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12. ELASMUS PICTUS new species. 



Female: — Length," 2 mm. 



Similar to nigriscutellum Girault but the black spot on vertex is isolated from the 

 eyes, the ochreons yellow uniform and the tip of the abdomen broadly dark metallic green 

 ( distal third or not quite). Otherwise similar. Mandibles 5-dentate. Meson of propodeum,. 

 the area around the spiracle and center of dorsal edge of hind coxa dark metallic. Occiput 

 yellow dorso-laterad. Cephalic margin of pronotum at meson metallic green. 



From one female caught with piciuratus. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type : Xo. Hy 2128, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag. 



13. ELASMUS HAECKELI new species. 



Female: — Length, 2 mm. 



Lemon yellow, the abdomen orange yellow, the legs pale yellow except dorsal edge 

 (but not at base) of hind coxa which is metallic green. Upper half of occiput except extreme 

 dorso-lateral corner; center of vertex; pronotum except caudo-lateral corner; scutum except 

 two yellow eye-like spots caudo-laterad each just cephalad of the axillae; each parapside 

 except caudad, the caudal yellow portion forming a large suboval yellow spot just laterad 

 of the one on the scutum and narrowly separated from it (thus four spots in pairs, trans- 

 versely, cephalad of seutellum) ; propodeum, a tolerably broad stripe across base of abdomen, 

 extreme tip of abdomen and a narrower stripe just cephalad; and a large, non-isolated 

 rounded area in center of mesopleurum, metallic dark green tinged with purplish. The yellow 

 base of dorsal edge of hind coxa appears to be a lateral yellow part of fhe propodeum 

 from dorsal aspect. Fore wing with a stain under the distal third of marginal vein, the 

 area rectangular, not very distinct. Scape yellow, metallic along much of dorsal edge; 

 rest of antenna brown; second ring-joint large; funicle joints long, 1 longest, twice longer 

 than wide, the other two shortening somewhat in succession, club 1 distinctly longer than club 

 2, longer than the pedicel, subequal to funicle 3. Mandibles 5-dentate. 



From one female caught in forest pocket,' September 12, 1913 (A. P. Dodd). 



Habitat: Kuranda, Queensland. 



Type: Xo. Hy 2729, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag, the head 

 on a slide. 



14. ELASMUS UNGUTTATIVENTRIS new species. 



Fi nude: — Length, 2.40 mm. 



Very dark metallic green, the head punctate, the postscutellum lemon yellow, the legs 

 white or nearly, the dorsal edge of hind coxae coneolorous. Abdomen orange yellow, with 

 a rather broad metallic green stripe across immediate base and a rounded spot just before 

 tip as in uniguttata. Wings subhyaline. Tip of abdomen coneolorous with rest of abdomen, 

 tip of valves of ovipositor black. Scutum hispid. Seutellum finely scaly, with only the few 

 long setae. Scape pale, rest of antennas brown; funicle joints 2 and 3 subequal, a little 

 shorter than 1 which is longer than the pedicel and about one and three fourths times longer 

 than wide. Mandibles apparently 4 or 5-dentate, not very plainly seen. 



From one female caught by sweepiug along forest streamlet, June 14, 1913 (A. P. 

 Dodd). 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type : Xo. Hy 2730, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag. 



15. ELASMUS FLAVINOTUS new species. 

 Female: — Length, 2.65 mm. 



Exactly similar to punctaticaput Girault but the color is darker; base of cephalie 

 ecxa metallic, fore wings hyaline, base of abdomen somewhat less broadly green, the two> 



