126 Mr. F. P. Dodd’s Notes wpon some remarkable 
triangular, its apex blunt; median segment posteriorly rounded 
vertically tricarinate and coarsely cribrate between the carine. 
Wings: apical two-thirds fuscous, basal third hyaline ; legs normal 
except for the posterior femora and tibiee which are somewhat 
thickened, pilose. Abdomen: broad, depressed, basal segment 
superficially lightly and finely punctured, the rest smooth and 
shining. Head black, antennz brown, basal joint red ; thorax red ; 
anterior and intermediate legs and coxze and trochanters of posterior 
pair pale brownish-yellow, femora tibize and tarsi of posterior legs 
dark brown. Abdomen basal segment and sides of 2nd and 3rd 
segments yellow, remainder of the abdomen jet black. 
Length ¢ 5mm. Exp. 12 mm. 
¢ type (No.3) and co-type (No. 5) in Hope Department, 
the former from a Cherocampa, the latter from a Hemaris 
larva. 
Hab. N. QUEENSLAND, Townsville (7. P. Dodd). 
Belongs to Marshall’s Section 2 of the genus. 
No. 4. MICROGASTER PERELEGANS, form. nov. 
?. Head: face in front, vertex and behind the eyes closely but 
very minutely punctured ; antenne 18-jointed densely pilose ; 
thorax smooth or with only a few scattered punctures anteriorly, the 
mesonotum and scutellum separated by a conspicuous short broad 
transverse furrow the two sides of which are medially connected by 
cross carine; scutellum triangular smooth; median segment 
obliquely truncate, coarsely cribrate, and with a medial and a lateral 
(one on each side) prominent vertical carina; wings hyaline lightly 
infuscate ; legs long, posterior pair slightly pilose. Abdomen 
depressed, polished and shining above. Head median segment 
and abdomen jet black ; thorax anteriorly and up to the scutellum 
red ; legs : anterior and intermediate pair reddish-yellow, posterior 
pair black with a broad sub-basal ring on the tibia white ; sides of 
Ist and 2nd segments of the abdomen yellowish-white ; ovipositor 
black scarcely exserted. 
gd. Similar except that the abdomen is slightly more depressed 
and there is of course no ovipositor. 
Length 9¢ 4mm. Exp. 9 mm. 
g and ? types in Hope Department, f co-type in British 
Museum of Natural History. 
Hab. N. QUEENSLAND, Townsville (F. P. Dedd). 
