447 



pin-punctures. Forewings long, almost reachiiig apex of 

 -abdomen ; not very broad ; somewhat infuscate ; discal cilia 

 moderately fine, very dense ; submarginal vein attaining costa 

 about middle of wing, marginal as long as the stigmal, which 

 is rather short, oblique, its apex curved somewhat caudad ; 

 postmarginal about four times as long as the stigmal, the basal 

 distinct, nearly perpendicular. Pedicel twice as long as wide, 

 subequal in length to second funicle joint, the first distinctly 

 longer, the third slightly shorter, the fourth a little longer 

 than wide ; club 6-jointed, compact, joints 1-5 much wider 

 than long. Length, 2*45 mm. 



d" . Like the female, but median lobe of scutum with 

 numerous scattered fine punctures, postscutellum unarmed ; 

 segment 2 of abdomen without a smooth meso-caudal area, 

 striate but smooth far laterad, 3 practically wholly smooth, 

 4 with a few pin-punctures, these denser on 5, still more so 

 on 6; 5-7 transverse, 6-7 not forming a cone. Antennae long 

 and slender, as long as body ; scape pale at base, antennae 

 otherwise black ; pedicel not much longer than wide, distinctly 

 shorter than funicle 1, which is about subequal to 2, 3-5 sub- 

 equal, nearly twice as long as 1 or 2, 6-9 decreasing in length, 

 9 somewhat longer than 1, 10 a little longer. Length, 2*05 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Cairns district, 1,200-2,500 ft. 

 Described from many specimens taken on decayed logs in 

 jungle, April-May, 1*915 (A. P. Dodd). 



Tyjye. — I. 5170, South Australian Museum. A male and 

 female on a tag, forewings and antennae on a slide. 



Baryconus perpulcher, n. sp. 

 9 • Bright orange or golden-yellow ; abdomen shining 

 black, the first, base of second, and basal half of sixth segment 

 bright yellow ; eyes and ocelli black, also apical five antennal 

 joints, the pedicel dusky ; apex of posterior tibiae dusky. 

 Head, viewed from above, transverse ; ocelli wide apart, the 

 lateral ones close to the eye margins; eyes not very large, 

 pubescent. Thorax about one-half longer than wide; pro- 

 notum visible only as a narrow line; scutum with the 

 parapsidal furrows complete and distinct ; postscutellum and 

 metanotum unarmed ; head, scutum, and scutellum densely 

 finely granulate or coriaceous. Abdomen one-half longer than 

 the head and thorax united : first segment somewhat longer 

 than wide, w^ith a horn that reaches to apex of scutellum ; 

 second segment longer, the third widest but barely as long as 

 second ; 4 and 5 combined about as long as third ; sixth forming 

 a straight cone, about as long as 4 and 5 combined, the seventh 

 very short ; first segment longitudinally rugose, the second 

 striate at base, the central striae continued down segment, the 



