AVSTUALJAN ITYMENOPTEUA CnALCWOIDEA, n.—iilEAVLT. 
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PSEUDIPAKA new genus. 
Female : — Differs from Epilelaps in lacking the cross-suture on tlie seutelliun, in liaving 
the marginal fringes of the fore wing of nearly normal length, the postinarginal vein elongate 
and the parapsidal furrows convergent eaudad, meeting just before apex and incomplete. 
Differs from Fansfcnon and Dipara iii having seven funicle joints and only one ring-joint 
which is large. Petiole of abdomen a little longer than the hind cox^e. Otherwise like Epilelaps. 
Postmarginal vein over thrice the length of the stiginal. Club solid, the antennae inserted on 
the middle of the face. 
1. PSEUDIPARA ALBICLAVA now species. Genotype. 
Female: — Length, about 2 aim. Slender. 
Dark metallic xmrplish, the legs and scajjo yellow, wings unifoirnly slightly dusky; club 
white; funicle and ];>edicel black. Pedicel slightly longer than funiede I wliich is longest and 
somewhat over twice longer than wide, 2-4 subequal, each a little shorter than 1, 5 and 0 
subeqiial, a little shorter, 7 a little shorter than 6, distinctly longer than wide. Third tooth 
of mandible obtuse, the other two acute. Ocelli nearly in a straight line, distant from the 
eyes. Marginal fringes of fore wing a little longer than usual, about a seventh of the greatest 
wing width, not as long as some of the brisflcs from the vcnafioti. Marginal vein twice or 
more the length of the snbiuarginal. Parapsidal furrows not attaining prouotmn, running off 
laterad. Thorax delicately scaly; scutellum subglabrous but with longitudinal stria3 laterad. 
Abdomen glabrous, the ]jetit>le with strong longitudinal carinae; second segment occux>ying two 
thirds of the surface. iToimdeum witli a distinct neck and with a few inlerlacing cross and 
longitudinal carinic whicli form very large fovi'a-like are.us; im true median and lateral earime. 
Abdomen conic-ovate. Axillae widely soparalcMl. Pronotuni not especially large. Hind wings 
dusky; both wings (dearer Inward base. 
Described frojn uue fenuih’ eaxdiired in forest, sweeping at a height from 2,500 to 3,000 
feet (Mt. Pyramid), June 3, 1913 (A. P. Dodd). 
ihibitat: Oordouvale (Cairns), (Queensland. 
Type: No. Queensland Museum, Brisbane, the sx>ociinen on a tag; head, pair 
of wings and two liind tibiae on a slide. 
SuBFAMir^Y SPALANGlTNiB. 
SPALANG rOM(4BPTrA new genus. 
1. SPALANGIOMORPHA FASCIATIPENNIS new species. 
For diagnosis, see aniea, ])]). 333-334. 
Male: — Antenna! filiform, 11-jointed, with one ring-joint, the distal funicle joint a 
little ]ong(U’ than wide, a little longer than the pedicel; funicle 1 distinctly longer than wide; 
club solid. Club and distal two joints of funicle black; rest of antenna pale yellowish. Club 
much longer than the funicle joints. Mandibles 4-dentate. Abdomen, lateral aspect, globular, 
the petiole l()ng(n- than the caudal coxa. Postniarginal and stigmal veins more or less equal, 
the marginal cilia rather short, not as long as the stigmal vein. 
Desc.ribed from one male taken from the window of a grocery store, Port Douglas, 
QneeiiHland, October 30, 191L A female also, captured in a similar situation at Halifax 
(Ingfiam), Queensland, February 25, 1913. 
The head resembles that of an ant, tlie unttmna! Inserted far down near the clypous. 
Abdominal petiole moderate. The female genotyi)e measures 1.35 mm. and Avas captured at 
Port Douglas, October 30, :1911. from the Avindow of a grocery store, its type is Ihe female 
on a tag, the head, hind logs and a fore leg on a slide with the type a])pondages of CJialcitelloides 
nipritliorax io Girault. 
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