Diagnoses of New Chaleidoid Hymenoptera from Queensland, Australia. 91 



Merisinae. 

 Merisini. 



Amicromelus new genus. 



Fe male: Running to Micromelus Walker but the first funicle 

 joint a little longer than the pedicel, the second abdominal segment 

 not more than a fifth the length of the abdomen, the antennae 

 only 12-jointed, the club but 2-jointed the second joint terminating 

 in a distinct spur. Marginal vein longer than the stigmal, the 

 abdomen longer than the thorax, the ovipositor not exserted. 

 Propodeum with a fovea on each side at cephalic margin midway 

 between the meson and the oval spiracle. 



Male: Not known. 



Type: The following species. 



1. Amicromelus cyaneus new species. 



Female: Length, 2.20 mm. 



Dark metallic blue, the abdomen above dark coppery, the wings 

 hyaline, the venation pale; coxae and femora concolorous, the knees, 

 tibiae and tarsi pale, nearly white; thorax with a white pubescence 

 somewhat as in Catolaccus. Head and thorax densely punctate, 

 including the propodeum; abdomen microscopically sculptured. 

 Antennae capitate, the distal funicle joint just a little longer than 

 wide, the whole dusky brownish, the club brown. 



Male: Unknown. 



Described from three females captured by sweeping in a forest, 

 May 5, 1913. 



Habit at: Australia — Nelson (Cairns), (Queensland. 

 Type: In the Queensland Museum, Brisbane, one of the above 

 on a tag and a slide with parts of the others, and the appendages. 



Family Encyrtidae. 

 Ectromini. 



Epanusia new genus. 



Female: Like Anusia Foerster but the marginal vein not 

 short, over twice longer than wide, the postmarginal vein not much 

 shorter than the marginal, somewhat longer than the stigmal; 

 the lateral ocelli are far distant from the eye margins, the frons 

 is moderately broad, with a very fine scaly sculpture and scattered 

 punctures. The wings are perfect and banded. Otherwise the same. 

 Fore wings with a long hairless line back from stigmal vein and 

 which curves, proximad. 



Male: Not known. 



Type: The following species. 



1. Epanusia bifasciatus new species. 



Female: Length, 2.10 mm. 



Dark blue, submetallic, the scutum and propodeum with 

 short white pubescence, the scutellum bright orange, the axillae 



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