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Genus EUEYISCHIA Koebele. 

 This genus is accredited to Biley by de Dalla Torre (1898) and others with the remark 

 that it was not described. Later, Koebele figured the type species (lestophoni) which was 

 apparently named by Howard. Hence Euryiscliia lestophoni Howard a nomen nudum becomes 

 Eunjisch.ia lestophoni Koebele. The genus not becoming valid until its genotype was described 

 must be accredited to Koebele (1890). There are two ring-joints in the antennae. 



1. EURYISCHIA SHAKESPEAREI Girault. 



This species differs from melancholica Girault in the bearing of a longitudinal patch 

 of discal cilia under the distal half and base of the submarginal vein separated from the 

 rest of the cilia by an oblicpie hairless line; in having but three long bristles from the 

 break of the same vein (in melancholica there are two in a row longitudinally, two on the 

 spur of the submarginal vein besides three small setae of which two are on the vein spur, one 

 isolated on the blade) ; and in the characteristic infuscation of the fore wing. It is also 

 less robust, the pedicel longer. There are two ring-joints. Head sculptured like the thorax. 

 Types of both species re-examined. Mr. G. F. Hill has sent me several females from Port 

 Darwin, Northern Territory, labelled " No. 30. Oct. 10, 1913 " and one male, five females, 

 same data and " No. 24. From same species of coccid as No. 15." The male is like the 

 female. 



The species was reared with Aneristus fumosipennis G. and D. 



2. EURYISCHIA UNFASCIATIPENNIS new species. 



Female: — Length, 1.30 mm. 



Dark metallic blue, the wings clear but with a distinct sooty cross-stripe nearly as in 

 inopinata Masi except that the stripe is broader being from all of the marginal and stigmal 

 veins (and slightly distad of the latter, its proximal margin straight but oblique and coter- 

 minous with the discal ciHation, the distal margin convex) ; bristles as in inopinata. Thorax 

 and abdomen finely scaly, the abdomen conic-ovate, somewhat longer than the rest of the 

 body. Scutum with sparse bristles, the scutellum with only about four of them. Propodeum 

 sculptured like the rest of the thorax (finely lined). Mandibles bidentate, the second tooth 

 truncate. Club whitish; pedicel much longer than any of the funicle joints, twice the length 

 of 3 which is quadrate, 1 shortest, a little wider than long, 2 longest, somewhat longer than 

 wide, 3 widest, next longest; proximal club joint longest. Second ring-joint partly hidden. 

 Antennas inserted just below the ventral ends of the eyes. Head finely reticulated like the 

 thorax. Knees, tibiae and proximal three tarsal joints white. Hind tibial spur single; hind 

 coxa long and conical, not flat and circular as in sumneri, nigra and melancholica. 



Male: — Not known. 



Described from one female captured by sweeping in forest, December 10, 1913. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. Hy 2740, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag, the head 

 and hind leg on a slide. 



3. EURYISCHIA UNMACULATA new species. Female. 



Length, 1.40 mm. Like unmaculatipennis Girault but the round fuscous spot against 

 the stigmal vein is somewhat larger, the fore wings are narrower, the first funicle joint is 

 a little longer than wide and the mandibles are bidentate, the second tooth truncate, not 

 with three distinct teeth as in the other species. The coxae in both species are as in Elasmus. 

 Head finely circularly striate. Wing bristles as in inopinata Masi. Fore wings somewhat 

 infuscated distad of venation to apex. Scutum densely hairy, the scutellum nearly naked- 

 Distal two funicle joints wider than long. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. Forest. November 1, 1913. 



Type: No. Hy2741, Queensland Museum, Brisbane. Tag and slide. 



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