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as wide as the thorax. Thorax a little longer than wide,, 

 finely polygonally sculptured ; mesonotum large ; parapsidal 

 furrows distinct posteriorly, failing cephalad, very wide apart; 

 scutellum semicircular; postscutellum and metanotum un- 

 armed. Abdomen no longer than the head and thorax com- 

 bined ; as wide as the thorax ; petiolate, the petiole much 

 wider than long ; third segment the longest ; first and second 

 segments striate, remainder with fine polygonal sculpture. 

 Antennae 12-jointed; filiform; scape equal to next three joints 

 combined ; pedicel one-half longer than wide ; first funicle- 

 joint a little longer than the pedicel; second slightly shorter 

 than first; 3-9 subequal, as wide as long. Forewings reaching 

 apex of abdomen ; broad, the apex squarely rounded ; infus- 

 cated, but first third, apex, posterior margin of the wing for 

 its distal half, and an area at the marginal and stigmal veins 

 hyaline ; marginal cilia rather short ; discal cilia fine, sparse, 

 in about 18 rows; submarginal vein attaining the costa a little 

 before the middle of the wing ; marginal vein a little longer 

 than the stigmal, which is moderately long, oblique; post- 

 marginal vein twice as long as the stigmal. Length, 1'30 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Nelson. Described from one 

 specimen caught by sweeping foliage in a jungle pocket, June 

 4, 1913 (A. A. Girault). 



The first Australian species of this small genus. 



Type. — I. 2188, South Australian Museum. A female,, 

 tagmounted, plus a slide bearing head, antennas, and fore- 

 wings. 



RlELIOMORPHA MANTIS, Dodd. 



This species has again been reared from Mantid eggs in 

 forest, Nelson. From the same ootheca, a chalcid, Podagrion 

 grotiusi, Girault, was bred. The Podagrions emerged on June 

 10, the Rieliomorphas on July 18. Both species were heavily 

 parasitized by another chalcid, Entedon podagrionodis, 

 Girault. 



Sparasion nigricoxa, sp. nov. 



3 . Differs from australicum, Dodd, only as follows : — 

 The venation of nigricoxa is thicker than in australicum ; the 

 stigmal vein is shorter, its blade only three times as long as 

 thick, six times as long as thick in australicum ; the knob of 

 the stigmal vein in australicum is curved slightly caudad, in 

 nigricoxa it is quite straight. Length, 1*75 mm. 



Hab. — North Queensland: Nelson. Described from one 

 specimen caught by sweeping in forest, July 7, 1913 (A. P. 

 Dodd). 



Type. — I. 2189, South Australian Museum. A male, 

 tagmounted, plus a slide bearing antennas and forewings. 



