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Genus SPALANGIA Latreille. 



1. SPALANGIA GROTIUSI Girault. 



The cross-line of foveas on distal seutelllun is much more distinct than in australiensis, 

 punctate; there is a distinct cross-line of punctures ou scutum a little cephalad of middle and 

 caudad of this line a deep puncture at meson and a smaller one laterad near lateral margin ; 

 the scutellum lacks the lateral longitudinal line of pin-punctures and other pin-punctures. 

 Scutum glabrous and without other sculpture, practically. Face with a few scattered minute 

 punctures. Type re-examined. 



2. SPALANGIA AUSTRALIENSIS Girault. 



The lateral margin of propodeum is smooth. Scutellum with a curved lateral longitu- 

 dinal line of five pin-punctures from inner apex of axilla to cross-line of pin-punctures. The 

 scutum is very finely alutaceous. Pronotum faintly sculptured like the abdomen and with 

 scattered pin-punctures. A line of punctures on propodeum parallel to lateral margin from the 

 spiracle to caudal margin. Scutum glabrous laterad; with a mesal foveolate impression with a 

 faint median carina through it. Type re-examined. 



3. SPALANGIA VIRGINICA Girault. 



The scutellum also lacks the fine punctures elsewhere. Propodeum faintly scaly. Abdom- 

 inal petiole distinctly longer. Head about as in grotiusi. Funicle 1 over twice the length of 

 2 which is oval, the others gradually lengthening. Pedicel shorter than funicle 2. Type 

 re-examined. 



4. SPALANGIA PARASITICA new species. Female. 



Exactly similar to grotiusi but the scutum is distinctly longer, not distinctly wider than 

 long, the cross-line of punctures somewhat distad of middle. Funicle 1 is a little wider than 

 long, barely longer than 2 and plainly not half the length of the pedicel. Segment 4 of abdomen 

 occupying nearly half of the surface. 



Described from one female captured by sweeping in vicinity of canefields, Herbert 

 River, April 2, 1914 (A. P. Dodd). 



Habitat: Ingham, Queensland. 



Type: No. Hy2825, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the above female on a tag. 



Later, a female was found which had been captured in jungle, July 23, 1912 at Goondi 

 near Innisfail (Johnstone River). 



Both the species parasitica and grotiusi differ from the other two species in having the 

 propodeum laterad of the lateral line of fovese, densely rugoso-punetate. The punctate lines 

 on the head are alike in all four species. 



Only the abdomen of the Pteromalidas, as a rule, shrinks after death, so that it is 

 important to examine it closely just after taking the specimen from alcohol. The Eunotinie. 

 Asaphini and Merisini need careful comparison. 



There are some interesting parallelisms in this family with the Lelapinse and other groups 

 of the Miscogasterida?. Forms seem to be repeated in widely divergent groups. 



Anthony .Tames Cumming, Government Printer, Brisbane. 



