Mr. R. E. Turner on Fossorinl IJymenoptera. 129 



Genus Paracrabro. 



The only repre?entative of this ^cnus is P. froggatti, Turn., 

 a Victorian species. The genus is nearly allied to the wide- 

 ranging genus Stigmus. 



Key to the Species o/'Harpactopliilus. 



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1. Pronotuni with a distinct transverse dorsal 



surface, the angles sharply produced ; front 



yellow H. tricolor, Turn. 



Pronotum without a distinct dorsal surface ; 

 front black 2. 



2. The carina between the antennae produced 



at the apex in the form of a ploufi;hshare, 

 overhanginp^ the base of the clypeus ; 

 recurrent nervure received distinctly be- 

 fore the first transverse cubital nervure . . II. arafor, Turn. 

 The frontal carina low, not produced at the 

 apex ; recurrent nex'vure interstitial, or 

 very nearly so, with the first transverse 

 cubital nervure 3. 



3. Eyes separated from the posterior margin of 



the head by a space exceeding twice the 

 distance between the posterior ocelli .... 4. 

 Eyes separated from the posterior margin 

 of the head by a distance scarcely ex- 

 ceeding the distance between the posterior 

 ocelli 5. 



4. Vertex rugose, mesonotum punctured ; wings 



hyaline, second cubital cell pointed on the 



radius H. kohlii, Turn. 



Vertex and mesonotum longitudinally 

 striated ; wings fusco-hyaline, second 

 cubital cell not pointed H, sulcatus, Turn. 



5. Wings dark fusco-hyaline, second abscissa 



of the radius half as long as the first .... H, bicolor, Sm. 

 Wings hyaline, first abscissa of the radius 

 about three times as long aa the second . . H. steindachneri, Kohl. 



Tiie genus Harpactophilus is confined to the Australian 

 and Anstro-Malay region, all the known species being from 

 the Queensland coast, except H. hicolor, the type of the 

 genus, which is from Mysol. //. steindachneri seems to be 

 the Australian representative of bicolor, probably a geo- 

 graphical race. 



Keg to the Australian Species o/Spilomena. 



istaceous brown, the head black 



ack ; legs, antennae, mandibles, and tegulaa 

 ;e6taceou3 brown 



An7i. d) Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 8. Vol. xvii. 



1. Testaceous brown, the head black S. aiistralu'!, Tum. 



Black ; legs, antennae, mandibles, and tegulaa 

 testaceous brown 2. 



