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produced ventrad, the ovipositor usually projecting some dis- 

 tance beyond, naked and slender. Forewings simple, infuscated, 

 with an oblique hairless line from the junction of the mar- 

 ginal and stigmal veins, the marginal vein rather long but a 

 third shorter than the postmarginal, the stigmal well deve- 

 loped, slightly shorter than the postmarginal. Legs normal, 

 the posterior tibiae with one spur, the intermediate tibial spur 

 not enlarged. Mandibles appearing acute or edentate from 

 above (their lateral aspect). Labial palpi 3-jointed, the 

 maxillary 4-jointed. 



d . Not known. 



The cylindrical scape, cephalic characters, antennal 

 segmentation and the long postmarginal vein serve to dis- 

 tinguish this genus. 



Type. — The following species. 



Paranusia longiscapus, new sp. 



$ . Submetallic greenish-black, the face below the trans- 

 verse suture, the mesoscutum and axillae dark-reddish; legs 

 black, the tarsi lemon-yellow, forewings stained irregularly, 

 the venation fuscous. Sides of thorax reddish. Antennae 

 black. Head and thorax impunctate, finely alutaceous. 

 Pedicel longer than any of the funicle-joints, of which the 

 third is longest, all widening distad and prolonged at one side 

 from apex, the sixth four times wider than long ; club some- 

 what over half the length of the funicle. Length, 1*75 mm. 



Described from eleven specimens on two cards (one pin) 

 and mounted with ants, upon which they are probably 

 parasitic. 



Hah. — South Australia: Murray Bridge (A. M. Lea). 



Type. — I. 1290, South Australian Museum. The above 

 specimens and a slide bearing head and forewing. 



CALLIMOMID^. 



DiMEROMiCRUS, Crawford. 



DiMEROMICRUS AUSTRALIENSIS, UCW Sp. 



9 . Brilliant shining metallic aeneous-green with a bluish 

 tinge, the legs concolorous excepting the knees, tibiae, and 

 tarsi, which are lemon-yellow. Antennae and valves of ovi- 

 positor black; wings hyaline. Scape metallic; club verging 

 to brown. First funicle- joint variable, usually smallest, all 

 shorter than the pedicel. Second ring- joint largest. Sculpture 

 as in type species. Mandibles tridentate. Length, 2 mm., 

 excluding ovipositor, which is longer than the abdomen. 



S . Not known. 



Described from eight females. 



