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Of robust form. Thorax scarcely longer than wide. Abdomen 

 a little narrower and scarcely longer than the thorax, only a little 

 longer than wide; 3rd segment equal to one-third the abdominal 

 length. Forewings reaching a little beyond apex of abdomen; 

 moderately narrow; hyaline; discal cilia rather coarse, dense; 

 submarginal vein attaining the costa before the middle of the 

 wing; marginal vein short; stigmal vein long, scarcely oblique; 

 venation pale yellow. Antennae 7-jointed; scape almost as long 

 as the pedicel and funicle joints united; pedicel slender, three 

 times as long as wide; funicle joints narrower than the pedicel; 

 Ist twice as long as wide, 2 — 4 very short, transverse; club large, 

 2% times as long as wide, as long as the scape. The eleventh 

 Australian species of the genus. 



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

 cribedfromone?caughtby sweeping jungle along a forest streamlet, 

 Ist January, '13 (A. P. Dodd). 



Type: South Australian Museum, a 5 on a tag, plus a slide 

 bearing head, antennae and forewings. 



Family Platygasteridae. 



Genus Miramblyaspis Dodd. 

 Miramblyaspis mirabilis Dodd. 



? Antennae 10-jointed; scape golden yellow, pedicel and 

 funicle joints dusky yellow, club -joints fuscous; antennae long 

 and slender; scape equal to next four joints combined; pedicel 

 twice as long as wide; Ist funicle joint distinctly longer and 

 narrower than the pedicel, six times as long as wide; 2nd subequal 

 to the Ist; 3rd slightly short er, five times as long as wide; club 

 slender, 5-jointed, Ist joint slightly wider and a little shorter 

 than the last funicle joint, about 2% times as long as its greatest 

 width, cupuliform; 2nd, 2% times length of Ist, as long as the 

 pedicel and Ist funicle joint combined, fully four times as long 

 as ist gratest width, cupuliform; 3rd a little wider than the 2nd, 

 and only one-half as long, scarcely twice as long as wide, cylindrical ; 

 4th slightly shorter than the 3rd; 5th as long as the 3rd. 



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

 cribed from one $ caught by sweeping grass and foliage on edge 

 of jungle, 19 th May, T3 (A. P. Dodd). 



Type: South Australian Museum, $ antennae on a slide with 

 type appendages. 



Note: The proofs have been read by me. Strand. 



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