Rev. F. D. Morice's Notes cm Australian Sawflies. 293 



black. The pronotum, episternum of mesopleuron, scutellura, 

 and postscutellum yellow. Antennae black, with a pectina- 

 tion of 20 rays. (The | is unknown.) . cygnus, \Y. V. Kirby. 



W. Australia (Swan River). Type in B.M. 



Abdomen differently coloured (especially without the lateral 

 spots on the intermediate abdominal segments !) . . .2. 



2. Pronotum concolorous with the mesonotum — chalybeous . 3. 



— Pronotum yellow, contrasting with the chalybeous mesonotum. 4. 



3. Wings with a slight uniform brownish or violaceous infuseation 



throughout. Antennae longer than in the next species, with 

 more numerous (about 20 !) but proportionately shorter 

 jays. These are about equidistant from one another through- 

 out, and grow shorter very gradually from the 10th joint 

 onwards uniformis, W. F. Kirby. 



Queensland (Mackay). 



— Wings clearer, almost colourless. Antennae shorter, with 



fewer (about 18) rays. These are closely packed together- 

 near the base, but towards the apex become more widely 

 separated, and grow abruptly shorter from about the 14th 

 joint onwards analis, Costa. 



Victoria. 



4. Abdomen with a broad red basal belt. Wings colourless, un- 



clouded. Antennae entirely black . . interruptus, Klug. 



Abdomen not belted with red. Antennae sometimes yellow, 



entirely or only at their bases 5. 



5. Abdomen belted with yellow 6. 



Abdomen unicolorous, chalybeous or black 7. 



6. Fore-wings with a distinct elongate clouding along their upper 



margins. Yellow belting of abdomen sharply defined. 



cinctus, Klug, and (var. ':) insignis, W. F. Kirby. 



lore-wings faintly brownish with no distinct marginal clouding. 



Yellow markings of abdomen somewhat vague and indefinite. 



leachii, W. F. Kirby. 



7. Antennae with black bases. Wings coloured as in leachii, but 



with a distinct small clouding under the stigma. Abdomen 



chalybeous and shining cyaneus, Leach. 



Antennae with yellow bases. Wings yellowish as in the $, but 

 without conspicuous clouding. Abdomen black and dull. 



turneri, Rohwer. 

 The :j of bifasciatus is unknown. 



