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is very sharp (obtuse in the other species), the sculpture is somewhat coarser and there are 

 a few isolated seta? along lateral margin of scutum, the median carina of propodeum paired, 

 diverging gradually to apex (in the other species, forks a little proximad of the middle) ; there 

 is a sharp lateral carina from the spiracle which forms at apex the acute lateral apex of the 

 propodeal neck (lateral apex of propodeal neck acute in longiscapus and the carina is present) ; 

 but there are in this species two parallel carinas, rather wide apart, from cephalic margin about 

 it third or more of the way from meson to spiracle and running toward the lateral carina 

 (absent in longiscapus, only one carina runs from the lateral carina cephalo-mesad to the 

 median carina near middle). 



From three females captured in jungle, February 5, 1914 (A. P. Dodd). 



Habitat: Babinda, North Queensland. 



Types: No. Hy264S, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, two females on a tag, two heads 

 -on a slide. 



Genus CERATONEUROPSIS Girault, 



1. CERATONEUROPSIS AFFINIS new species of Girault and A. P. Dodd. 



Female: — Length, 1.30 mm. 



Agreeing with the description of the genotype, poincarei Girault, but all the posterior 

 legs are golden yellow and the first two pairs of femora are brownish; abdominal petiole 

 yellow ventrad; pedicel golden yellow, like the scape; fifth abdominal segment occupying less 

 than one half of the surface; abdomen wholly finely reticulated; funicle joints subequal, 

 rather more slender than in poincarei ; the pedicel distinctly more so and quite as long as first 

 funicle joint; and the propodeum is tricarinate, the carinas distinct, the small spiracle just 

 within (mesad of) the lateral carina. 



Described from one female caught by sweeping within and along edges of jungle, May 25, 

 1913 (A. A. Girault). 



Habitat: Northern Queensland (Gordonvale near Cairns). 



Type: No. Hy2649, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the above specimen on a tag, the 

 head on a slide. 



Genus CERATOTBASTICHUS Girault and Dodd. 

 The scutum has a median sulcus. 



1. CERATOTRASTICHUS BISULCATUS Girault and Dodd. Genotype. 



Female: — Antennas 11-jointed, three ring, funicle and club joints; scutellum with only 

 two grooves, the mesal ones absent; scutum with a median groove, with numerous small 

 ^etigerous punctures. Propodeum with a delicate median carina, reticulated. Petiole short, 

 the second segment of abdomen occupying about a fourth of the surface, not very much longer 

 than the others. Mandibles tridentate, the teeth large as in the Pteromalini. Hind tibial spur 

 normal. Length 1.05 mm. 



Dark metallic green, the wings hyaline, the legs, scape and pedicel yellow brown. Body 

 with the usual fine sculpture excepting the scutum as noted. Distal club joint terminating in 

 a distinct spur; funicle 1 a little wider than long, the other two still wider; pedicel a little 

 longer than funicle 1 ; funicle and club black. Antennae short. Lateral carinas absent on 

 propodeum. 



Described from one female captured by sweeping in the jungle, November 15, 1913 

 (A. P. Dodd). Type re-examined. 



Habitat: Harvey's Creek (Cairns), Queensland. 



Type : No. Hy 2650, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female on a tag ; head and a 

 ihind tibia on a slide. 



