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Bomhylius tenuicornis, Macquart. 



Bombylius tenuicornis, Macquart, Dipt. Exct., suppl. 1, 1846, 

 p. 116. Id., White, Proc. Roy. Sec. Tasm., 1916, 

 p. 192. 



Bomhylius matutinus. Walker, List Dipt. B.M., ii., 1849, 

 p. 281. 



Bombylius australianus, Bigot, Ann. Ent. Soc. France (7), 

 Ixi., 1892, p. 364. 



Synonymy. — For the species allied to B. fuscamis, Mac- 

 quart, the name B. tenuicornis, Macquart, is utilised. Mac- 

 quart's localities are Australia and Tasmania, but the 

 second locality was evidently taken from a species he de- 

 scribed from Tasmania as B. fuscamis, four years later. 

 B. matutinus. Walker, and probably B. australianus. Bigot, 

 also belong here. 



Note. — This species is of a uniform colour containing 

 dense black and rather bright reddish pubescence; the de- 

 scriptions by the various authors were taken from denuded 

 specimens. The general appearance of the species is like 

 that of B. fuscanus, but brighter in tone. 



Bombylius vidinis. Walker. 

 Bombylius viduus, Walker, Ins. Saund. Dipt., 1850, p. 199. 



Bombylius palliolatus, White, Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasm., 1916, 

 p. 194. 

 Synonyyny. — White overlooked the description of B. 

 viduus, Walker, which agrees with B. palliolatus, White, and 

 is also from Tasmania. 



Bombylius aureolatus, Walker. 



Boynbylius aureolatus, Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., iv., 

 1857, p. 145. 



Note. — This beautiful species is rather common round 

 Sydney; it has three longitudinal silvery stripes on the abdo- 

 men and a pair of similar lateral stripes on the thorax. 



Bombylius hilaris, Walker. 

 Bojnbylius hilaris, Walker, List Dipt. B.M., ii., 1849, p. 274. 



Note. — This beautiful W^estern Australian species has a 

 cclour pattern which is well described by Walker. 



