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UEMOUiS OF THE QVEEESLAHI) UVSEVM. 
Genus SECODELLA Girault. 
The submarginal vein in this genus is broken (statements to contrary notwithstanding). 
Removed from Elachertini. 
1, SECODELLA DIVERSIPENNIS new species. 
Female: — Length, about 1.75 mm. 
Differs from all t)ie species in having the postmarginal vein a little shorter than the 
stigmal and the lines of eiliation on tlie fore wing are less distinct. Dark metallic blue, the 
abdomen dark seneous green, the abdomen ventrad suffused with brownish. Scape yellowish 
brown, the proximal three tarsal joints whitish. Eunicle joints all somewhat wider than long,, 
the last two a little the longest; pedicel longer than funicle 1. 
Erom one female captured by sweeping in forest, February 16, 1912 (A. M. Lea and 
A.A.G.). 
Hahitai : Gordonvale (Cairns), Queensland. 
Type: No. UySo05, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag; head and a 
pair of wings on a slide. 
2. SECODELLA PULCHRA ACUMINATA new variety. 
Female: — Length, 2.75 mm., excluding ovi]>ositor which is extruded for a third the 
length of the abdomeu. 
Like pidchra. Girault but the abdomen still longer. In both there is a distinct stylus 
from apex of the abdomen which is not quite as long as the extruded portion of the ovipositor. 
In lineaia, this stylus is very short and the ovipositor valves are very slightly extruded (same- 
in rufiscapusy diversipennis and ceiiea). 
From one female captured November 19, 1913 (H. Hacker). 
Habitat: Brksbane, Queensland. 
Type: No. HySdOS, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag. 
3. SECODELLA .ffilNEA new species of Girault and A. P. Dodd. 
Female: — Length, 2.60 mm. 
Like lineata Girault but the first joint of the funicle is longest, one third longer than 
v/ide, 2-4 gradually shortening, 4 plainly wider than long. Abdomen a little longer than the 
head and thorax united. 
From one female captured by sweeping in forest, July 24, 1913 (A.A.G.). 
Ha'biiat : 0 ordonvale (Cairns) , Queensland. 
Type: No. lly^507, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag, the head 
on a slide. 
0;MPITAL0M0RPT1ELLA new genus of Girault and A. P. Dodd. 
Like OmphaXomorpJia but the mandibles bidentate, the fore wings densely and normally 
ciliate, the ring- joints large and distinct, the postmarginal vein very long and slender, some- 
what longer than the marginal, over twice the length of the long stiginal. Pedicel elongate. 
Marginal vein somewhat over half the length of the submarginal which is distinctly broken. 
Propodeum with a ridge-like median cariiia. Abdomen depressed, from dorsal aspect rounded- 
ovate. The male is the same but the abdomen ^Yith straight lateral margins, longer than wide. 
1. OMPHALOMORPHELLA AURIPES Girault. Male, female. Genotype. 
Length, 2.70 mm. 
Bright amooiis green, the wings lightly stained throughout, the coxeq concolorous, the 
legs rich golden yellow, also the scape except above at tip; rest of antenna black. Pedicel 
nearly as long as the next four joints taken together, a}>oiit t^vice the length of either joint 3 
or 4 of funicle which are largest but distinctly wider than long; scape slender. Hind femur 
