Some Chalcidoid Hymenoptera from North Queensland. 85 

 Fe male: Length, 2.60 mm. 



Black, punctate, the punctures not confluent; tegulae, coxae 

 (except hind coxa above) and the rest of legs (except outwardly, 

 a large black area from Upper margin of hind femur, ovate in shape) 

 dark reddish; scape and next six joints orange, the rest of antenna 

 black. Fore wings with a black stripe across them from the marginal 

 vein and in the outer third of the blade a black marking like a 

 fleur-de-lis (but with the bottom part, that below the ring absent) 

 which is upended upon one of the arms ; the base of this marking 

 nearly touches the first cross-band; proximad of the latter the blade 

 fumated to the bend of the submarginal vein. Scape nearly half 

 the length of the flagellum (including pedicel), the club distinctly 

 shorter than it; first funicle joint subquadrate, joints 4 — 8 longest. 



Male: Not known. 



From one female captured in a jungle pocket, May 26, 1913 

 (A. P. Dodd). 



Habit at: Australia — Nelson, Queensland. 



Type: In the Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the above 

 specimen on a tag, the antennae, head and a hind leg on a slide. 



This beautiful species is respectfully dedicated to Mary Johnston 

 for her war-incriminating novel "Cease Firing". 



This genus agrees in every detail with Arretocera Kirby but 

 the club is solid; though small, the third antennal joint is plainly 

 not a ring-joint. The scutellum is simple. Post marginal vein 

 absent. Petiole of abdomen short, stout; stigmal vein a mere spur. 

 Pedicel longer than any of the funicle joints. 



Chalcidini. 



Genus Pseudepitelea Girault. 



1. Pseudepitelea hercules new species. 



Male: Length, 7.85 mm. Large, robust. 



Black; tegulae except proximal margin or most of it, distal 

 half or more of first two femora, tibiae and tarsi and tip (broadly) 

 of hind femur, golden yellow; hind tibiae black just below the knee. 

 Fore wing distinctly infuscated, the venation black, the marginal 

 vein long, over twice the length of the postmarginal. Scutellum 

 with a strong, bidentate plate. Antennae wholly black, the pedicel 

 very small, wider than long, the funicle joints short, subquadrate. 

 Second abdominal segment smooth and shining, the following 

 segments microscopically sculptured. Thorax confluently punctate, 

 the propodeum rugose. Hind femur with about 12 teeth, the first 

 five larger, subequal, the sixth and seventh confluent at base, 

 small like the others following . 



Female: Not known. 



Described from two males reared by Mr. F. P. Dodd from 

 the chrysalids of Cethosia cydippe from jungle, May 1912. 

 Habit at : Australia — Kuranda, Queensland. 



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