144 Miss G. Ricardo — A Revision of 



'^d* ' ' A^ M,^- Saropo^on limbinervis, Macquart, Dipt. Exot. Suppl. 5, p. 71 \JDamjpogon\ 

 ^-— ~-^ (1855) ; Bigot, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, (5) viii. p. 222 (1898). 



Jm~^u^ I' Saropogou antipodus, Scliiner, Novara Reise, Dipt. p. 166 (1863) ; Hutton, 

 — ^ Trans. New Zealand Inst, xxxiii. p, 20 (1901). 



Saropog'on semirufus, Bigot, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, (5) viii. p. 414 (1878). 



Saropoo-on chathameusis, Hutton, Trans. New Zealand Inst, xxxiii. p. 20 

 (1901). 



Saropogon clarkii, Hutton, /. c. p. 19, 



Saropogon exteuuatus, Hutton, /. c. p. 21. 



Saropogon fugiens, Hutton, I. c. p. 20. 



Saropogon fascipes, Hutton, I. c. xxxiv. p. 195 (1901). 



Saropogon proximus, Hutton, I. c. xxxiii. p. 19 (1901). 



Note. — Saropogon apliidus, Wlk., from unknown locality. Type appears 

 to be lost. 



Saropogon sergius^ Walker. 



Dasypogon festinans, S, Walker. 



Type ( S ) from New Soutli Wales (presented by Haslar 

 Hospital), in bad preservation. 



A reddish species, with reddish-yellow legs and antenna. 



Length 15 mm. 



Face covered with golden-yellow tomentum. Moustache 

 of pale yellow bristles. Palpi ferruginous, with yellowish 

 hairs. Antennce reddish yellow; the first two joints with 

 yellowish hairs and bristles, the third about one and a half 

 times as long as the first two joints together. Forehead 

 blackish, a broad black stripe extending to base of antennae. 

 Hind part of head with a thick fringe of yellow bristly 

 hairs. Thorax (denuded) reddish brown, with black stripes. 

 Scutellum reddish brown. Abdomen reddish brown, the first 

 segment black ; two black lateral stripes begin on the 

 second and extend to posterior border of third segment. 

 Genital organs prominent. Underside reddish yellow, 

 shining. Legs reddish yellow. Wings (broken) ; Walker 

 describes them as " colourless, with a slight tawny tinge on 

 the fore part ; wing ribs and veins black " ; the small trans- 

 verse vein beyond the middle of discal cell ; the transverse 

 vein closing the discal cell joins the fourth vein just below 

 the fork. 



Basijpogon festinans, a male type from unknown locality, 

 is identical Avith this type. 



From the description of Dasypogon nitidus, Macq., from 

 Tasmania, it is possibly the same species as this. 



Saropogon viduus, Walker. 



Type ( ? ) and others from New Zealand. 



A wholly black species, with clear wings, clouded at apex. 



