534 Mr. R. E. Turner on Fussorial Hymenoptera. 



than the thorax ; sixth dorsal segment rugose, broadly 

 rounded at the apex. Hypopygium forming a recurved 

 apical spine, without lateral spines. First recurrent nervure 

 received at two-thirds from the base of the second cubital 

 cell, second at one-sixth from the base of the third cubital 

 cell ; third abscissa of the radius nearly half as long again 

 as the second. 



Hah. Aru [Elyner). Received from Mr. Froggatt. 



This is the tirst species of the genus recorded from the 

 Austro-Malayan region. It is nearest to R. fulvvpennis, 

 Turn., from Cape York, but differs both in sculpture and 

 colour. 



Tachynomyia fervens , Sra. 



^lurus fervens, Sin. Cat. Ilym. B.M. vii, p. 68 (1859). S ■ 



5 . Fusco-nigra ; thorace, antennis pedib usque ferrugineis. 

 Long. 11 mm. 



? . Head closely and finely punctured, more than half as 

 broad again as long, slightly rounded at the posterior angles, 

 with a short frontal sulcus. Pronotum very little more than 

 half as broad as the head, nearly quadrate, shining and 

 sparsely punctured ; scutellum small and narrow ; median 

 segment twice as long as the scutellum, shining and sparsely 

 punctured, strongly broadened posteriorly. Abdomen very 

 finely punctured ; first dorsal segment almost vertically 

 truncate anteriorly, with a shallow transverse groove before 

 the apex ; second dorsal segment with a transverse carina at 

 the base and another on the apical margin, the space between 

 coarsely transversely rugulose. Pygidium simple, not trun- 

 cate or compressed, longitudinally rugose, with a low median 

 carina, rounded at the apex. All the ventral segments 

 closely and rather strongly punctured. 



Hab. Woodford, N.S.W. (G. A. Waterhouse) ; December. 



This species ranges with little variation from Victoria to 

 Brisbane. The female has not been previously described. 



Leiuthynnus spinigerus, sp. n. 



J . Niger, albo-pilosus, gracilis ; clypeo margine apicali, orbitis 

 interioribus, pronoto margine anteriore postscutelloque flavis ; 

 pedibus anticis et intermediis, tibiisque posticis subtus bruueo- 

 testaceis ; alis hyalinis, venis nigris, cellula radiali infuscata, 

 femoribus intermediis basi dentatis. 



$ . Bruneo-testacea ; capite rufo-testaceo ; thorace nigro ; pedi- 

 bus fuscis, tibiis bruneis, tarsis anticis intermediisque testaceis; 

 segmeuto dorsali secundo transverse quadricarinato. 



Long., J 12, 2 7 mm. 



