BY ARTHUR "WHITE. 59 



the antennae fulvous, the fulvouscolour becoming narrower on 

 each side until it reaches the eyes; npper two-thirds of front 

 shining black, with a little yellowish pubescence. Thorax 

 with the pubescence much shorter than in the male. Legs 

 lighter than in the male, yellow brown, the upper sides of 

 femora and apical half of tibiae black, and tarsi darkened. 

 Wings distinctly brownish. 



This species in general appearance resembles 0. carini fades, 

 but may be readily distinguished by the antennae bearing an 

 extremely short blunt style, instead of along pointed one, by 

 the large, partly confluent abdominal spots, by the more 

 projecting face, by the larger size, and, in the female, by the 

 fulvous instead of black face. 



The male from which the above description is taken was 

 captured by Mr. G. H. Hardy, at Wedge Bay, on January 2, 

 1914. The female was swept by me from grass, near a small 

 creek, at Mangalore, on December 26, 1912. The only other 

 specimen that I am acquainted with is a male taken by Mr. 

 F. M. Littler, at Lefroy ; this diffei's from the southern Tas- 

 manian forms in having the abdominal spots separated, and. 

 in their colour being yellow instead of green. 



Odontomyia schtellata, Macq. 



This species is described by Macquart as having the thorax 

 black, scutellum yellow with long sj^ines, rising obliquely, 

 which are black, with the base yellow ; abdomen black with 

 violet reflections ; legs black. 



Length. Pemale, .5 lines. 



This species is unknown to me. It should be easily 

 recognised by the wholly black abdomen. 



Odontomyia caeinata, Macq. 



This species is described by Macquart as having the thorax 

 black, scutellum fulvous, abdomen green (male) or red 

 (female) with a broad black centre band. Face fulvous, 

 projecting. Length 5 lines. 



Macquart's specimens had the third joint of antennae 

 wanting. Walker gives as the distinguishing feature of this 

 species the fulvous scutellum. 



This species seems to me to be insufficiently characterised, 

 especially as it was described from mutilated specimens, and. 

 it may be necessary to delete it. 



Subfamily Sarg-inae. 



This subfamily has not hitherto been recorded from the 

 Australian Region ; it is, however, represented by three 

 species, two of these occurring in Victoria and one in Tas- 

 mania, and it is not unlikely that other species still remain to 



