276 NEW AUSTRALIAN ASILID.E, 



R.S. TAS. 



posterior tibiae and first joint of posterior tarsi, with, in 

 addition, short, dense, ruddy pubescence, which is especially 

 conspicuous on the inner sides of the tibise. Wini^s brown- 

 ish, darker towards tlie tips. 



Female resembles the male, but the abdomen is broader, 

 and the yellow segmentations more distinct ; ovipositor long 

 and narrow. 



This species is very distinct from any other Australian 

 member of the genus,- it can be recognised at once by its 

 black and yellow colouring, and black legs. 



This seems to be a somewhat scarce species. I have only 

 met with it near the tops of the lofty, bush-covered hills that 

 bound the Bagdad Yalley on its eastern side. Time of occur- 

 rence, January. 



'Neoitamiis vidgaius, Sp. no v. 



Thorax black and grey or black and yellowish ; scutellum 

 with two long, black, terminal bristles ; abdomen black, with 

 segmentations indistinctly grey ; femora black ; tibise with 

 basal half, or two-thirds, djirk red ; wings brownish. 



Length. Male, 14 mm.; female (including ovipositor), 15-5 

 mm. 



Locality. Tasmania. 



Male. Face covered with yellowish-grey tomentum ; front 

 black, with a little light tomentum ; moustache black above, 

 white beneath. Thorax with two black median stripes, 

 divided by a yellowish line, bordered outwardly with yellow- 

 ish-grey, and with two broad lateral black stripes, which are 

 broken up by light cross-lines into four distinct patches, in 

 this respect differing from JV^. hvahpennis, which has the side- 

 stripes almost entire ; bristles black ; scutellum trrey, with 

 two long, black, terminal bristles. Abdomen black, w^itli 

 segmentations grey, the latter frequently indistinct. Legs : 

 femora black ; anterior and middle tibise with basal two- 

 thirds dark red, apex black ; posterior tibise with basal 

 half dark red, and apical half black ; anterior and 

 middle tarsi with first joint tw^o-thirds red, posterior first 

 tarsal joint red only at base ; remaining joints black, but 

 reddish at base ; legs with black and a few white bristles, 

 and a little black pubescence ; hind tibise and first joint of 

 hind tarsi with yellowish pubescence. Wings tingecl evenly 

 with brown. 



Female, except for the broader abdomen, and long, later- 

 ally compressed ovipositor, resembles the male in all respects. 



This species bears a close resemblance to\)oi\\ N . caliginosiis 



