Alan P. Dodd: Two new Scelionidae from Fiji. Ißl 



Two new Scelionidae from Fiji, 



By 



Alan P. Dodd, Nelson, via Cairns, Queensland. 



The following new species of Scelionidae were captured by 

 Mr. A. A. Girault during the short stay of a few hours, 24 th Sep- 

 tember, 1911. 



The magnification used was % inch objective, 1 inch optic, 

 Bausch and Lomb. 



Subfamily Scelioninae. 

 Genus Hadronotus Foerster. 

 Hadronotus suvaensis sp. nov. 

 ? Length, 1.30 mm. 



Black; anterior tibiae and all tarsi, golden yellow; posterior 

 and intermediate tibiae, knees, and antennal scape brownish. 



Thorax a little wider than long; the mesonotum longitudinally 

 rugulose, and with scattered pubescence. Abdomen slightly longer 

 and wider than thorax; Ist segment striate; remaining segments 

 longitudinally rugulose, but there is a smooth area at the suture 

 dividing 2nd and 3rd segments; 2nd segment slightly the longest. 

 Face transversely rugulose; eyes bare. Forewings reaching a little 

 beyond apex of abdomen; rather broad; discal cilia not very fine, 

 dense ; a little infuscated ; submarginal vein not curving downwards, 

 joining the margin at one-half the wing length; marginal vein one- 

 fourth as long as the stigmal, which is moderat ely long, scarcely 

 oblique; postmarginal vein twice as long as the stigmal. Antennae 

 12-jointed, scape long and slender; pedicel twice as long as its 

 greatest width; funicle joints distinctly narrower than pedicel; 

 1 st one-half longer than wide; 2 — 4 wider than long; club 6-jointed, 

 rather compact, not much wider than the funicle, the joints (except 

 the last) all somewhat wider than long, 2nd the longest and widest. 



A species rather closely allied with the Australian nigricomis 

 Dodd. 



Hab.: Suva, Fiji. Described from 2 $s labelled "sweeping 

 low herbage". 



Type: Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Hy 2056, a $ on a 

 tag, a 9 on a slide. 



Subfamily Telenominae. 



Genus Telenomus Haliday. 

 Telenomus giraulti sp. nov. 

 o Length, 0.80 mm. 



Black, not shining; abdomen somewhat brownish; legs pale 

 lemon yellow, the anterior coxae fuscous; antennae wholly brown. 



Head slightly wider than the thorax. Thorax a little longer 

 than wide. Head and thorax with very fine polygonal sculpture. 



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