Ilymenoptera of the Australian litgion. 115 



rather sharp ; liibrura short, transverse, hardly seen beyond 

 the clypeus iu a front view of the head. Scape of antennae 

 flattened and enormously dilated. Hind femora and tibiae 

 greatly incrassatcd, the metatarsus gi'eatly dilated, apex of 

 middle tibiie armed with a stout spine. Wings with first 

 and seeond eubital cells nearly equal in length ; stigma very 

 narrow, lanceolate ; lower side of first eubital cell straight, 

 not the least curved; submedian cell a little longer than 

 the median ; first recurrent nervure slightly within the 

 second cubital, second about one-fifth the length of the lower 

 side of the cell from its extremity. Tongue not visible; 

 maxillary palpi apparently six-jointed, ordinary. The apex 

 of the eighth ventral segment and of the stipites of the 

 genitalia, which happen to be exposed, are Andreniform in 

 appearance. 



Whether this is really allied to PasipJiae is, of course, 

 doubtful, seeing that the unique example, without dissection, 

 can only be very imperfectly examined. There are examples 

 of two species under Pasipkae in the British Museum 

 collection, all the individuals, I think, being male. One of 

 these has the tongue protruded, and it is a very elongate 

 organ, not in the least like that of Euryylossa. 



Neopasiphae mirabilis, sp. n. 



Black, the clypeus, mandibles, scape of antennaj, fiagellum 

 beneath, an apical band on all the abdominal segments, 

 yellow. These bands with two emarginations in front. 

 Front femora and tibiae yellow, the former for the most part 

 black above, the latter with a large black mark, tarsi yellow ; 

 hind femora and tibia3 for the most part black, but both are 

 yellow at the apex and the latter have a pale line along the 

 front margin. 



Scape of antennae greatly dilated, flattened, and sub- 

 rotundate, the inner margin evenly rounded, the outer for 

 the most part nearly straight. Head and thorax clothed 

 with long pale hairs, the whole insect with the surface very 

 dull. Thorax very densely sculptured with very fine 

 puncturation, appearing more or less granulate. Anterior 

 area of propodeum defined by a slightly impressed line and 

 by the absence of pubescence. Abdomen excessively densely 

 and finely sculptured, very dull, clothed with sparse longish 

 pale hairs ; the legs thinly clothed with long pale hairs. 

 Hind femora and tibiae greatly iucrassated ; the metatarsus 

 subrotundate and much wider than the greatly incrassatcd 

 tibia, its hind margin fringed with very long pale hairs. 



S ' Length 10 mm. 



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