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MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 
Male : — Not known. 
Described from one female captured by sweeping in jungle, June 10, 1913 
(A. P. Dodd). 
Habitat: Little Mulgrave River near Nelson (Cairns), Queensland. 
Type: No. Hy 1587, Queensland Museum, the above specimen on a slide 
with Polynema poincarei Girault. 
13. POLYNEMA GEOTIU3I new species. 
Female: — Length, 2-90 mm., exclusive of ovipositor which is exserted 
for a length equal to nearly half that of the abdomen. 
Polished black, the line of fovea? near apex of scutellum present; pronotum 
as long as the scutum which bears complete parapsidal furrows. Over distal half 
of petiole silvery white. Scape, pedicel, joints 1, 4, and 5 of funicle, much of 
first femora, knees and the tarsi yellowish or reddish brown. Club about twice 
the length of the distal joint of the funicle, the joints of the latter elongate, 2 
and 3 subequal, longest, each somewhat over twice the length of joint 6; joint 1 
a little longer than joint 4 which is slightly shorter than the club, a third 
shorter than 3. Pore wings very broad, with about thirty-four lines of discal 
cilia, their marginal cilia short, the longest only about an eighth of the greatest 
wing width. Fore wings darkened distad of the. venation. 
Male : — Not known. 
Described from one female captured by sweeping the foliage along a jungle 
path, July 13, 1913. 
Habitat: Harvey’s Creek, Cairns District, Queensland. 
Type: No. Hy 1588, Queensland Museum, the above specimen on a slide. 
14. POLYNEMA DARWINI new species. 
Female: — Length, 1 -20 mm. 
At once distinguished by the fore wings which are hyaline but with a 
distinct disto-cephalic spot ; this spot is larger and more distinct than the one 
in rousseaui or sappho and round. Black, polished, the foveate line across the 
long scutellum obscure, made of fine, scattered punctures. Legs black, knees, 
front tibia? and nil tarsi whitish. Scape, pedicel (except above) and first funicle 
joint pallid, the following one or two joints dusky pallid, the club and last two 
funicle joints black ; funicle 4 distinctly longer than 5 or 6, slightly shorter than 
1; joints 2 and 3 of funicle nearly equal, long, 2 a little the longer, about a third 
longer than 1 which exceeds the length of the pedicel. Fore wings with about 
from 12-14 lines of discal cilia, their longest marginal cilia somewhat over two 
thirds the greatest wing width. Scape simple. 
Male : — Not known. 
