Ilymenoptera, by W. F. Kirby. 107 



represented by an asliy green, except towards the base and 

 inner margin of the fore wings, and the golden tint paler. 



Cilia of the hind wings concolorous with the golden hue, 

 but much browner on the fore wings except at the anal angle. 



The species is represented in the British Museum by 

 specimens from Port Darwin as well as Damraa Island, and 

 has a close ally of rather greater expanse and darker under- 

 side colouring ranging from Moreton Bay to Sydney. 



LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



Syntomidae. 

 Hydrusa, sp. 



Liparidae. 

 Chionophasma paradoxa, Butler. 



Pyralidae. 

 Sylepta j>Iagiatalis } Walk. 



Noctuidae. 

 Selepa, sp. 



HYMENOPTERA. By W. F. Kirby. 



Nine species were obtained, of which two are here described 

 as new. 



Formicidae. 

 Odontomachus hcematodes. 

 Formica heematoda, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 582. n. 16 (1758). 

 A species found in all the warmer parts of the world. 



Pheidologeton, sp. 



Two large workers of a species allied to P. megacephala, 

 Smith, but with the head bright chestnut-red and the middle 

 of the vertex very smooth and shining. 



Rhagigaster, sp. 



Four female specimens apparently belonging to this genus. 

 They are from 5 to 7 lines long, rufo-testaceous, with the 

 abdomen black, more or less distinctly banded with rufo- 



