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AUSTRALIAN HYMENOPTERA PROCTOTRYPO I DEA. 



No. 1. 



Family SCELIONID^. 

 By Alan P. Dodd. 

 Communicated by A. M. Lea. 

 [Read August 14, 1913.] 



In this paper I give a list of the described species in the 

 two subfamilies Sctlionlnce and Telenoininm with descriptions 

 of new genera and species. Australia is, no doubt, very rich 

 in these insects, and I have added ninety-three species to the- 

 few already known. Most of these insects were obtained by 

 Mr. A. A. Girault and myself on the north-east coast of 

 Queensland. Besides these, I have received several species 

 from the South Australian Museum and a few from my father, 

 Mr. F. P. Dodd, of Kuranda. The only locality Avhere much 

 collecting has been done is in the vicinity of Nelson. Small 

 collections have been made by Mr. Girault at different locali- 

 ties between Thursday Island and Brisbane, and I have made 

 a moderate-sized collection around Kuranda. I have to thank 

 Mr. Girault for his many kindnesses in assisting me with the 

 work and for the numerous specimens collected by him. I 

 also wish to thank my father for the specimens he has given 

 me. With regard to literature, I have used the following: — 

 Ashmead's North American Proctotrypkhr, 1893 ; Brues'' 

 Family Scelionidce, in Wytsman, 1908 ; Kieffer's Family 

 Scelionidce, Addenda and Corrigenda, in Wytsman, 1910; 

 also several papers of minor importance. 



The types are all in the possession of the South Aus- 

 tralian Museum. 



The magnification used was §-in. objective, l-in. optic,. 

 Bausch and Lomb. 



Subfamily SCELIONINJS. 



Table of Australian Genera. 



(1) Body completely flattened; scape 



triangular, broad ; female an- 

 tennae 12-jointed Plafi/sceMo, Kieffer 



Body not flattened ; scape slender ... (2) 



(2) Forewings without venation (3) 



Forewings with venation ; female 



antennae 12-jointed, tarsi slender (4) 



