the Asilidse of Australasia. 



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2. Moustache black and wliite. Abdomen with 

 white-haired bands or spots on each segment. 



Wings brownish, yellower at base albohirta sp. n. 



Moustache white. Abdomen with the white 

 pubescence only at base and apex. Wings 



blackish nigrescens, sp. n. 



Moustache reddish yellow. Abdomen with 

 the white pubescence on apex. Wings 

 blackish aurifacies, sp. n. 



[Clai'iola albohirta, sp. n. 



Types ( ? c? ) from Northern Queensland, and another 

 female from Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, in Mr. French's 

 collection. 



A handsome, large, black species with brown wings, black 

 legs, and abdomen marked with white-haired bands. 



Length 19 mm. 



Face with grey tomentum, which is whiter at the sides. 

 Moustache consists of strong black bristles and some fine 

 black and yellow hairs intermixed, reaching to the antennae, 

 in the $ ; in the male the moustache consists wholly of long 

 silky yellow hairs ; face with no perceptible tubercle ; pro- 

 boscis short, black ; beard and hairs on under part of head 

 white. Antenna black, the first joint covered with grey 

 tomentum in the ? , cylindrical, longer than the second 

 joint, which in the female is broader, both with black 

 pubescence ; on the underside of the first joint is a strong 

 black bristle, and another is visible on the upper side of the 

 second joint ; in the male the one on the first joint is 

 wanting ; the third joint longer than the first two joints 

 together, with the small tooth on the upper side towards 

 the apex ; the small spine Kcrtesz speaks of is not visible. 

 Forehead black, with some grey tomentum and black hairs and 

 bristles, the hairs on back of head chiefly whitish. Thorax 

 blue-black, covered with very short grey pubescence, strong 

 black bristles on the sides posteriorly, the pubescence longer 

 at base of thorax and on the scutellum, which is armed with 

 weak yellowish and black bristles. Abdomen blue-black, 

 stout, one width throughout, shining, finely punctuated ; 

 the fii'st two segments with silvery white hairs on their 

 posterior borders, forming well-marked white bands ; the 

 third and fourth segments with otily a few white hairs on 

 the side anteriorly ; the fifth segment with almost a com- 

 plete white-haired band (in the male quite complete), the 

 sixth segment with a complete white band, these last two 

 bands are situated on the anterior boiders of the segments ; 

 the seventh segment almost covered with white pubescence; 

 sides of abdomen with some black bristles and fine hairs : 



