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chsetotaxy as in male except that the apical scutellars are 

 absent. The second femur does not develop a " comb." 

 Posterior trochanter with apical bristle. Abdomen a little 

 more rounded than in male ; the dorsal longitudinal line 

 extends on to last segment. 



Our specimens were bred from bad meat in Brisbane in 

 November 1920. 



Mr. W. W. Froggatt kindly allowed us to examine a female 

 fly from the Brisbane district, determined for him by Coquillet 

 as S. aurifrons Macquart. This female could be identified 

 specifically with others which we have bred (along with the 

 males) from bad meat. As these flies did not differ in any way 

 from the scanty description given by Macquart, we have 

 accepted them as belonging to this species, hoping, by giving 

 an account of the male copulatory organs, to remove the con- 

 fusion which appears to prevail regarding this fly. Macquart's 

 account could cover several species, and an examination of 

 his type, if in existence, would be necessary to settle which, 

 if any, of the many related forms herein described actually 

 represents his species. Failing that, the above account will 

 stand as valid for the species. 



This fly is generally regarded as one of the sheep maggot- 

 flies of N.S.W. and Queensland (Tryon 1917, p. 53). Macquart 

 mentioned as localities "New Holland" and Tasmania. It 

 is not very common about Brisbane. Mr. W. W. Froggatt 

 has given a coloured figure and a short account (1905 ; 1907 ; 

 1915, p. 29, fig. 4). Mackinnon (1920, p. 553) has also pubhshed 

 a figure. 



In 1858, Doleschall described a different fly from Amboina 

 as S. aurifrons n. sp., but as the specific name was already 

 preoccupied his species might be renamed S. doleschalli. 



13. Sarcophaga froggatti Taylor 1917 (Fig. 12). 



Syns. : *S^. knahi Parker 1917. 



S. aurifrons (in part) of Australian authors. 

 General appearance grey and golden. A medium-sized 

 fly, varying from 6 to 11 mm. in length. 



Male. — Head. — Front a little less than half the width of 

 eyes. Parafronttils bright golden. Mesofacial plates pale 

 golden, borders faintlj^ tinged with brown. Cheeks and genae 



