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

 ral specimens caught while sweeping in forest. 



Type. — I. 1967, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Acolus magnus, sp. nov. 



9 . Head and thorax deep golden-yellow ; abdomen, legs, 

 and antennae lemon-yellow ; eyes and ocelli black. Thorax 

 scarcely longer than wide. Abdomen as wide as the thorax; 

 as long as the head and thorax united ; first and second seg- 

 ments striate ; third segment equal to one-half abdominal 

 length, finely rugulose. Antennae 7- jointed ; scape equal to 

 pedicel and funicle- joints united ; pedicel twice as long as 

 wide; funicle- joints much narrower than the pedicel; first a 

 little longer than wide ; 2-4 transverse ; club large, as long as 

 the scape. Forewings as in seminitidus, Dodd, but the 

 marginal vein is thickened, very distinct, and the stigmal vein 

 is almost perpendicular. Length, 1*30 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Nelson. Described from a 

 single specimen caught while sweeping grass in forest, Decem- 

 ber 29, 1912 (Alan P. Dodd). 



Type. — I. 1968, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Acolus ovi, sp. nov. 



9 . Like magnus, Dodd, but the colouration is deeper; 

 the pedicel and funicle-joints of the antennae are dusky-black; 

 the abdomen is distinctly wider than the thorax ; the first 

 and second abdominal segments are shorter, the third occupy- 

 ing four-fifths of the abdominal length, and the stigmal vein 

 is more oblique. Length, 1"10 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Nelson. Described from a 

 single specimen taken from a spider's egg-bag, forest, Sep- 

 tember 3, 1912 (A. A. Girault). 



Type. — I. 1969, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Acolus angustipennis, sp. nov. 



9 . Like ovi, Dodd, but the antennae are wholly yellow; 

 the forewings in ovi extend a little beyond apex of abdomen, 

 they extend well beyond apex of abdomen in angustipennis ; 

 they are narrower ; the submarginal vein attains the costa be- 

 fore the middle of the wing, and the stigmal vein is more 

 oblique. Length, 1 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland : Nelson. Described from one 

 specimen caught by sweeping low vegetation, forest, April 24, 

 1912 (A. A. Girault). 



Type. — I. 1970, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 

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