Hymenoptera from New Caledonia. 233 
Echthromor pha platymischa, Vachal. 
Notiopimpla platymischa, Vachal, Revue d’Entomologie, xxvi. p. 120 
(1907). @. 
Echthromorpha inermis, Morl. Revision of Ichneumonida, ii. p. 46 
(ists), o 
Hab. New Caledonia. 
Not taken by Mr. Montague. 
Theronia simillima, sp. n. 
Q. Fulvo-testacea; antennis valvulisque terebre nigris; scapo 
subtus testaceo; mandibulis flavis, apice nigris; alis nitidis, 
flavidescentibus, venis fuscis, stigmate fulvo-testaceo. 
Long. 10 mm. ; terebre long. 3°5 mm. 
@. Mandibular teeth almost equal in length, the lower 
slightly the longer; temples and cheeks not buccate ; 
clypeus transversely deflexed before the apex; antenne 
39-jointed. Carina of the mesosternum well defined ; para- 
psidal furrows distinct, but very shallow ; scutellum obliquely 
depressed anteriorly. Metapleural carine distinct and com- 
plete ; median areola of the median segment not closed at 
the apex. First tergite distinctly less than twice as broad 
at the apex as at the base; terebra more than half as long as 
the abdomen. Hind tarsi not infuscate, the apical half of 
the tarsal ungues only black. 
Hab. Ngoé, May 18; 1 &. 
Very closely allied to 7. fumipennis, Morl., from N. Queens- 
land, differing in the yellower colour of the wings, in the 
colour of the hind tarsi, which are black in fumzpennis, and in 
the distinctly slenderer first abdominal segment. The an- 
tenn in the type of fumipennis have forty-one joints. 
Phytodietus austrocaledonicus, sp. n. 
2 Ophion austrocaledonicus, Montr. Ann. Soc. Linn, Lyon, n. 3. xi, 
p. 248 (1864). 
Q. Nigra; facie macula rotunda, clypeo basi, tegulis, scutello in 
medio, postscutello macula mediana, scutello postscutelloque 
linea apicali, segmentoque mediano fascia transversa curvata 
utrinque postice pallide flavis; pedibus anticis intermediisque 
testaceis, coxis intermediis nigris; terebra ferruginea, valyulis 
nigris; alis subhyalinis, iridescentibus, venis nigris. 
Long. 9 mm.; terebre long. 4 mm. 
¢. Antenne nearly as long as the whole insect, 39-jointed, 
