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Fern. — Corpu?« longmn, angustiim, iiitens, seitissinie squameum, parce hirtum: thorax 
fusiformis, paruin couvexus: prothorax bene deterniinatus, transversns, antice angustus: 
mesotlioracis scutum longitudino pauJlo latius; parapsidum suturaj vix conspicuso; seutellum 
breviovatum : metathorax sat inagrms, transversns, Jievis: petiolus brevissimus : abdomen 
longiovatum, Igeve, su])ra depressum, snbtus basL carinatum, apice acuminatum, thorace paullo 
latius vix longius: pedes simplices, subcCqualos/^ 
Genus ShlGODES Girault. 
1. SECODES CAPENSIS new species. 
Female: — Length, 0.85 mm., excluding ovipositor. 
Propodeum longer lateral. Postniarginal vein a little longer than the stigmal. Punicle 
joints wider than long. Abdomen ovate, a little longer than the thorax. See antea, p. 160. 
Taken in forest, December 27, 1912. Antea, p. 160, line 3, tilncB should read tarsi 
Genus OMPIIALO.MOEPHA Girault. 
1. OMPHALOMORPHA PRATER new species. 
Female: — Length, 1.25 mm. 
Similar to 'viridis but the ovipositor and valves exserted for a third the length of the 
abdomen; the propodeum is as in reperciissa. 
Prom one female captured in forest. 
Eahitat: Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 
Type': No. Ey^497, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female on a tag, head on a slide. 
2. OMPHALOMORPHA REPERCUSSA Girault. 
The seutellum (from laterad) overhangs the propodeum, the latter shortening at the 
meson but the median earina is distinct and of some length. 
Genus EHICNOPELTBLLA Girault. 
The a))domen is not depressed. Synonym: Flachertetrastichus Girault. 
1. RHICNOPELTELLA ACUMINATA new species. 
Female: — Length, 1 mm. 
Like conso'briims Gii’ault but slender, the abdomen conic-ovate, longer than the rest of 
the body. Tibige yellow. Antenna) wholly concolorous, the pedicel as long as the funicle, 
about four times longer than funicle 3; ring-joints equal, each about half the length of funicle 
1 which is about half the lengtli of funicle 2 which is nearly as long as 3. Postmarginal vein 
shorter than the stigmal. Third tooth of mandible distinctly shorter than the other two which 
are subequal. 
Prom one female captured in forest, February 17, 1913. 
Mahitot: Seymour (Ingham), Queensland. 
Type: No. lIyS498, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag; head, hind 
tibia and fore wing on a slide. 
2. RHICNOPELTELLA FLAVIPES Girault. 
The scape is concolorous at distal third only, the pedicel wholly concolorous; rest of 
antenna more or less yellowish white. Type re-examined. The following new variety was 
reared from galls on Eucalyptus, October, 1913 at Gordonvale, Queensland. 
A. RHICNOPELTELLA FLAVIPES BINOTATA new variety. 
Female: — ^Like the typical form in all details but all of the underside of the abdomen 
except at base, the tip above and a spot on each side just before the tip dull golden yellow. 
Types: No. Ey^490, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, tw’o females on a tag. 
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