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SCARIS AUSTRALIS. 



Rufa; alcB-antica cupreo-r7ifce, apicc nigricantes ; posticce nigri- 

 caiite vitrecB. 



Red. Head somewhat brio^hter than the thorax. Fore winojs 

 cupreous-red, somewhat blackish at the lips. Hind wings blackish 

 vitreous. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 6 lines. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Genus BIZA. 



Corpus gracile. Caput parvum ; vertex subtransversus, antice 

 rotuudatus ; Irons longiuscula, convexa. Antennarum arista gracil- 

 lima, corpore longior aut non brevior. Thorax transversus, laevis, 

 vix arcuatus. Abdomen conicum. Tibiae posticae dense spinosae. 

 Alae anticae deflexae, venis paucis. Fcem. — Abdomen apicem versus 

 compressum. Oviductus subarcuatus. 



Body slender. Head small; vertex rounded in front, a little 

 broader than long; front convex, longer than broad. Seta of the 

 antennae very slender, as long or longer than the body. Thorax 

 transverse, smooth, hardly arched. Abdomen conical. Hind tibiae 

 densely spinose. Wings deflexed ; veins few.- Female. — Abdomen 

 compressed towards the tip, longer than that of the male. Oviduct 

 slightly curved, 



BiZA CROCEA. 



Pallide lutea, subtus albido-testacea ; alee antica gutta apud 

 marginem posticum inieriorem nigra ; postica vitrecs. Mas. 

 — Abdomen supra rufescens ; alee antica fascia media fusca, 

 extus fuscescente-cinerea;. Fcem. — Alee anticcB apice luridce, 

 fascia subapicali fusca^ gutta apud m,arginem posticum 

 exteriorem fusca. 



Pale luteous, whitish testaceous beneath. Fore wings with a 

 black dot by the hind border near the base. Hind wings vitreous. 

 Male. — Abdomen reddish above. Fore wings brovvnish gray for 

 half the length from the tips, and with a brown middle band. 

 Female. — Oviduct ferruginous, black at the tip. Fore wings with a 

 black dot by the hind border beyond the middle, and with a brown 

 band near the tips, which are slightly lurid. Length of the body 

 2^—3 lines ; of the wings 5 — 6 lines. 



a, b. Villa Neva. From Mr. Bates' collection. 

 c. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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