SOME WA^PS OF THE GENUS ZOYFRWM. 
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SOME WASPS OF THE GENUS ZOYPHIUM. 
By T. D. A. Cockerell. 
When I visited Brisbane in 1928, Mr. H. Hacker handed me for description 
Two species of Zoyphium which he had already determined as new. They are described 
herewith, and I take the opportunity to add some comments on the characters of the 
.•genus. 
ZOYPmUM HACKERI n. sp. 
$ Length about 7*;5 mm. ; rather robust, with dull surface ; head black, with 
oral region red ; thorax and legs entirely terra-cotta red ; abdomen with the fiivst 
segment red, the tergite with a broad whitish hind margin, the remaining segments 
black ; orbits diverging below ; a little appressed silvery pubescence in the region of 
the antennae ; antennae red, with the flagellum, except basally, strongly infuscated 
above ; clypeus clear red, quite pale, minutely and closely punctured, the margin 
with a pair of small rounded tubercles, very close together, at each extreme side ; 
labrum broadly rounded, with outstanding golden hairs ; inandibles robust, pale 
red, black at apex, and with a strong tubercle beneath near base ; front dull, minutely 
rugulose ; mesothorax bare, very minutely and closely (microscopically) punctured ; 
scutellum prominent, the sutures before and behind it incised ; pulvilli immense, as 
usual in the genus ; hind tibiae with very short s})ires posteriorly ; abdomen with 
pale golden pubescence on apical tergite ; tegular clear red ; wings hyaline, a little 
dusky at apex, stigma and nervures ferruginous ; basal nervure falling a little short 
of nervulus, which has a slight double curve, but is essentially in a straight line with 
lower part of basal nervure (the wing here more like Sericoplioms than the type of 
-Zioyplhymri) ; second cubital cell very broad below, narrowed to a point above, receiving 
second recurrent nervure nearer its end than first to end of first cubital ; marginal 
cell ending practically on costa, not appendiculate. 
Kuranda, Queensland (H. J. Carter). Owing to the red mesonotum it recalls 
Z, rufonigrum Turner, but that is much smaller and has no lateral tubercles or clypeus. 
ZOYPHIUM HUMILE n. sp. 
? Length about 5-2 mm. ; rather slender, but with large broad head ; black, 
the head dull, but the thorax and abdomen moderately shining ; face and front 
covered with beautiful silvery hair ; antennaB black ; orbits diverging below ; 
mandibles strongly curved, testaceous with black tips ; labrum dark ; clypeus without 
lateral tubercles ; prothorax black, not emarginate ; mesothorax minutely, more 
■or less transversely, rugose, with very short and sparse silvery hairs ; tegula? dull 
testaceous ; wings hyaline, tlie small stigma dusky testaceous, tlie nervures verv 
pale ; basal nervure going a short distance basad of nervulus (style of typical 
