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1 ‘ Described from four female and two male specimens reared by F. S. Crawford, at 
Adelaide, from specimens of Icerya purchasi received from S. Australia, 50 miles south of 
Adelaide. 7 7 — Filey, ib., pp. 249-250. 
The figure given with the original description of this insect shows a solid club in the 
female and thus I am inclined to think the following species are congeneric with it though 
both Filey and Ashmead state the antenna} to be 10-jointed which would make the club 3- jointed. 
In the original description the propodeum is mistaken for the petiole. Ashmead, 1900, p. 345 r 
records it from Sydney. The types are probably in Washington. 
2. OPHELOSIA SAINTPIERREI new species. 
Female: — Length, 1.60 mm. 
Like Asaphomorphella Girault but the antenna} with a distinct ring- joint, the first funicle 
joint a little longer than wide, the second quadrate, the last or next two a little wider than 
long; also the propodeum is large, long at the meson, a little longer than wide and produced 
into a neck: ovipositor not exserted. Hind femora subsimple, the front femora subcompressed. 
Mandibles tridentatc. Propodeum rugulose, Ochreous, the abdomen brownish, the legs 
, concolovous, the hind tibia more or less dusky; antenna) dusky pallid, the solid club dusky. 
Fore wing with a clump of dark hairs at the break of the submarginal vein aud a narrow^ 
transverse fuscous stripe which, however, does not reach the caudal margin; a broad fuscous 
stripe across from the ajucal third of the marginal and all of the stigmal veins. Thorax scaly, 
with distinct aeneous tinges on scutum and scutellum. 
Male : — Not known. 
Described from a single female captured by sweeping in forest, February 16, 1911 
(A. M. Lea and A.A.G.). 
Habitat: Nelson (Cairns), Queensland. 
Type: No. Hy 1961, Queensland Museum, the above specimen on a tag, the head and 
legs on a silde. 
3. OPHELOSIA PINGUXS new species. 
Female: — Length, 1.50 mm. 
Like Asaphomorphella rousseaui Girault but the ovipositor not exserted, the propodeum 
apparently the same but subcorneal and rugose with interlacing car in so, the antenna) with a true 
ring-joint. First funicle joint longer than wide. Postmarginal vein a little longer than the 
stigmal. First femora swollen. Feddish brown, the distal parts of scutum and scutellum 
washed with metallic greenish. Cross-stripe from bend of submarginal vein not complete and 
there is a rather broad brow-n stripe across the wing from end of marginal and all of stigmal 
veins. Thorax finely scaly. Distal half of abdomen fuscous. Tarsi whitish, the hind tibia 
exteriorly fuscous. Antennas yellow-browui, the club fuscous, the three distal funicle joints 
subquadrate. 
Male ; — Not known. 
Described from one female captured from a window, November, 1912. 
Habitat: Nelson (Cairns), Queensland. 
Type: No. Hyl962, Queensland Museum, the above specimen on a tag, the head, fore 
and hind legs on a slide. 
