BY ARTHUR WHITE. 1G5 



Australian species, somewhat expanded, but differing- in 

 shape in each species. Thorax with dense pubescence, 

 scutellum with long marginal hairs. Abdomen either long, 

 narrow, and almost parallel-sided, or else broad, and 

 ovate, with dense lateral pubescence, but with nO' distinct 

 side bristles except in one mainland species {L. clavata, 

 White.) Legs strong and very hairy ; femora frequently 

 thickened, and hind tibiae conspicuously bowed. Wings 

 either hyaline, brown, or grey, but without any distinct 

 markings ; first posterior cell open, fourth closed at some 

 distance above wing margin, anal cell closed close to the 

 wing margin. 



The species belonging to this genus occur in the bush, 

 where they may be found settled on logs or on the leaves 

 of shrubs. Three species have been described from Tas- 

 mania, but of one of these (Z. niveifacies) no specimen 

 seems to be known. 



Table of tilt Ta>!mania'i Spexies of Laphria. 

 1. Colouring of abdomen and tibiae blue-black or 



violet according to the angle of light. 2 



2 Femora entirely violet. Niveifacies, Macq. 



Anterior and middle femora violet, posterior 

 femora with basal half orange, apical half violet. 



Telecles, Walk. 

 All femora with basal two-thirds orange, apical 

 third violet. Rufifemorata, Macq. 



Lafhria telecles, Walk. 



Abdomen narrow and almost parallel-sided ; colouring 

 of thorax, abdomen, and tibiae shinino- blue-black or violet ; 

 anterior and middle femora, and apical half of posterior 

 femora, blue-black or violet, basal talf of posterior femora 

 bright orange. 



Lengtii. (Tasmanian specimens.) Male, 14-18 mm.; 

 female 12 mm. 



Hab. Mangalore. (Probably generally distributed.) 

 Also in Victoria, New Sou h Wales, and Western Aus- 

 tralia. 



Male. Face covered with white hairs, except at the 

 facial tubercle, which bears a dense, bushy moustache of 

 long black hairs ; beard white. Front black, with long 

 black hairs bordering the eyes on either side. Antennae 

 black, the first two joints bearing long black hairs. Thorax 

 shining blue-black or violet, with white or pale yellow 

 shoulder-spots. Abdomen almost parallel-sided, blue- 

 black or violet, with soft white or yellow side-pubescence, 



