Ill 



Ceraphron apelles, sp. nov. 



9 • Like giraulti, Dodd, but the abdomen is brown; the 

 pedicel is not yellow ; the second and third funicle- joints are 

 a little longer than wide ; the forewings are hyaline ; the mar- 

 ginal vein is one-half as long as the stigmal, which is not so 

 long, its apex being distant from the wing margin by about 

 one-fourth its own length. Length, l'lO mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Yungaburra, 2.500 ft. De- 

 scribed from one female caught by sweeping on edge of jungle, 

 December 30, 1911 (A. A. Girault). 



Type. — I. 2051, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Ceraphron hercules, sp. nov. 



9 . Agreeing with niger, Dodd, but the abdomen is rich 

 dark-brown; the proximal half of the antennal scape alone is 

 yellow; rest of antennae black; the thorax has the fine poly- 

 gonal sculpture as in giraulti, Dodd; and the funicle- joints 

 2-4 are a little longer than wide. Length, 1'75 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Nelson. Described from one 

 female caught by sweeping mature sugar cane, August 14, 

 1912 (A. A. Girault). 



Type. — I. 2052, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Ceraphron oznone, sp. nov. 



9 • Agreeing with giraulti, but the first four funicle- 

 joints are golden-yellow, rest of antennas brown; the abdomen 

 is brown, and is much wider than the thorax. Length, 

 1'50 mm. 



Hab. — Queensland: Brisbane, Nelson, and Babinda. 

 Described from one female received from the Queensland 

 Museum, and labelled: "Sweeping herbage Clayfield, Bris- 

 bane, June 29, 1913 (H. Hacker)"; one female caught by 

 sweeping in forest, Nelson, August 10, 1912 (A. A. Girault); 

 one female sweeping foliage around jungle, Babinda, October 

 28, 1911 (A. A. Girault). 



Type. — I. 2053, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Ceraphron bifasciatipennis, sp. nov. 



9 . Bright golden-yellow ; apex of abdomen dorsad-dusky ; 

 last three antennal- joints brownish-black; head brownish- 

 black. Head no wider than the thorax. Thorax slender, 

 twice as long as wide ; scutellum longer than wide. Abdomen 

 a little wider than the thorax, as long as the head and thorax 

 united. Antennas 10-jointed ; scape equal to next six joints 

 combined ; pedicel twice as long as wide ; first funicle- joint 

 shorter but scarcely narrower than the pedicel, one-half longer 



