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than wide ; funicle- joints 1-4 minute, much narrower than the 

 pedicel, somewhat wider than long ; fifth rather larger than 

 fourth ; sixth abruptly larger than fifth, a little wider than 

 long; seventh slightly larger than sixth; last joint twice as 

 long as wide, two-thirds as long as the scape. Forewings just 

 reaching apex of abdomen ; rather narrow ; much infuscated, 

 but the apical fifth of wing perfectly hyaline, the hyaline 

 portion beginning just beyond apex of stigmal vein ; discal 

 cilia exceedingly fine, sparse ; marginal vein one-half as long 

 as the stigmal, which is rather short, scarcely curved, its 

 apex distant from the wing margin by one-half its own length ; 

 venation fuscous, the stigmal vein pale-yellow. Length, 

 0-80 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland : Kuranda. Described from one 

 female caught by sweeping in a forest pocket, 1,500 ft., Sep- 

 tember 12, 1913 (A. P. Dodd). 



Type. — I. 2056, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



Ceraphron pulcher, sp. nov. 



$ . Bright golden-yellow ; eyes, ocelli, and last three 

 antennal- joints black ; apical half of abdomen dusky. Head 

 a little wider than the thorax. Thorax scarcely longer than 

 wide ; finely polygonally sculptured ; scutellum a little wider 

 than long. Wings totally absent. Abdomen a little wider 

 and longer than the thorax ; second segment occupying three- 

 fourths the abdominal length. Antennae 10-jointed ; scape 

 equal to next six joints combined; pedicel twice as long as 

 wide; first funicle-joint as wide as the pedicel, one-half longer 

 than wide ; 2-5 all distinctly wider than long ; sixth abruptly 

 larger than fifth, as long as wide ; seventh longer than sixth, 

 distinctly longer than wide ; last joint one-half longer than 

 the preceding, and two-thirds as long as the scape. Length, 

 1*10 mm. 



<S . Differing from the female in having the head black, 

 and the scutellum and centre of mesonotum dusky. Antennae 

 11-jointed; scape yellow, rest of antennae black; scape equal 

 to next two and a half joints combined ; pedicel scarcely twice 

 as long as wide ; first funicle-joint slightly wider and distinctly 

 longer than the pedicel, two and a half times as long as wide ; 

 second shorter, scarcely twice as long as wide; 3-8 subequal, 

 each a little shorter than second ; last joint somewhat longer 

 than the preceding one. Length, 1*10 mm. 



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

 scribed from four females, two males, on two cards, received 

 from the South Australian Museum. 



Type. — I. 2057, South Australian Museum. A male on 

 a slide, plus four females and a male on two tags. 



