NOTES ON K[,IES HAriUV. 37 



(V).<. — This is not represented in the Australian Musenm. Tlie sexes 

 have similar thoracic markings and remarkably dissiniilai- abdominal 

 markings ; the character of the sepai-ated eyes of the male is shared with 

 P. i«j)iiruhi>< and P. fidvKs. Dr. E. W, Ferguson has kindly lent me two 

 males and two females for the inclusion of their characters in the key. 



PeLECOKHYNCHDS I'lLLYARni, Tuijlor. 



(PI. ix., fig. G.) 

 Pelecorhyiichas tilJijardi, Taylor, Ree. Anstr. Mus., xii., 5, 1918, p. 54. 



0?As\ — The shape of the abdomen in the type specimen is quite 

 different to that of any described species. 



Tyjye. — The unique female holotj-pe is in the Australian Museum. 



Pelecorhtnchus claripennis, Riciirdn. 



Pelecorhynchns daripernu!^, Ricardo, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8), v., 1910, 

 p. 408. 



Ohs. — This species is remarkably closely allied to P. fuscotrigcr. 

 Walker. It has similar thoracic markings, can only be distinguished 

 by the reddish instead of black abdomen, and by the abundant red 

 pubescence. Two females were kindly lent to me by Dr. B. W. Ferguson 

 for inclusion of their characters in the key ; two females are in the 

 Macleay Museum. 



Pelecorhynchds fusconiger, Walker. 



Silvius ? fusconiger, Walker, List Dipt. Brit. Mus., i. 1848, p. 192. 



Dasybasis fusconiger, Walker, Op. cit., v. suppl. 1, 1854, p. 267. 



PelecorhyiicJms fiiscouiqer, Ricaido, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), v., 1900, 

 p. 102; Loc. clt. "(8), v., 1910, p. 407. Id., Hardy, Proc. Roy. Soc. 

 Tas., 1915 (1916), p. 60; Loc.cit., 1916 (1917), p. 270; Loc.rit., 1917 

 (1918), p. 63 (in key). Id., Taylor, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Waies, xlii., 

 1917, p. 513. M, Taylor, Rec. Austr. Mus. 1918, xii. 5, p. 55. 



Variation.. — A specimen taken at Blackheath, New Soutli Wales, on 

 the 13th November, 1919, has thick red pubescence below and behind the 

 head ; on the thoi-ax there are some conspicuous red hairs above the 

 wings ; some of the abdominal segments have i^ed hairs laterally. This 

 variety approaches P. daripeiinis, Ric, and suggests that that species is 

 only a variation of P. fusconiger. Walk. 



Jioc, — New South Wales: La Peiouse, one male, 12th October, 1919, 

 also eight males and seven females, 19th October, 1919 ; Blackheath, 10 

 males and nine females, from 12th to 24th November, 1919. 



