518 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN SPECIES OF THE GENUS ANTHOBOSCA, 



and posterior tibiae fuscous. Wings hyaline, slightly iridescent, 



nervures black. The second cubital cell longer along the radial 



nervure than in most of the genus. Length 12 mm. 



Ilah. — Cairns, Q. (Turner). 



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6. A. FRENCHi, n.sp. 



$. Head very finely punctured, the three apical joints of the 

 maxillary palpi rather longer than the others and of a pale yellow 

 colour. Thorax and abdomen finely shagreened. The scutellum 

 narrowly rounded at the apex. 



Black; the mandibles pale yellow, ferruginous at the apex; 

 tlie posterior margin of the pronotum, the tegular and a spot at 

 the base of the tibiae pale yellow; the anterior tibiae ferruginous, 

 the anterior tarsi fuscous. Wings hyaline, iridescent. Length 

 7-8 mm. 



Hah. — Victoria(French). 



Nearly allied to A. nigra in general form, but the thorax is 

 more slender. * 



7. A. VARiPES Sm. 



A. varipes Sm., Cat. Hym. E.M. vii. p.59, n.3, 1859((^). 

 Thynnus fischeri D.T., Cat. Hym. viii. 106, 1897. 

 The scutellum is subtriangular, narrowly rounded at the apex, 

 with a delicate carina from the base nearly reaching the apex. 

 Hah. — Lower Plenty, Vic; Victoria (French). 



8. A. TORRESENSIS, n.Sp. 



(^. Head sparsely punctured, almost smooth on the vertex, the 

 apical joints of the maxillary palpi not elongate. Pronotum 

 smooth; the mesothorax, median segment and abdomen very 

 finely shagreened. Scutellum broadly rounded at the apex. 



Black; mandibles pale yellow, ferruginous at the apex; scape 

 of the antennae ferruginous beneath ; a broad band on the 

 posterior margin of the pronotum, the tegulse, a spot on the 

 postscutellum, a spot on each side near the apex of the median 

 .segment and the outside of all the tibiae, pale yellow; legs light 



