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15. EPITETRASTICHUS JENEITHORAX new species. 



Female: — Length, 1.35 mm. 



Like longfclloici but the front coxa also orange yellow, together with the tegula, part of 

 mesopleurum ventrad of it, part of metapleurum above and cephalad of hind coxa, sides of base 

 of abdomen and venter of abdomen along distal half ; body otherwise dark ameous green except 

 scape, the pedicel dusky. Funicles 1 and 2 more or less subequal, distinctly shorter than the 

 club. 3 a little shorter, longer than the pedicel. Scutum naked. 



Described from one female captured in the jungle, December 4, 1913 (A. P. Dodd). 



Habitat : Kuranda, Queensland. 



Typt : Xo. Hy 3590, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the above specimen on a tag, the 

 head on a slide. 



16. EPITETRASTICHUS POSTSCUTELLATUS new species of Girault and A. P. Dodd.* 



Female: — Length, 1.35 mm. 



Black, suffused with brown, the postscutellum lemon yellow, the wings hyaline, the 

 abdomen brown with many cross-stripes of black, the legs, lower face and antennas lemon yellow, 

 the hind coxa black. Propodeum with a median carina and no others. Mandibles tridentate. 

 Funiele 1 cylindrical oval, longest but not much longer than Avide, 2 subequal to the pedicel, 3 

 oval, a little longer than wide ; club with a short terminal spine. Pedicel dusky above. Scutum 

 and scutellnm not hairy, nearly naked. 



Male : — Not known. 



Described from one female captured by sweeping forest vegetation, summit of Pyramid 

 Mountain (3,000 feet), August 17, 1912. 



Habitat: Mulgrave Eiver (Gordonvale, near Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. Hy 3(100, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the above specimen on a tag, the 

 head on a slide. 



A. EPITETRASTICHUS POSTSCUTELLATUS ATRELLA new variety of A. P. Dodd. 



Female: — Length. 1.40 mm. 



Similar to postscutellat'us postscutellatus Girault and Dodd but the thorax wholty 

 uniformly black. 



From one female captured on summit of Mount Pyramid, 3,000 feet, August 17, 1912 

 (A.A.G.). 



Type: No. Hy 2601 , Queensland Museum. Brisbane, the specimen on a tag. 



In both varieties the cross-stripes on the abdomen are obscure. 



17. EPITETRASTICHUS 6-GUTTATIVENTRIS new species. 



Female: — Length, 1.30 mm. 



Black, the legs Avhite except coxa?, proximal two thirds of caudal femur, proximal fourth 

 of other femora and distal two tarsal joints. Sides of abdomen at base (dorsal half) and three 

 elliptical Hong axis transverse) spots on each side of meson dorsad, proximal third from 

 base, golden yellow, the spots not prominent, the distal pair smallest; each spot is nearer 

 lateral margin than to meson. Antennae wholly black; pedicel subequal to funiele 3, funiele 1 

 distinctly longer but shorter than the club; funiele 3 somewhat longer than wide. Club with a 

 short but distinct terminal spine, joint 3 shortest. Propodeum scaly, moderately short at the 

 meson, there with a carina, true lateral carinas absent. Stigmal vein rather long. Mandibles 

 with two distinct teeth and a third distinctly indicated but short and obtuse. Second ring-joint 

 very short. 



From one female captured by sweeping in forest, May IS, 1914. 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cahms), Queensland. 



Type: No. Hy.2602, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag; head on a, 

 slide. 



" Probably a variant of cobdeni. 



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