•88 NEW AUSTRALIAN ASILID.E, 



Australian species of Neoitanw.s is the sixth abdominai 

 segment included in the ovipositor. 



Of the subfamily Asilince eight new species are her© 

 described; they comprise one Omniafiii.s, one Asihis, two 

 jVeoitamus, and four Eiiahdnto/fdiiius. 



Table of the Australian Genera of the Asilince. 



1 . Wings with three submarginal cells. 2 

 Wings with only two submarginal cells. 3 



2. Base- of the cubital fork not nearly reaching back 



toi the end of the discal cell. P r o m a c h u s, Loew. 

 Base of the cubital fork reaching back beyond 



the end of the discal cell. Puilodicus, Walk. 



3 Lower branch of the cubital fork ending in or 



above the wing-tip 4 



Lower branch of the cubital fork ending below 



the wing-tip. 5 



4 Ovioositor cylindrical, with a terminal circlet of 



spines Proctacanthus, Macq. 



Ovipositor laterally compressed, without a 

 terminal circlet of spines. E R a x. Scop. 



The following are comprised in the old genus 



Asilns : — ■ 



5. Style of a.ntennce feathered. O m m a t i u s, IVied. 



Style of aiitennse bare. 6 



6 Abdomen very broad, with lateral tufts of hair. 



Blepharotes, WestuK 

 Abdomen narrow, without lateral tufts of hair. 7 



7. Antennal style short and thickened. 



Pa raratus, Ricardo. 

 Antennal style long and slender. 8 



5 Ovipositor cylindiical, and not laterally com- 



pressed ; genitalia, of male globular; large, 

 brightly coloured species 



A s I L u s {Sensu lato). 9 

 Ovipositor laterally compressed, considerably 

 lengthened, and with the terminal lamellse 

 always free ; genitalia of male not globular ; 

 species small, or of moderate size, and not 

 brightly coloured. 



Neoitamus {Sensu lato). 10 



9 Costal border of wing inflated in the male. 



Neoaratus, Ricardo. 

 Costal border of wing not inflated in either sex. 



As 1 L u s, L. 



