184 I'ROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND. 



10. Sarcophaga littoralis J. and T. 



There is a specimen of this recently described species 

 in the collection of the Queensland Museum. Locality. 

 Tweed Heads. 



11. Sarcophaga brunneopalpis n sp. 



(Text fig. 1.) 



Male. 

 In general appearance a medium-sized fly, greyish and 

 faintly golden in colour, with the usual black markings 

 and measuring about 11 mm. in length. The species closely 

 resembles S. gamma. 



Head. — Frons not very prominent; al)oiit three-fifths 

 the width of eye. Frontal stripe very broad, being half as 

 wide again as paraf rentals. Eyes a little over three-fifths 

 the height of head. Parafrontals, occiput, gena?, anti meso- 

 facial plate faintly tinged with gold. 



First antennal joint not very conspicuous ; second 

 fairly large and tipped with brown, third about twice the 

 length of second. Ptilinal suture remains fairly distinct 

 throughout life. Proboscis a deep chocolate brown, marke(i 

 with black, clothed scantily with golden hairs terminall.N' 

 and with black hairs proximally. Palps, epistome and oral 



