SARCOPIIAGID FLIES FROM SOUTH-EASTERX QUEENSLAND. 57 



the veteran Queensland Entomologist, is common around 

 Brisbane, especially in March. 



S. tryoni is without doubt one of the several species 

 formerly included by Australian entomologists under the name 



of *S'. frontalis. 



4. Sarcophaga alpha n. sp. (Fig. 21). 

 In general appearance a large brilliant gold-and-black 

 insect, the male measuring about 15 mm. in length. 



Male. — Head. — Parafrontals bright gold, with dark 

 reflections. Cheeks and back of head bright gold. Frontal 

 stripe almost black ; a little wider than the parafrontals. 

 Front rather projecting and about three-quarters the width 

 of the eyes. Eyes reddish brown. First antennal joint small ; 

 second much larger, black ; third about three times the 

 length of second, ferruginous, and with a silvery bloom. Arista 

 about half as long again as antenna, very strongly plumose. 

 Mesofacial plates golden, bordered with black. Proboscis 

 black, with pale-gold hairs ; palps black. Epistome prominent. 



A row of eleven frontal bristles present ; vibrisste inserted 

 somewhat above the oral margin. Five large and numerous 

 smaller facial bristles ; thirteen large epistomials. Verticals 

 very large ; lateral verticals medium-sized. A single row 

 of black bristles behind eyes. Back of head provided \\'ith 

 golden hairs, which become very long on cheeks. 



TJiorax golden, with three longitudinal black Hnes, of which 

 the middle one extends on to the scutellum. Sides of thorax 

 golden, with black markings ; ventral side grey. Anterior 

 spiracle black, mth a few golden hairs. 



Anterior acrostichals present, but small. Of the posterior 

 acrostichals only the prescutellar occur. Dorsocentrals present ; 

 last two larger ; last very large. First humeral bristle as large 

 as first dorsocentral ; last humeral not extending to the 

 mesonotum. Scutellar apicals present. 



Legs black, tinged with grey. Femur of first leg tinged 

 with gold ; dorsal and ventral longitudinal rows of bristles 

 very well developed ; very hairy. Second femur hairy on the 

 proximal ventral side, but not markedlj' so ; " comb" differ- 

 entiated. Third femur very hairy. Third tibia very hairy ; 

 second hairy on ventral distal portion ; first not hairy. Third 

 tarsus a little longer than tibia. Pulvilli very dark brown, 

 borders silvery. 



