REVISION OF LEUCOSPIDAE 191 



The pronotum is not distinctly depressed transversely, its hind margin hardly 

 elevated, also the premarginal carina is very low, vague, as is a vestigial discal 

 carina. The face is unusually coarsely rugulose-punctured. Hind coxa everywhere 

 coarsely densely punctured and with short pubescence, the broad dorsal edge 

 posteriorly with distinct tooth. The ovipositor nearly reaches the base of the 

 first tergite. The wings dark brown, nearly blackish at the anterior margin; apical 

 processus of stigmal vein about as long as uncus. Length 6-0-9-5 mm. For the 

 male see Text-fig. 213. 



Biology. Unknown. 



Distribution. Australia: Western Australia, South Australia, New South 

 Wales. 



Material examined. 



Type data given in synonymy. 



Australia: Western Australia, Dongara, x. 1935, 2 $ (R. E. Turner); W. A., 

 Yanchep, 32 mis N. of Perth, i. 1936, 1 $ (A. Raymond); W. A., Perth, i. 1936, 1 J 

 (Turner); W.A., Bullsbrook, nr Pierce, 13.1.1966, 1 $ (0. W. Richards); W.A., 

 Merredin, xii. 1935, 1 6* (Turner); W.A., Dedari, 40 mis W. of Coolgardie, i.1936, 1 $ 

 (Turner); W.A., Yallingup, 1914, 1 $, 2 <J (Turner) (all BMNH); W.A., Bunbury, 

 xii. 1938, 1 £ (A.Snell) (AM, Sydney) ; W.A., King George's Sound, 2 $ (AM, Sydney) ; 

 South Australia, Port Lincoln, 1 $ (AM, Sydney); New South Wales, Sydney, 

 Berowra, n.xii.1923, on Angophora flowers, 1 9 (Nicholson) (BMNH); N.S.W., 

 Sydney, Wahroonga, 1923, 1 $ (Carter) (BMNH); 'Australia', 2 $, 2 <? (UM, Oxford; 

 BMNH). 



Leucospis rieki nom. n. 



(Text-figs 217, 218) 



Exoclaenoid.es regalis Girault, 1926 : [1]. LECTOTYPE $ (here designated), Australia: 

 Victoria, Bamawn (QM, Brisbane). [Junior secondary homonym of Leucospis regalis 

 Westwood, 1874.] 



Mr Dahms kindly helped in designating the single known orginal female type 

 of E. regalis as lectotype and pointed out that the name of the type-locality, 

 originally given as 'Damawn', was corrected by Girault (1928 : [3]) to Bamawn. 



There is no doubt that this species belongs to the genus Leucospis Fabricius, but 

 within the genus its name is preoccupied by L. regalis Westwood, 1874 (see p. 162). 

 I rename the species after my friend and colleague Dr E. F. Riek (of Canberra), 

 who helped me in recognition of the Australian species along with Mr E. C. Dahms 

 (of QM, Brisbane). 



Girault in his short description omitted the metallic colour of the species, by 

 which it differs from the otherwise very close L. bioculata sp. n., as may be seen in 

 the key above. In addition, I find only that the spots of the scutellum are smaller 

 in L. rieki (Text-fig. 218), the yellow on the first tergite (female) reduced to two 

 oblique spots anteriorly, whilst the markings on the fifth tergite and epipygium 



