BT G. H. HARDY. 



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Text-fig. 2. The male genitalia of Asil us genitalis, n.sp., seen laterally, (.x H). 

 Text-fig.3. The male genitalia of Asiliis rubrithorax Macquart, seen laterally, (x 6). 

 Text-fig. -1. The male genitalia of Asiltisferrugineiventris Macquart, seen laterally, (x 14). 



remainder of the legs are reddish yellow with similarly coloured hristles. The 

 anterior femora are without spines; the intermediate femora have two rows of 

 pines on the anterior side, one ventral row, one subajsical and two median 

 spines on the posterior side; the posterior femora have two rows of bristles on 

 the anterior side, one ventral row and a number of subapical spines. 



The wings are hyaline with a slight yellowish tinge. 



The female is unknown. 



Length, .30 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland. Two specimens are without labels; the specimen in the 

 ]\Iacleay Museum is from Cairns. 



Type. — The holotype male, in the Australian Museum, was presented by Mr. 

 F. H. Taylor. A paratype is in Mr. Taylor's collection and a second paratype 

 is in the Macleay Museum. 



AsiLUS liUBRiTiiOR.vx Macquart. (Text-fig 3.) 



Asilus ruhrithorcu, Macquart, Dipt. Exot., i. (2), 1838, p. 143; Walker, List Dipt. 

 Brit. Mus., vii., suppl. 3. 185.5, pp. 72!) and 735; Rieardo, Ann. Mag. Naf:. 

 Hist.. (8), xi.. 1913, p. 441. 



Description. — Two specimens, identified from the description only, arc some- 

 what similar in appearance to Asilus murinus Macquart, larger in build and dis- 

 tinctly different in the male genitalia. 



(?. The head is light yellowish; the moustache consists of some black hairs, 

 below which there are much longer bristly white hairs. The hair on the vortex 

 and a little of the hair on the occiput is black ; the hair on the remainder of the 

 head, including the beard, is light yellowish or white. The antennae are black, 



