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The Queensland Naturalist 
November, 1940 
the second is equal to it but stouter, the scutum is setiger- 
ous, and both the pedicel and the scape are longer. The 
species is almost as large as the Apple-seed Chalcid 
( Syntomaspis ), yet contrarily much exceeds Syntomaspis 
d’arci Gir. (types). 
The upper thorax is cross-striate : Mesonotum very 
finely but less cross-wise upon the scutellum, inclining 
there to reticulation ; the pronotum very finely. Propod- 
eon between the sulci along the meson very finely 
shagreened. Only the scutum is generally setose; and the 
finely cross-striate pronotum, scutellum with at least three 
bristles upon each side, the distal at the cross suture, 
distad of this part, scutellum glabrous. Head all glab- 
rous except the finely, circularly, striate occiput and near 
the mouth from each side. Coxae and the hind femora 
aeneus, but the femur not heavily so. Lateral ocellus 
closer to the eye than to the media.n. Abdomen glabrous, 
the petiole wider than long. Pedicel at base above metal- 
lic. Fifth funicle segment twice wider than long, shorter 
than the first club joint. The venation is darker than 
with ful gens, but there is the same break at the apex of 
the submarginal vein, the same small marginal vein’s 
bristles (somewhat coarser than the main discal ciliation), 
and the same elongate submarginal vein’s bristles; no 
basal nerve but the same naked, rounded, middle area 
opposite to the base of the bend of the submarginal vein, 
and from this three lines of large (larger) discal cilia 
running to the base or nearly, and in the cephalic half of 
the wing or thereabouts. The costal cell bears distad, one 
more line of ciliation, and the stigmal knob is larger in 
this species in reference to the comparatively slender neck. 
Submarginal bristles, shorter distad. 
Metatarsus distinctly the longest of the segments (of 
the hind tarsus), five or six times longer than wide, 
ventrad twice the length of the longer hind tibial spur 
which, in turn, is twice the length of the smaller spur. 
The types distinctly exceed that of arboreus (by three 
times), and also those of megastigmoides and beerwahi 
almost by as much ; they are as large as that of Megastig- 
mus (sens, lat.) bisculus , exceeding that of maculatipmnis. 
The under wing bears twenty lines of ciliation, the hind 
fringe not long. 
The species is named in honour of Mr. N. S. Noble, 
an entomologist of Sydney, for his work upon insects 
