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Ommatius chinensis, Fabricius. 



For synonyms see Kertesz, Cat 1909, p. 306. 



A male and female from Burpengary, Queensland {Dr. 

 Bancroft), answer to the description of the above species, 

 which is recorded from China, Japan, Corea, Java, Sumatra, 

 &c., but not as yet from the Australasian Region. The 

 above specimens are identical with others in the Brit. Mus. 

 Coll. from Amboyna, only differing in the colour of the 

 bristles on the femora, which are chiefly white instead of 

 black. 



It is a large robust yellowish species, with black legs, the 

 tibise reddish yellow. Face with yellow hairs, moustache and 

 beard the same colour. 



Ommatius angustivenlris , Macquart. 



Ommatkis corcehis, VVIk. 



Macquart^s type a male seen by me in Paris Museum, 

 12. 4. 11. A specimen of 0. corabus, Wlk* (from Vigors 

 Coll.), is identical with it, the moustache more white than 

 yellow, and the bristles on the hind femora all black, 

 whereas in the Macquart type some are white. 



Walker's types, male and female, from unknown locality 

 (Hardwicke Bequest). 



This is a black species with yellow tibiae ; the wings 

 dilated in the male. 



Macquart's description is as follows : — 



Black. Thorax with golden stripes. Abdomen narrow, 

 with ashy. grey subpubescence. Moustache yellow ; tibiae red. 

 Wings dilated. Length 9 lines, ^. Palpi with yellowish 

 hairs. Beard yellowish white. Face not very prominent, 

 rather narrow, golden yellow ; moustache yellow, only 

 reaching halfway up the face. Forehead rather narrow ; 

 anteriorly golden yellow, the rest black. Antennae close 

 together, black. Eyes with green reflections. Thorax : the 

 spaces between the black stripes as well as the sutures a 

 bright golden yellow ; the intermediate stripe divided longi- 

 tudinally by a brownish testaceous stripe ; sides yellowish 

 white; scutellum ashy grey. Abdomen narrow, black, with 

 slight grey tomentum and short white hairs scattered on 

 sides and segmentations ; genital organs in male small, con- 

 sisting only of two claspers horizontally opposite each other, 

 shining black. Legs black, with short yellowish hairs and 

 black bristles ; tibiae pale yellow, the anterior pair with no 

 spines, the intermediate and posterior ones black at apex. 

 Wings hyaline, grey on fore border and at apex ; the outer 

 border abruptly dilated ; stigma testaceous. 



From east coast of New South Wales. Paris Museum. 



