smooth shining carina runs from 

 the base of the second segment to the apex of the abdomen, 

 the margin with four very acute teeth, the tAvo central 

 ones approximating, the lateral teeth being separated 

 widely from them ; the central teeth produced beyond the 

 lateral ones. 



Hah. — Australia. 



7. Chrysis j)arallelus. 



Length 3^ lines. Head and thorax blue above, with 

 tints of green in parts ; abdomen olive-green, with the 

 margins of the segments bright green. Head: the face 

 green, and with a white pubescence. Thorax : the posterior 

 lateral angles of the metathorax bright green, as well as 

 the legs and body beneath; wings subhyaline, the nervures 

 black. The sides of the thorax parallel. The head and 

 thorax very strongly punctured, the punctures very close 

 and most coarse on the scxitellum and post-scutellum. The 

 abdomen strongly punctured, the teeth at its apex short, 

 not very acute, the two central ones ajiproximatiiig and 

 slightly produced beyond the lateral ones. 



Hah. — Australia. 



