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segment with a distinct and entire basal band, which occupies 

 half the segment or more and is narrowed at the middle. Pos- 

 terior tibiae yellow, hardly darkened in the middle, except be- 

 neath. Third joint of the antennae clear yellow, not at all in- 

 fuscate even basally. Ovipositor moderate, probably relatively 

 longer than in P. hcUuo, shorter than in P. Kocbdci. Length 

 3.5 mm. 



HAB. Sydney. N. S. W.; bred from a Jassid on Lcptosf^cDinnii 

 (Koebele No. 2351). 



16. P. aiitJiracias, sp. nov. 



Female. Head in front and the face black, with little or no 

 tomentum, the face extremely narrow, the inner margins of the 

 eyes nearly touchinig, much closer together below than above 

 the antennae ; the latter dark, blackish or dark fuscous, the third 

 joint in side view rounded at the apex, not acuminate; behind 

 the eyes the head has fuscous tomentum, greyish at the sides. 



Thorax thinly covered with fuscous tomentum, and somewhat 

 shining; at the sides in front and on the pleura with whitish, the 

 metanotum densely covered with the same; scutellum with very 

 sparse, fine, inconspicuous hairs. Wings distinctly smoky, 

 neuration 'blackish, paler at base, stigma brown, subequal to, or 

 a little shorter than, the fourth costal segment, the posterior 

 cross-vein before the apex of the second longitudinal. Legs 

 black or piceous, knees pale, tarsi sometimes yellow, but gen- 

 eially more or less obscure, or fuscous, above; tibiae for the 

 most part brownish or fuscous. 



Abdomen with the two first and basal part of the third seg- 

 ment densely covered with whitish tomentum, the rest shining 

 black, with sparse short hairs; basal segment on each side with 

 a short row of a few distinct black bristles; ovipositor straight. 

 Length 2-2.5 nim. (PI. V, fig. 9.) 



HAP). Kuranda, and Cairns. Queensland; one was bred by 

 Mr. Koebele from (?) Thamnotcftix (Xo. 2339). the others were 

 captured specimens. 



\y. P. crvpsicJiah'iis, sp. nov. 



Male: face below the antennae excessively narrow, l^lack and 

 hardlv tomentose. the front with whitish tomentum, as also the 



