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Abdomen reddish yellow, the base and third 



and fourth segments black erabroniformis, Roder. 



3. Abdomen black, with golden-yellow narrow 



bands fuscintus, sp. n. 



Abdomen reddish yellow, base and fourth 



seument black albo2mnctatus, Macq. 



Abdomen yellowish, with broad black bands 



on each segment (jueenslandi, sp. n. 



Abdomen black, with white spots punctatus, sp. n. 



( 'hrysopogon albopunctatus, Macq. 



Dasypogon spinther, Walker. 



Tvpe of T). spinther, Wlk., a male from W. Australia 

 [Clifton), and other specimens from Freemantle (-/. J. 

 iralker) and Champion Bay, W. Australia {Du Boulay). 



Walker's type agrees with the description given by 

 jNEacquart, but in common with the other specimens it 

 has a narrow black band on the posterior half of the second 

 segment, which is also uai'rowly black anteriorly, and the 

 femora have a black baud on the upper sides in Walker^'s 

 13'pe and some of the specimens. 



Macquart's type is not to be found in the Paris Museum. 



Macquarf's description is as follows : — 



Thorax with testaceous tomentum, white-spotted. Abdo- 

 men testaceous, with white spots ; the base and the fourth 

 segment black. JNIoustaclie yellow. Legs testaceous. 

 Wings reddish. 



Length 9 lines ( ? ). Face with golden tomentum and 

 moustache pale yellow. Antennae : the first two segments 

 testaceous, the third wanting. Forehead black, anteriorly 

 with golden tomentum. Thorax with reddish-brown tomen- 

 tum; spots on shoulders white tomentose, as well as two 

 small spots at base of wings ; sides with a transverse band 

 of golden tomentum and two similarly coloured spots on 

 each side of it; scutellum testaceous; a golden tomentose 

 spot on each side of the metathorax. Abdomen : first seg- 

 ment black, second and third testaceous, fourth and anterior 

 border of fifth l)lack ; rest of abdonicn testaceous; a small 

 yellowish- white tomentose spot on each side of the second, 

 third, and fourth, on the posterior border. Jjegs testaceous, 

 with a spme. Wings reddish ; the centre of cells almost 

 clear, the fourth posterior cell open. 



Kew South Wales {MM. Guerin, Reiche). 



The species is easily recognized by the yellowish abdomen 

 with black bands ; Macquart overlooked the spine on thorax. 

 The third joint of antennce is the same colour as the others, 

 but twice as long as the two together, narrow, cylindrical. 

 I'Vings brownish yellow on fore border, the iirst and fourth 



