540 Mr. R,. E. Turner on Fossorial Ilymenoptera, 



Eirone dispar, Westw. 



Eirone dispar, Westw, Arc. Ent. ii. p. 144 (1844). S 2 • 

 ? IVu/nnus {Agriomyia) hrevicornis, Sm. Cat. Hj'm. B.M. vii. p. 39 

 (1859). c?. 



Common on Leptospermum blossom in February at Eagle- 

 liavvk Neck. Westwood's specimens were from Adelaide, 

 but I do not think there is any specific difference. 



Eirone ichneumoniformis, Sm. 



Thjnnus (Agriomyia) ichneumonifurmis, Sm. Cat. Hym. B.M. vii. 



p. 39 (1859). c?. 

 Eirone (Lej)teirone) ichneumoniformis, Turn. Proc. Liun. Soc. N.S.W. 



xxxii.^ p. 252 (1907). d 2 • 



Hah. Hobart {Lea). Also from Victoria. 



The triangular area on the clypeus does not quite extend to 

 the apex, as stated in my description of the species, the apex 

 being narrowly transversely depressed. 



Eirone celsissima, Turn. 

 Eirone celsissima, Turn. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. xxxviii. p. 609 (1914). 



62- 



The male is easily recognized by the yellow colour of the 

 four apical joints of tiie antenna\ It is much larger than 

 the other Tasmanian species of the genus. 



Hah. Mt. Wellington, 2200 ft. ; January to March. 

 Waratah {Lea). 



Eirone lucida, Sm. 

 Thynnus {Agriomyia) lucidus, Sm. Cat. Ilym. B.M. vii. p. 36 (1859). J . 



The female is unknown, but probably resembles that of 

 the closely allied form E. hicidula, 'J'urn., wiiich represents 

 the present species on the mainland. 



LLab. Eaglehawk Neck ; February. 



Eirone leai^ sp. n. 



^ . Black ; the mandibles (except at the apex), clypeus, 

 a line on each side on the anterior margin of the i)ronotum, 

 and a spot at the apex of the anterior tibiae yellow ; the 

 antennae (except the three apical joints), a line on the inner 

 margin of the eyes, the legs (except the coxae), and the abdo- 

 men rufo-ferruginous ; tegulse fusco-testaceous ; wings sub- 

 hyaline, nervures fuscous. 



Length 8-12 mm. 



S . Clypeus broad, with a broadly arched carina near the 



