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one-fourth its own length. Antennal scape rather stout, 

 nearly as long as next three joints combined ; pedicel fully 

 twice as long as wide ; the first funicle joint one-half longer 

 than pedicel, the second a little shorter than pedicel, the 

 fourth as wide as long, the fifth rather abruptly larger than 

 fourth, 5-7 as long or a little longer than wide, the last 

 joint nearly twice as long as wide. Length, 1'70 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cairns district. One female, jungle, 

 August, 1915 (A. P. Dodd). 



Type. — I. 5414, South Australian Museum. A female 

 on a tag, antenna and forewings on a slide. 



A striking and distinct species. 



Ceraphron pulcher, Dodd. 



A female, which could not be distinguished from this 

 species, was captured by sweeping on edge of jungle, 1,200 

 feet, Cairns district, February, 1915 (A. P. Dodd). 



Megaspilus scabriceps, n. sp. 



9 . Of stout form. Golden-brown, the abdomen a little 

 dusky ; eyes and ocelli black ; antennal scape yellow, the 

 pedicel suffused with yellow, the rest dark fuscous. Head 

 transverse, as wide or slightly wider than the thorax ; finely 

 rugulose or scabrous ; eyes not large, pubescent : ocelli very 

 close together ; mandibles large, bidentate, the outer tooth 

 long. Thorax stout; median and parapsidal furrows of 

 scutum complete and distinct ; scutum with scattered setiger- 

 ous pin-punctures, the median lobe appearing faintly 

 alutaceous, the parapsides shining ; scutellum longer than 

 wide, smooth, impunctate ; post-scutellum with a stout spine. 

 Abdomen no longer or wider than the thorax ; not twice as 

 long as greatest width ; the apex upturned ; second segment 

 occupying slightly over half of surface, striate at base, 

 smooth for the rest : remaining segments with fine scattered 

 pubescence. Forewings attaining apex of abdomen ; very 

 oroad ; rather deeply infuscate ; stigma semicircular, the 

 stigma 1 vein nearly twice its length. Scape moderately stout ; 

 pedicel one-third longer than greatest width ; first funicle 

 joint rather longer and wider, cupuliform, one-third longer 

 than greatest width ; 2-8 almost subequal, nearly twice as 

 wide as long, the last joint nearly twice as long as wide. 

 Length, 1*75 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cairns district, 1,700 feet. One 

 female, jungle, July, 1915 (A. P. Dodd). 



Type. — I. 5415, South Australian Museum. A female 

 on a tag, antennae and forewings on a slide. 



