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Alan P. Dodd: 



In describing the genus I mentioned that it differed from Hadro- 

 notus Foerster in having a naked transverse line on the 

 forewings, and in having the basal and median veins present. 

 I have recently captured a $ specimen which is undoubtedly the 

 other sex of the type species, latipennis Dodd. The naked line on 

 the forewing in this specimen is not discernible, therefore no 

 doubt this line in the type specimen was caused through the discal 

 cilia being rubbed off. At present I will leave the genus as distinct 

 though it is certainly close to Hadronotus from which it differs in 

 general habitus, the thorax is distinctly wider than long, the 

 abdomen is as wide as long, the forewings extend beyond the apex 

 of the abdomen by one-half their own length, the basal and median 

 veins are present, and the marginal vein is nearly as long as the 

 stigmal. I have lately found a second species of the genus, which 

 will be described elsewhere. In general appearance the genus is 

 rather like certain Encyrtid gener a. 



Platyteleia latipennis Dodd. 



$ Length 1.60 mm. 



Shining black; legs (including the coxae) and antennal scape 

 ferruginous. Head and thorax coarsely reticulately rugulose. 

 Abdomen with the Ist segment striate, the remaining segments 

 longitudinally rugulose; 2nd segment slightly the longest. An- 

 tennae 12-jointed; scape very long and slender, equal to next six 

 joints combined; pedicel twice as long as wide; Ist funicle joint 

 as long as the pedicel; 2nd shorter, as wide as long; 3rd and 4th 

 wider than long; club 6-jointed, 2nd joint slightly the longest 

 and widest. 



Habitat: North Queensland (Nelson near Cairns). Des- 

 cribed from one $ caught by sweeping foliage in jungle, 28 th 

 July, '13 (A. P. Dodd). 



Type: South Australian Museum, a $ on a tag, plus a slide 

 bearing head, antennae, and forewings. 



Genus Plastogryon Kieffer. 

 Plastogryon nigricornis sp. nov. 

 $ Length, 1.50 mm. 



Black; legs (including the coxae), reddish yellow. 



Head and thorax with fine polygonal sculpture ; 1 st abdominal 

 segment striate, remaining segments very finely reticulately ru 

 gulose. Antennae 12-jointed; pedicel slender, 2% times as long 

 as wide ; 2 nd shorter, a little longer than wide ; 3 rd as wide as long ; 

 4th wider than long; club 6-jointed, 2nd joint slightly the longest. 

 Forewings reaching apex of abdomen; rather broad; hyaline; 

 marginal cilia short ; discal cilia rather fine and dense ; submarginal 

 vein attaining the costa a little before the middle of the wing; 

 marginal vein as long as the stigmal, which is moderately long, 



