58' KECOKDS OF THE AL'^i'KALIAN .Mr:-EL"M. 



The frout is about oue third broader anteriorly tliau at vertex and 

 black with black pubescence ; first two joints of antenna? dusky-brown, 

 I'est red-brown ; palpi black, second joint red-brown above, concave, ending 

 in a tine point ; basal half of femora black. Tlie spot on the wing is also 

 more prominent. 



Obs. — The above differences, in the absence of fresh material, do not, 

 to my mind, warrant the variety being raised to specific rank. 



Hah. — King George Sound, Western Australia. (Collector. — 

 G. Masters). 



EuEi'Hoi'sis .lACKSOxi, Mac(2U(irt. 



Dipt. Exot., i. (1838), p. 102 ; Ricardo, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), v. 



(1900), p. 117. 



Obs. — Two specimens before me may jjrobably belong to this species. 

 One specimen bears label " Erephopsts ? jacl-soni, Mcip'" in Miss Ricardo's 

 handwriting. 



The Queensland specimen is somewhat abraded, but I am unable to 

 separate it specifically from the Western Australian form. 



Hah. — King George Sound, Western Australia. (Collector. — 

 G. Masters) ; Queensland. 



DlATOMlXEUKA .1 ACKSGXEXSIS, LiUerht. 



Voy. de la " Coquille," ii., pt. 2 (1830), p. 289; Ricardo, Ann. Mag. Nat. 



Hist. (8), xvi. (1915), p. 27. 



Ohs. — A specimen in the collection agrees too closely witli the 

 description of this species to separate it specifically in the absence of more 

 numerous material. 



Hah. — South Australia. 



UlAroMIXEUKA (lAdATlXA, Ili<J"t. 



Mem. Soc. Zool. Fr., V. (1892), p. G20 ; Ricardo, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 



(8), xvi. (1915), p. 33. 



Ohs. — I identify three specimens as tlie above species wliich agree in 

 all esentials witli Miss Ricai'do's decription. There is a prominent tuft 

 of orange-colored hair benenth the wing I'oots of wliicli no mention is 

 made in the descriptions. 



Hah. — Gayiulah, QueensUind. (Collector. — G. Masters) ; Magnetic 

 Island, Cleveland Bay, (i)ueensland. (Collector. — F. H. Taylor). 



DiAlo.MIXKLL'A CVKISlEi;, Sfi. HOC. 



(J. Lengtli, 11.5-12; width of head, 4; length of wing, !'.5 mm. 



A small handsome blackish s])ecies with reddish-yellow markings on 

 the abdomen ; antennae, jialpi and tliorax black ; legs bhick and irddish- 

 In-own : wings shaded brown on fore border; abilonu'ii dark chocdlati' 

 brown. 



Ht'iiiJ. — Face, and cheeks hhick, piilx'sri'tuH' iihick and ci-i'ani eohiivd, 

 the Former mainly on (he cheeks; beard cream-coloivd ; anteniuv black, 

 first two segments with grey tomentum and black ])ubescence, base of 

 thii'd oblong, its sides parallel, its base reddish-brown : palpi l)lack, with 

 long black pubescence ; e3es black, pubescence black. 



