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8. Neochdogynus parvulns, sp. nov. 



Black, the legs, mandibles, except the teeth, basal two jointi' 

 of antennae, ferruginous or testaceous; the rest of the antennal 

 joints fuscous or blackish; the middle and posterior femora more 

 or less brown. 



Head in front extremely finely and closely punctulate or coria- 

 ceous; antennae with the fifth joint not abruptly wider than the 

 fourth, the second su'bequal to the third in length. Pronotum 

 dull, rugulose, except along the posterior margin, the mesono- 

 tum very smooth and shining, and, like the scutellum, impunct- 

 ate or nearly so; the propodeum with the dorsal face as long as 

 scutellum and postscutellum together, and rather strongly 

 rugose, with distinct raised line posteriorly; its posterior face 

 dull, finely rugulose or coriaceous, and with the median area 

 defined. Stigma dark. Length about 2 mm. 



Hab. Bundaberg, Queensland, captured; and Cairns, Queens- 

 land, bred. 



9. Neochelogynus coriaccus, sp. nov. 



Black, the scape of the antennae, mandibles for the most part, 

 and all the legs (except the more or less brown posterior and 

 intermediate femora and the apical joints of the tarsi) ferruginous 

 or testaceous. Most of the joints of the flagellum of the antennae 

 more or less obscurely testaceous beneath. 



Face with excessively, dense, minute surface granulation and 

 traces of obsolete fine punctures; second joint of the antennae 

 about equal to the third but stouter; 6th, 7th and 8th a little, but 

 quite distinctly, longer than A^ide. Pronotum and mesonotum 

 dull (except the smooth posterior margin of the former) with 

 the same excessively dense sculpture as the face; scutellum 

 smooth, shining; propodeum quite short on the dorsal surface 

 and rugose, the raised line quite distinct seen from in front; on 

 tlie posterior face dull and with sculpture like that of the meso- 

 notum with no median area defined. Abdomen smooth, shin- 

 ing. Neuration pale, stigma with darker margin. Length 2 mm. 



Hab. Redlynch, near Cairns, bred. 



10. Neochelogynus pallidicornis, sp. nov. 



Black, the antennae, all the legs and the mandibles, pale, yel- 

 l(~;wish; the teeth of the latter ferruginous. Face shining, smooth, 



