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Austroscolia pulchripennis pulchripennis (Cameron) 
Western Highlands District, Terr. New Guinea: 2 o, Tomba, 2450 
meters, 24 May 1963, J. Sedlacek. 
Bismarck Archipelago: 1 9, 5 o, [llugi, Upper Warangoi, Gazelle 
Peninsula, New Britain, 230 meters, 8-15 December 1962, J. Sedlacek. 
2 o&', Gaulim, Gazelle Penin., 140 meters, 21-27 October 1962, J. 
Sedlacek. 1 o, Talliligap, New Britain, 300 meters, 17-18 December 
1962, J. Sedlacek. 1 o&, Lelet Plateau, Schleinitz Mts., New Ireland, 
October 1959, W. W. Brandt. 
Solomon Islands: 21 o&, Dala, northwest Malaita, 6-22 June 1964, 
R. Straatman, J. and M. Sedlacek, 1 in MV light trap. 
In my revision (Krombein, 1963, p. 638) I questioned the occurrence 
of this taxon in New Guinea on the basis of an old, possibly mislabeled 
specimen from West New Guinea. The two males recorded above from 
Tomba in the western part of the Territory of New Guinea definitely 
establish the presence of this subspecies in New Guinea as well as in 
the Bismarcks and on Malaita Island alone of the Solomons. 
Austroscolia pulchripennis franclemonti (Krombein) 
Morobe District, Terr. New Guinea: 1 2, 1 km north of Awelkom, 
Umboi Island, 600 meters, 21-28 February 1967, 5. L. and G. A. 
Samuelson. 
Solomon Islands: 2 #, Kukugai, Bougainville, 150 meters, October 
and December 1960, W. W. Brandt. 1 2, 4 o&, Gizo Island, New 
Georgia Group, 30-120 meters, 16-26 April and 19 July 1964, J. and 
M. Sedlacek, 9 in Malaise trap. 1 o&, Iriri, Kolombangara Island, 
2 meters, 29 June 1964, J. and M. Sedlacek. 2 o&, Kolotuve, Santa 
Ysabel, 21 June 1960, C. W. O’Brien. 1 o&, Betikama River, Guadal- 
canal, August 1960, W. W. Brandt. 
The female from Umboi Island is only 24 mm long. The smaller 
male is only 17 mm long. Both of these are smaller by a millimeter or 
two than the previously recorded minimal length. 
Austroscolia betremianus (Krombein) 
Bismarck Archipelago: 1 9, 3 o, Mt. Sinewit, Gazelle Peninsula, 
New Britain, 900-1200 meters, 5-16 November 1962, J. Sedlacek. 
1 &@, Upper Warangoi, Gazelle Penin., 250-600 meters, 28-30 Novem- 
ber 1962, J. Sedlacek. 1 , Ilugi, Upper Warangoi, 230 meters, 
12-15 December 1962, J. Sedlacek. 2 9, 2 o, Lelet Plateau, Schleinitz 
Mts., New Ireland, October 1959, W. W. Brandt. 
The present series establishes the range of length in females as 
20-25 mm. 
