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Hab. — North Queensland : Nelson. Described from one 

 specimen caught by sweeping in forest, July 9, 1913 (A. P. 

 Dodd). 



Type. — I. 1974, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Acolus flavipes, 'Dodd. 



9 . Black ; first abdominal segment, legs, and antennae 

 honey-yellow. Basal vein not present. Length, 1'10 mm. 



flab. — North Queensland : Nelson, common on windows. 



Type. — I. 1975, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Acolus silvensis, Dodd. 



9 . At once distinguished from flavipes, Dodd, in having 

 the basal vein present and distinct. Length, L30 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Nelson, jungle. 



Type. — I. 1976, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Acolus amplus, Dodd. 



9 . Belongs to the yellow group of species, but differs 

 from all its allies in having the femora and tibiae, as well as 

 the antennal scape and club and apex of abdomen, dusky- 

 brown. Length, 1'30 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Nelson, forest. 



Type. — I. 1977, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, plus a slide bearing head, antennae, and forewings. 



Acolus brunneus, sp. nov. 



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

 yellow ; antennal scape yellow ; rest of antennae fuscous. Head 

 no wider than the thorax. Thorax a little longer than wide, 

 finely polygonally sculptured. Abdomen as long as the head 

 and thorax united, a little wider than the thorax; first and 

 second segments distinctly striate ; third segment very feebly 

 striate. Antennae 7-jointed ; scape as long as pedicel and 

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

 joints much narrower than the pedicel ; first as long as wide ; 

 2-4 very short, transverse ; club large, one-half longer than 

 wide. Forewings reaching apex of abdomen; rather broad; 

 hyaline, with a dark stripe at apex of stigmal vein ; discal 

 cilia fine and dense ; submarginal vein attaining the costa 

 about middle of wing ; marginal vein short ; stigmal vein long, 

 almost perpendicular ; basal vein distinct, perpendicular ; 

 venation fuscous, distinct. Length, 1'25 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland : Nelson. Described from one 

 female caught by sweeping in jungle, July 26, 1913 (A. A. 

 Girault). 



