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of surface. Scape rather long and slender ; pedicel and funicle- 

 joints a little narrowed at base ; pedicel two-thirds longer than 

 wide, the funicle joints slightly narrower, the first two-thirds 

 longer than wide, the seventh slightly longer than wide ; club 

 abrupt, 3-jointed, the first a little narrower than second, both 

 as long as wide. Forewings long, broad, a little stained 

 yellowish ; marginal cilia moderately long ; venation terminat- 

 ing in a triangular marginal vein at basal third of wing. 

 Length, 1"60 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland : Cairns district. Described from 

 several females; a common species in jungle country. 



Tyfe. — I. 5158, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, antennae and forewings on a slide. 



ASHMEADOPRIA PULCHRITHORAX, n. Sp. 



9 . Very similar to ruhrifhorax, but rather more slender ; 

 scutellum without a well-defined fovea at base, but distinctly 

 depressed, the median carina very distinct ; petiole thrice as 

 long as wide ; forewings somewhat longer, the marginal cilia 

 longer ; pedicel twice as long as greatest width, the funicle 

 joints almost subequal, twice as long as wide, the first club 

 joint one-half longer than wide, the second a little longer than 

 wide. Length, 1'75 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district. Described from 

 several specimens ; a common species in jungles. 



Type. — I. 5159, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, forewings and antennae on a slide. 



ASHMEADOPRIA ACUTA, U. Sp. 



9 . Colorationally like the two preceding species. 

 Scutellum with one large fovea at base, the median carina 

 delicate, but distinct. Petiole barely twice as long as wide ; 

 body of abdomen pointed conic-ovat-e, the second segment 

 occupying a little less than two-thirds of surface. Forewings 

 reaching well beyond apex of abdomen ; broad ; subhyaline ; 

 marginal cilia rather long. Pedicel two-thirds longer than 

 wide ; funicle joints a little narrower, the first two-thirds longer 

 than wide, the sixth a little longer than wide ; club 4-jointed, 

 the joints a little longer than wide, the first distinctly narrower 

 than second, which is a little narrower than third. Length, 

 1-55 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district. Described from two 

 females caught by sweeping in jungle, 1,000 ft., April 4, 1915 

 (A. P. Dodd). 



Type. — I. 5160, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, antennae and forewings on a slide. 



