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TIab. — North Queensland: Nelson. Described from seve- 

 ral specimens caught by sweeping grass on edge of jungle. 



Type. — I. 1954, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Ceratob^eus longicornutus, sp. nov. 



9 • Differs from flavicorpus, Dodd, in having a longer 

 horn on the abdomen, the horn projecting as far as the centre 

 of the mesonotum. Length, 1'10 mm. 



TIab. — North Queensland : Nelson. Described from seve- 

 ral specimens caught by sweeping grass in forest. 



Type. — I. 1955, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Ceratobjeus parvicornutus, sp. nov. 



9 . Differs from flavicorpus, Dodd, in its lighter colour- 

 ation ; in having the abdomen a little wider than the thorax ; 

 the horn on the basal segment being small, scarcely more 

 than a tubercle. Forewings as in flavicorpus. Antennae 

 7- jointed ; pedicel slender, twice as long as wide ; first funicle- 

 joint slightly shorter and narrower than the pedicel, almost 

 twice as long as wide ; 2-4 short, transverse ; club very large, 

 two and a half times as long as wide, as long as the scape. 

 Length, 1*25 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Nelson. Described from a 

 single specimen caught on a window, January, 1912 (A. A. 

 Girault) . 



Type. — I. 1956, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Ceratob^eus fasciatus, sp. nov. 



9 • G-olden-yellow ; horn on abdomen dusky-black ; ab- 

 domen with two dark bands ; eyes and ocelli black. Abdomen 

 distinctly longer than the head and thorax combined; horn 

 on basal segment projecting as- far as apex of scutellum. An- 

 tennae as in flavicorpus. Forewings as in flavicorpus, but the 

 last third of wing, and a band at the stigmal vein infuscated. 

 Length, 1'40 mm. 



'Hab. — North Queensland: Yungaburra, 2,400 ft. De- 

 scribed from one specimen caught by sweeping in and on edge 

 of jungle, December 30, 1912 (A. A. Girault). 



Type. — I. 1957, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide, with the type of giraulti, Dodd. 



Ceratob^eus giraulti, sp. nov. 



9 . Head and thorax black ; abdomen brown ; legs and 

 antennas dusky-yellow. Antennas as in parvicornutus, Dodd. 

 Forewings as in parvicornutus, but the stigmal vein is shorter 



