256 MEM01ES OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 



of ventral end of eye, face of pronotum; a little longer than wide rectangular spot, obliqued,. 

 center of each side of scutum; a little longer, nearly quadrate spot at base of seutellum at 

 meson (the three forming somewhat the appearance of a death's head), a minute dot on 

 pronotum latero-caudal angle, apex of the axilla; (the latter entirely cephalad of seutellum) 

 and six narrow but distinct cross-stripes on abdomen, the first at base, the fifth distinctly 

 interrupted at the meson, the sixth a little curved, abbreviated laterad a little and some little 

 distance from apex. Funicle joints subequal, a little wider than long, shorter than the pedicel; 

 club rather large, short-ovate. Disk of scutum orange yellow. 



From one female caught by sweeping forest uplands, May 29, 1914 (A. P. Dodd). 



Habitat: Maclean, Clarence Eiver, New South Wales. 



Type: No. Hy2636, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag; head on a 

 slide with slide type of Neoviplialoidella octoguttata Girault. 



Genus ASYNTOMOSPHYEUM Girault, 



1. ASYNTOMOSPHYRUM PAX Girault. 



Female .-—Length, 0.75 mm. The type was captured in forest, 1,500 feet, May 30, 191? 

 and is on a slide. 



2. ASYNTOMOSPHYRUM ACUTIVENTRIS Girault belongs to Teirastichus. 



3. ASYNTOMOSPHYRUM UNFASCIATIVENTRIS new species. 



Female: — Length, 0.80 mm. 



Bright golden or orange yellow, the abdomen and legs lemon yellow, the propodeum 

 dusky and a rather narrow cross-stripe of black on abdomen a little beyond middle; wings- 

 hyaline. Tip of valves of ovipositor black. Sculpture very fine and usual for the group. 

 Propodeum scaly and with a median carina and an irregular pair of lateral ones, the mesal 

 one forked. Mandibles tridentate. Hind wings attenuate, narrow. Marginal fringes of fore 

 wing somewhat longer than usual. Funicle joints 2 and 3 subequal, each somewhat longer 

 than 1, subequal to pedicel and club 2, the latter longest of the club; terminal spine prominent. 

 Funicle 1 somewhat longer than wide. Antennas slender, dusky black, the scape and pedicel 

 Avhite beneath. Spiracle cephalad and between the pair of lateral carinas. Fore wing& 

 moderately slender. 



From one female captured in forest, January 5, 1914 (A. P. Dodd). 



Habitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type: No. HyS639, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a slide. 



4. ASYNTOMOSPHYRUM MINUTISSIMUM new species. 

 Female: — Length, 0.50 mm. 



Similar to the preceding but smaller and the abdominal stripe is interrupted at the 

 meson rather broadly. Also, the antennas are shorter, the club lacks the distinct terminal 

 spine and the funicle joints are all wider than long (instead of all longer than wide) ; moreover, 

 funicle 1 is longest, 3 shortest, 2 intermediate, the pedicel longer than either ; club longer than 

 Lhc funicle. Also, the antenna) are not black but yellow like the rest of the body. Mandibles 

 smaller. 



From one female captured by sweeping forest, January 4, 1913. 



Habitat: Capeville (Pentland). Queensland. 



Type: No. Hy 2640, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a slide. 



