the AsilldjB of Australasia. 153 



Maira speciabilis, Guerin. 



Laphria coiigriia, (S , Walker. 

 Laphria conswyens, 5 , Walker. 

 Laphria socia, 5 , Walker. 



These types all appear to be synonyms of the above. 



Laphria ccerulea, Boisduval, the female type, also labelled 

 L. iodisoma, was seen by me in the Paris Museum, and 

 appears to me to be the same as M. spectubilis ; it is a large 

 species, measuring 23 mm. Moustache of long black hairs, 

 with some yellow ones below intermixed, and yellow hairs on 

 face. Antennce black, the third joint destroyed. Thorax dull 

 blackish, with white spots on shoulders. Abdomen and legs 

 metallic blue, the latter with long white hairs on all the 

 femora and tibise, apices of latter with some black ones and 

 the tarsi with long black hairs. Wings tinged brown, the 

 fourth posterior and anal cell closed, the first posterior wide 

 open. 



Maira paradisiaca, Walker. 



Proc. Linn. Soc. London, iii. p. 128 \^Laphria] (1859). 



Type ( (J ) from Key Island. 



The species described by v. d. Wulp as M. tomentosa must 

 be very near this species, if not the same. 



To the Walker species under Maira in Kertesz's Cat. the 

 following should be added : — 



Laphria setipes, from Gilolo. 



Laphria conveniens, from Batjan and Gilolo. 



Laphria Jiagellat a, from Gilolo. 



Laphria, Meigen. 

 Illiger's Magazine f. Ins. ii. p. 270 (1803) 



This genus is distinguished from Maira, Schiner, by the 

 thicker moustache, which is not confined to the oral 

 opening, but extends upwards ; face usually with a tubercle. 

 The character of the head beiug not or only very slightly 

 excised behind seems rather a doubtful one ; indeed authors, 

 V. d. Wulp in particular, seem to difi'er as to the characters 

 of Maira, which was divided ofi:' from Laphria. 



The following species of Laphria in sensu stricto are 

 recorded from Australia and Tasmania : — 



Laphria telecles, Walker, List Dipt. ii. p. 374 (1849), et vii. Suppl. 3, 



5.59 (1855). 

 Laphria ruhl'emorata, Macq., Dipt. Exot. Suppl. 1, p. 201, pi. vii. fig. 16 



(1840J. 

 Laphria i'ulviceps, Macq., /. c. Suppl. 4, p. 376, pi. vii. tig. 6 (? New 



Holland) (1849). 



