110 



Type. — I. 2047, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Ceraphron giraulti, sp. nov. 



9 . Very like niger, Dodd, but differs in that the head 

 and thorax are finely polygonally sculptured ; the f orewings 

 are more rounded at the apex; and the fifth funicle- joint, 

 although abruptly larger than the fourth, is distinctly shorter 

 than the sixth, and wider than long. Length, 1*50 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Nelson, Proserpine. A com- 

 mon species in forest country around Nelson; also found at 

 Proserpine, where a specimen was caught by sweeping in an 

 old Chinese garden overgrown with weeds, November 2, 1912 

 (A. A. Girault). 



Type. — I. 2048, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide with the type appendages of tasmanicus, Dodd. 



Ceraphron tasmanicus, sp. nov. 



9 . Black ; base of abdomen, legs, and antennal scape 

 golden-yellow. Head slightly wider than the thorax. Thorax 

 distinctly longer than wide; finely polygonally sculptured; 

 scutellum longer than wide. Abdomen slightly wider than 

 the thorax, no longer than the head and thorax united. Fore- 

 wings as in niger, but they are more slender and graceful, and 

 are more infuscated. Antennae as in niger, but the first 

 funicle-joint is as long as the pedicel, 3-5 wider than long, 

 sixth abruptly larger than the fifth, which is not abruptly 

 larger than the fourth. Length, 1'50 mm. 



Hab. — Tasmania: Mount Wellington (A. M. Lea). De- 

 scribed from one female received from the South Australian 

 Museum. 



Type. — I. 2049, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a tag, plus a slide bearing head, antennae, and f orewings, with 

 the type of giraulti, Dodd. 



Ceraphron ater, sp. nov. 



9 • Like niger, but the abdomen is distinctly longer 

 than the head and thorax united, the antennae are stouter, 

 and the first funicle-joint is as long as the pedicel. Length, 

 2 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Redlynch, near Cairns. De- 

 scribed from one female caught by sweeping in a strip of 

 jungle, June 1, 1912 (A. A. Girault). 



Type. — I. 2050, South Australian Museum. A female on 

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



