846 TABANIDAE FROM CAMDEN HAVEN DISTRICT, 



Wings clear, brownish yellow along the anterior mai'gin, stigma 

 same colour, veins brownish, appendix present. 



Judging from the descriptions this species should be distinct 

 from all those previously described belonging to this group . Eyes 

 bright green when alive. Specimens were most plentiful in 

 December and occurred from November 19th till March 29th. 

 Specimens were collected in the bush at Kendall and Lome and 

 in the cattle yards, generally biting the cow's legs . 



Group si. Therioplectes . 

 Tabanus circumdatus Walker. 



List. Dipt., i., p. 185 (1848) ; Ric, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (8), 

 xvi., p. 280 (1915). 



This was the most abundant species at Kendall, dates of cap- 

 ture ranging from November 19th to April 4th. It occurred in 

 the dairy yards and in the bush and, indeed, could be found any- 

 where, even on the windows of houses. Sometimes they were 

 seen to settle on sheep and apparently bite them. This species 

 lives well in captivity. Specimens agree well with a specimen 

 identified as T. circumdatus by Miss Ricardo. 



Tabanus edentulus ? Macquart. 



Dipt. Exot., Supp. 34, 68., Tab. iii., fig. 13 (1845) . 



Specimens of a species of Therioplectes appear to correspond 

 fairly closely to the Tasmanian species identified by White as T. 

 edentulus Macquart. These were not separated in the field from 

 T. circumdatus, and the field notes of that species may be taken 

 as applying also to this. 



Tabanus sp. ? (Reference No. 11) . 



A single specimen of a small dark species close to T. hnper- 

 fectus Walker is in the collection. Others, possibly the same, 

 were used in the experiments in the fly cages. The field notes 

 referring to these state that specimens were never plentiful, the 

 dates of collection ranging from November 23rd to February 

 5th; most specimens were taken in December. It occurred in 

 the bush between Kendall and Laurieton. Pending the acquisi- 

 tion of more material it has been thought advisable not to attach 

 a name to the single specimen. Other specimens (Ref. No. 26) 

 probably represent a distinct species, the only specimens avail- 

 able (3) are too damaged for description. 



