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18. Juli 1914. 



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No. 14. 



XXIX. Jahrgang. 



cietas entomologîca. 



Organ für den internationalen Entomologen -Verein. 



Journal de la Société entomologique internationale. 



Journal of the International Entomological Society. 



„Vereinigt mit Entomologischer Rundschau und Insektenbörse." 



Gegründet l8S6 von Friiz HiM, fortgeführt von seinen Erben unter Mitwirkung bedeutender Entomoloi;en und hervorragender Fachleute. 



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 aux Héritiers de Mr. Fritz Riihl à Zu- 

 rich V. Pour toutes les autres communi- 

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 dagegen direkt an den Verlag des Seitz- 

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57. 92 Bnoyrtidae (94. 3) 



Records of New Chalcidoiclea 

 tin.ie from Australia. 



By A. A. Oirault. 



The tjrpes of the few following species are in the 

 Queensland Museum, Brisbane. 



Miriiii. 

 Genus Phaenodiscus Foerster. 



1. Phaenodiscus australiensis n. sp. 



Female: Length 1,60 mm. 



Bluish black, the legs yellowish brcwii, the coxae 

 pale, the hind femora pale proximad, washed with 

 bluish along distal two-thhds; axillae meeting in- 

 wardly, reddish brown. Wings sooty, with a dirty 

 appearance, clear firoximad out as far as the bend 

 of the submarginal vein. Antennae 12-jointed, in- 

 cluding a very short ring joint, the three-jointed club 

 and the distal funicle joint white, the rest black except 

 the yellomsh brown scape; first two funicle joints 

 longest, subequal, each a little longer than the pedicel, 

 cyUndrical. Teeth of mandibles subequal, strong but 

 not ver J' long. Postmarginal and stigmal veins equal, 

 each about a thkd shorter than the margmal. An 

 obscure, oblique, hairless Une from the base of the 

 stigmal vein. Propodeum with a median carina, 

 opaque, not sculptrured, the thorax finely reticulated 

 but the scutellum smoother distad. Head impunctate, 

 or nearly, mth an obtuse ridge between the antennae. 



Male: Not kno-mn. 



Described from one female captm-ed by sweeping 

 in forest and jungle, April 27, 1913. 



Habitat: Australia-Nelson (Cairns), North 

 Queensland. 



Type: The above female on a tag, the head on 

 a sUde. 



Genus Copidosoma Ratzeburg. 

 1. Copidosoma australieyisis n. sp. 

 Female: Length 1,65 mm. 



Dark metalUc piuple, the wings uniformly lightly 

 stained and with a small darker stain along the stigmal 

 vein. Legs concolorous but the tarsi and tips of 

 tibiae pale. Stigmal and postmarginal veins subequal; 

 hind tibia with one spur. Antennae 12-jointed, the 

 ring-jomt exceedingly short, hidden, the whole 

 blackish, the club 3-jomted. Eyes convergent above. 

 Thorax very finely shagreened and the scutum and 

 scutellum with numerous setigerous thimble-punctures 

 which are conspicuous but not confluent by far. 

 Axillae barely separated. Abdomen scaly. Pedicel 

 longer than all funicle joints of which 1 — 3 are sub- 

 equal and slightly longer than %vide. 



Male: Not known. 



Described from one female captured by sweeping 

 miscellaneous trees, bushes and grasses on the forest 

 downs, July 14, 1912. 



Habitat: AustraUa-Hi ;ghenden, Queensland . 



Type: The above specimen on a tag, a hind leg 

 and the head on a sUde. 



2. Copidosoma australis n. sp. 



Female: Length 2,10 mm, excluding the 

 ovipositor which is three fourths the length of the 

 abdomen. 



Dark metallic green, the abdomen blackish, the 

 legs broATOish black; valves of the ovipositor black. 

 Forewings with a distinct bromiish band across them 

 from the marginal and stigmpl veins, otherwise 

 hyaline, large, the postmai'ginal vein a fourth shorter 

 than the stigmal. Tlih'd tooth of mandible shorter 

 than the outer two which are equal and not long. 

 Marginal vein punctiform, from the stigmal :in oblique 

 line. linees and tarsi yello\vish bro^ra. Axillae mee- 

 ting inwardly. Thorax densely shagreened. Tegulae 

 large, reddish brown. Antemiae black, 12-jointed, 

 joints 1 and 2 of funicle subequal, each a little over 

 twice longer than wide, longer than the pedicel, the 

 distal or sixth funicle jomt a little wider than long; 

 one very short ring-joint. 



Male: Not kno\vn. 



