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A medium-sized uniformly reddish-yellow species, Avitli 

 narrow hairy palpi, reddish legs, yellow antennae, and clear 

 wings. 



Length 14- mm. 



Tabanus sunf/ainarius, Bigot, JMem. Soc. Zool. de France, v. 

 p. 675 (1892) [Atylutus]. 



In Brit. Mus. Coll. females from S. Queensland {Dr. T.L. 

 Bancroft), 1908, and from Brisbane {H. Tryon), 1907. 



In Mr. Wainwright's Coll. a female from S. Queensland. 

 In Mr. Froggatt'sCoU. three females from Richmond lliver, 

 N. S. Wales, and from Tweed lliver. 



In German Ent. Museum two females from New South 

 Wales. 



I have not seen the type, but the species is easily recog- 

 nized, by its large size and by its uniform reddish-brown 

 abdomen. Legs red. Antennie and palpi reddish yellow. 



Length 18-19 mm. 



Face covered with yellowish tomentum, and with some 

 brown hairs in centre ot face and on cheeks. Beard white. 

 Palpi long, moderately stout, ending in an obtuse point, 

 yellow, with black pubescence. Antenme red, the first two 

 joints with black hairs, the third slender, with a small but 

 distinct tooth. Subcallus and forehead same colour as face, 

 the latter almost parallel or slightly narrower at the vertex, 

 about six times as long as it is broad; the frontal callus 

 reddish brown, large, oblong, not reaching the eyes, with a 

 stout lineal extension. 77<ora.r reddish brown, when denuded 

 four black stripes appear ; some grey tomentum on dorsum, 

 and the pubescence consists of scattered pale yellow recum- 

 bent hairs and some black hairs. Scniellum reddish brown, 

 fringed with yellowish hairs. Abdomen reddish brown, 

 slightly darker at the apex ; pubescence on dorsum and at 

 sides black ; underside paler red, with grey tomentum and 

 traces of yellow pubescence on the posterior borders of 

 segments. Legs uniformly red, the apices of tarsi darker, 

 the pubescence on coxse white with grey tomentum, on 

 femora yellow below, elsewhere black. Wings clouded more 

 or less with brown, fore border and stigma yellow, veins 

 yellowish. 



This species must be very nearly allied to, if not identical 

 with, Tabanus nigropictus, Macquart, the type of which was 

 recorded from India ; but as yet I have seen no specimens of 

 it from the Oriental Region or elsewhere (see Ricardo, 

 ' Records Indian Museum,'' iv. no. vi. p. 210, 1911). 



