170 Transactions. — Zoology. 



Empis, sp. ind. 

 There is in the collection a specimen from the Auckland 

 Islands belonging to this genus, but it is not in a sufficiently 

 good state to allow of description. 



Helophilus campbellicus, sp. nov. 



Female. — Vertex blackish olivaceous, with black hairs ; 

 face, including a band above the antennae, fulvous, shining. 

 Antennas black, the third joint fulvous margined with black. 

 Proboscis black ; a few white hairs on the cheeks. Thorax 

 blackish olivaceous, with four broad grey bands and a 

 median narrow grey line. Scutellum tawny, pale at the tip. 

 Abdomen metallic bronzy-green, with a few scattered white 

 hairs, especially at the sides and below. Legs fuscous ; the 

 tibiae inside and the tarsi fulvous. Halteres fuscous, tipped 

 with red. Alulae white. Wings tinged with brown, the 

 veins black, passing into brown at their insertions. Length, 

 11 mm. ; wing, 10^ mm. 



Hab. Campbell Island. A single specimen. 



This species differs from H. chathamensis and from 

 H. latifrons in the colour of the abdomen and in the white 

 hairs with which it is partially clothed. In general appear- 

 ance it closely resembles Galliphora eudypti, but I do not 

 suppose that this is caused by mimicry. 



Calliphora quadrimaculata. 



Length, 10-11 mm. ; wing, 9 mm. 



Hab. Auckland Islands. Very common. 



Calliphora icela. 



Length, 8 mm.; wing, 7^ mm. 



Hab. Auckland Islands. A single specimen. 



Calliphora eudypti, sp. nov. 



Frontal band of the head blackish-brown, the sides and 

 cheeks brownish-yellow in some lights, brown in others, some- 

 times yellow, with a brown transverse band. Eyes bare. 

 Antennae with the first and second joints brown, the third 

 black, sometimes rufous at the base. Proboscis black. Palpi 

 orange or tawny. Thorax bluish-black, with hoary pollen, 

 and three longitudinal black stripes. An oval orange spot on 

 each side of the prothorax, and another on each side of the 

 metathorax. Scutellum bluish-black. Abdomen metallic 

 bronzy-green, with scattered black hairs. Legs tawny or 

 rufous ; the fore femora for nearly the whole length, the middle 

 and hind tibiae on the basal half, black. Halteres rufous- 

 orange. Alulae brownish, margined with fulvous. Wings 

 colourless ; the first posterior cell open, the apical transverse 



