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imicarinate (median), the caudal margin strongly carinate and a neck indicated, from each 
lateral end of which is a short piece of u lateral carina, thns this earina indicated from apex 
(eaudad). Stigmal vein long. Allied with tennis. Scape slender. 
^ ‘ First three tarsal joints very short, the fourth much enlarged, as long as the others, 
with a large swollen enipodium, the claws large.'* (A. P. Dodd.) 
From one female captured by sweeping in jungle, May 5, 1914. 
JTahitnt: Gordonvalc (Cairns), Queensland. 
Type: JS^o. llyS556, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tagj head and 
legs on a slide. 
Another female was taken, January 29, 191-1 in same place (A. P. Dodd). 
8. APROSTOCETUS PURPUREIVARIUS new species. 
Female: — Length, 1 mm. 
Similar to viridiflavus Girault but not only the pedicel at base and the distal club joint 
is jiurple black but the entire club is so and each funicle joint is distinctly blotched with purple 
at proximal half. Moreover, the terminal spine of club is longer and funicle 2 is distinctly 
the longest; funicle 1 subcqual to the pedicel and somewhat shorter than 3. Propodeum with 
a weak median carina and no others. 
One female captured by sweeping in jungle, March 6, 1914 (A. P. Dodd). 
Habitat : Cooktown, Queensland, 
Type: No. Ily2557f Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the female on a tag, head on a slide. 
9. APROSTOCETUS TENUIS new species. 
Female: — ^Length, 0.90 mm. 
Colored somewhat like maryiventris Girault but the legs and antenna? wholly pale lemon 
yellow, the coxa? blackish at base, the body is shining black, the distal sixth (tip) of abdomen 
and margins all around narrowly, black, the cross-stripes of black commencing just within the 
proximal half and three in number, not es 2 )ecially thin. The funicle is the same but either 
of the distal tw^o joints is longer than the pedicel, hlandibles tridentate. Distal club joint 
dusky. Pro})Odcum tricarinate, the median short but complete. 
Described from female captured by sweeping in a jungle pocket, June 3, 1913 
(A. P. Dodd). 
Habitat: Gordonvale (Oaiims), Queensland. 
Type: No. Hy2558, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the above specimen on a tag, the 
head on a slide. 
10. APROSTOCETUS FLAVOBASALIS new species. 
Female: — Length, 1.10 mm. 
Coloured much like imperiaUs but dark soneous green, the venter of abdomen yellow only 
proximad and the yellow spot above near (not just at) base is of moderate size only; also 
the mandibles are quite different, bearing 3 distinct, acute teeth (in imperiaUs, only 2 teeth, 
the first short, obtusely pointed, the second broadly truncate) ; the distal funicle joint is longer, 
the pedicel soniew’hat shorter; funicle and club darker, blackish, the distal club joint whitish. 
Propodeum with a long, distinct median carina. Scape, pedicel and ring-joint lemon yellow 
like the legs. Sculpture of i)ro])odeum rougher than rest of thorax, the lateral cavinso not very 
distinct. 
From one female caught by sw^eeping in jungle. May 20, 1913 (A. P. Dodd). 
Habitat: Kuranda, Queensland. 
Type: No. Hy2559y Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the specimen on a tag, the head 
on a slide. 
