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Gyeolasp:lla lineata, new sp. 



9 . Honey-yellow marked with deep metallic-green as 

 follows : — Median line of caudal half or more of scutum, the 

 same of scutellum to distal fifth from cephalic margin, a short 

 transverse dash on each side of the median line of scutum just 

 cephalad of the median green line (like the arms of a T but 

 with all the middle portion missing) ; the meson of each axilla 

 (except at each end) and narrow transverse stripes across the 

 abdomen, joined very narrowly along the meson, the fifth line 

 at the meson curved convexly cephalad ; an X-shaped mark- 

 ing centrally at base of abdomen ; tip of abdomen black 

 (really tip of ovipositor valves). Wings hyaline. Antennae 

 and legs concolorous. Abdomen deep-yellow. Body polygon- 

 ally reticulated. Length, 1'75 mm. Slender. 



Described from a single female on a tag. 



Hah. — Queensland: Mount Tambourine (A. M. Lea). 



Type. — I. 1238, South Australian Museum. The above 

 specimen, the head on a slide. 



AcHEYSOCHAROiDES, new gcu. 



9 . Similar to the preceding genus but the postmarginal 

 vein longer than the stigmal, the scutellum with a rather con- 

 spicuous fovea on each side of the median line, the antennal 

 funicle 3-jointed, the club 2-jointed, the second joint termin- 

 ating in a seta. 



(S . Not known 



Type. — Chryrocliaris sarcophagus, Glirault. 



CHALCIDIN^. 



Megalocolus, Kirby. 



Megalocolus rufinotum, new sp. 

 9 • Black, punctate, the venter of abdomen, mesal 

 aspect ; the legs (except the coxae, proximal half or so of 

 cephalic femur, interior of caudal tibia and the caudal femur) ; 

 and the whole of the mesonotum (including scutellum and 

 tegulae) rufous ; pedicel, first funicle- joint and tip of club 

 fuscous ; forewings irregularly stained, the venation fuscous 

 or darker ; staining accented at the stigmal vein, the latter 

 nearly at right angles to the marginal and subequal to the 

 short postmarginal. Posterior femur with seven teeth beneath, 

 widely separated, the first large and obtuse, the last very 

 small. Mandibles with two teeth, both acute, but the inner 

 broadly bevelled off mesad. The small first funicle- joint 

 longer than the pedicel, which is cupshaped ; second funicle- 

 joint longest, a third longer than 3, which is more than twice 



