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punctures, the parapsidal furrows deep and complete, not 

 distinctly enlarging caudad ; scutellum with two large foveae 

 at base, and one on either side, the basal foveae somewhat 

 divergent. Petiole nearly twice as long as wide, slightly 

 swollen on the sides, its dorsum tricarinate ; body of abdomen 

 about as long as head and thorax combined, rather slender, 

 gently convex above and beneath ; no segments visible from 

 above but the second, with a median groove from base to half 

 its length, and small setigerous punctures scattered over its 

 surface. Length, 2*70 mm. 



Uah. — New South Wales : Upper Tweed River. Described 

 from one female caught by sweeping jungle vegetation, 1,000 

 ft.. May 17, 1915 (A. P. Dodd). 



Tyjje. — I. 5162, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, antennae and forewings on a slide. 



Galesus assimilis, n. sp. 



9 . Like atricoxa, but fourth funicle joint as wide as 

 long, the fifth a little wider than long ; abdomen smooth with 

 a few small scattered setigerous punctures near apex, the 

 median groove not continued beyond one-third of length ; 

 abdomen not so slender, the petiole only a little longer than 

 wide. Length, 2'65 mm. 



liah. — Queensland: Cairns district. Described from one 

 female caught by sweeping in lowland jungle, September 20, 

 1914 (A. P. Dodd). 



Tyjje. — I. 5163, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, antennae and forewings on a slide. 



Phaenopria, Ashmead. 



About thirty species have been described, the majority 

 from America. So far one Australian species has been 

 captured, and is described below. 



Phaenopria semicastanea, n. sp. 



. Black : thorax and petiole chestnut-red : the scutum 

 and scutellum darker : legs golden-yellow ; antennae red, the 

 club black. Head subglobular, much wider than long (dorsal 

 aspect). Scutum and scutellum smooth, shining, the scutellum 

 without a median carina or basal fovea ; metanotum with a 

 raised median carina. Petiole densely pubescent, not twice 

 as long as wide ; body of abdomen without an impression at 

 base, oval, pointed at apex, the second segment occupying over 

 two-thirds surface. Forewings reaching well beyond apex of 

 abdomen : moderately broad : marginal cilia long, somewhat 

 darkly infuscate ; venation terminating about basal third of 

 wing. Pedicel two-thirds longer than greatest width, the first 



