276 Miss G. Ricavdo on the 



Length ]9 mm. 



Face black, covered with grey tomentnm, which becomes 

 yellower on the cheeks; two deep pits are present on face 

 below the antennse and one furrow on the lower pai't on 

 each side; some black hairs below the antennae, and on the 

 cheeks some short yellowish hairs, which are longer and 

 white below. Palpi yello^v with black and some white 

 pubescence, the second joint very long and narrow, almost 

 the same width throughout, in one specimen they appear 

 darker covered with grey tomentum. Antenncs large, black, 

 the tooth rather prominent, the first two joints with grey 

 tomentum and black pubescence. Forehead narrow, slightly 

 wider anteriorly, black with grey tomentum ; the frontal 

 callus brown, shiniug, triangular, and continued as a fine 

 line for a short distance onlj% not reaching the eyes, a short 

 deep furrow is present in the centre of the callus ; hind part 

 of head with short black pubescence. Thorax blackish with 

 shoulders and sides obscvirely red, pubescence black with 

 white intermixed on the dorsum, at the sides black anteriorly, 

 white posteriorly ; breast black with grey tomentum and 

 white hairs. ScutellumhX^cV with grey tomentum and black 

 ])ubescence. Abdomen black, sides of first two segments 

 obscurely reddish, segmentations narrowly and faintly 

 reddish, white-haired median spots on each segment small 

 and ill-defined ; pubescence of dorsum short, black, sides of 

 segments with white hairs, the last three with black hairs ; 

 underside black with mouldy-grey tomentum, narrow pale 

 segmentations, and black short pubescence. Legs brown, 

 coxse blackish with grey tomentum and white hairs ; the 

 femora with black pubescence above, white below ; tibiae 

 reddish with black pubescence, tarsi with black pubescence. 

 Wings hyaline, the veins broadly shaded with brown ; veins 

 brown, stigma dark brown. Halteres browai. 



This species is not identical with Tahanus Umbntinevris, 

 Macq., Dipt. Exot. iv. p. 333, having been compared with 

 the type ; it may be at once distinguished by the smaller 

 tooth of antennae. 



Group IX. 



Species with paler bands, and sometimes spots on abdomen. 



Tabanus limbatinevris, ? , Macquart, Dipt. Exot., Suppl. ii. 

 p. 33 (1846). 



Type (female) in the late Mr. Verrall's Collection labelled 

 " Van Diemen," and stated in the descri})tion as from 

 Tasmania. 



