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stigmal vein very short (-024 mm.), 4-punctate, and Avitli one 

 long bristle. Rest of venation very poorly developed. Heavily 

 ciliated especially posteriorly ; on proximal part the dilation 

 is very sparse. Length of posterior A\dng -96 mm. 



Abdomen. — Epinotum and petiole described in connection 

 with thorax. Rest of abdomen long and slender, about as 

 long as thorax, with scattered hairs ventrally and post-dor- 

 sally ; smooth and shiny black ; termination sharply pointed. 



Description of Female. (Fig. 8.) 

 This closely resembles the male, the most pronovuiced 

 differences being in regard to the antennae. Scape, pedicel, and 

 next joint similar to those of male. The following two joints 

 considerably smaller than in female, equal in size, rounded ; 

 the remaining joints gradvially becoming longer and broader : 

 terminal joint conical giving the whole antenna a slightly club- 

 shaped appearance. 



Systematic Position. — It has been considered necessary to 

 erect for the reception of this species a new genus near Hemilexis 

 Foerster, Spilomicriis Westwood, and Hemilexomyia Dodd. 

 The name ParaspiJomicrus is proposed. 



Generic Characters. — Antennae 13-jointed ; scape unarmed ; 

 antenna in female somewhat club-shaped, last joint short and 

 conical. Head not punctate, smooth ; no ridges on temples ; 

 pronotum short ; mesonotum slightly convex laterally, smooth ; 

 not ridged. Scutellum with two small prominent basal de- 

 pressions, and laterally from each a larger shallow indistinct 

 depression. Two transverse rows of small depressions towards 

 posterior end of scutellum. Petiole abput twice as long as 

 broad ; the large abdominal segment overlaps petiole dorsally, 

 abdomen somewhat pointed, not truncate. Fore wing with 

 pronounced submarginal vein ; marginal vein thick and short, 

 about twice as long as thick. Stigmal vein very short, punctate, 

 rest of venation practically obsolete. T3'pe : Paraspilomicnis 

 froggatti Johnston and Tiegs, 1921. 



The specific name is intended as a tribute to ]Mr. W. W. 

 Froggatt, Government Entomologist of New South Wales, w ho 

 has done so much to increase our knowledge of sheep maggot- 

 fly parasites. 



Bred from pupae of Lucilia spp., Brisbane, November, 

 1920. Holotype and allotype have been deposited in the 

 Queensland Museum, Brisbane. 



