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podeum in some aspects somewhat shining in some parts, above 

 with minute dense surface scultpure, and posteriorly finely trans- 

 versely rugose, and bearing evident, longish, erect hairs. Abdo« 

 men very smooth and shining, sparsely pilose. Length about 3 

 mm. 



Hah. Columbus, Ohio, U. S. A. (Koebele). 



4. Neogonatopns piilchcrritnus, sp. nov. 



Ferruginous, the abdomen black. Antennae black with the 

 three basal, and the fourth joint more or less, testaceous, the 

 apical one white. 



Head above very smooth and shining, and fringed posteriorly; 

 the antennae thick, the joints from the fourth on being unusually 

 short and wide. Pronotum very smooth, and shining, the meso- 

 notum less narrow than usual; the propodeum smooth and shin- 

 ing, very conspicuously pilose, and on the posterior face finely 

 transversely rugose. Abdomen smooth, shining, at the base con- 

 spicuously pilose. Length about 3 mm. 



Hab. Bundaberg, Queensland; bred. 



5. Neogonatopns duhiosns, sp. nov. 



Black, shining, head a'bove usually dark brown or brown, the 

 face paler; basal or two basal antennal joints pale, as also the 

 greater part of the legs; posterior lobe of the pronotum and the 

 mesonotum nearly always dark, black or pitchy. 



Form, sculpture and clothing identical with that of Gonatopns 

 australiae but with the pronotum and mesonotum nearly always, 

 if not invariably, less red, and with only two joints beyond the 

 geniculation of the maxillary palpi. Length 2.5-3 "^"i- 



Hab. Bundaberg, Queensland; bred. 



6. N. hrnnnesccn's, sp. nov. 



Largely brown or yellowish-brown, the abdomen sometimes 

 black or dark brown, sometimes sordid testaceous, variable, no 

 doubt changing colour with age; propodeum posteriorly dark 

 brown or pitchy. Basal two joints of the antennae and the third 

 less clearly, as well as all the legs, pale-coloured. 



Head in front view very little concave on the vertex, smooth 

 and shining above ; propodeum more or less smooth and shining, 

 sparsely clothed with erect and not very long, bristly hairs, which 



