Miss G. Ricardo on the Asilide. pal 
3. Thorax with some lighter tomentum. 
All the tibizs reddish ...5........; . melampygus, v. d. Wulp. 
Thorax velvety black. Only the anterior 
and middle tibiz reddish .......... 4, 
Ae. Vibiso remiss: ae aa en See hes manillensis, Macq. 
Tibiss paler im colour: | \.stoctwaeee 2: .. noscibilis, Austen. 
5. Very large black species with black legs 
and yellow-orange hairs at apex of 
BUODHG ass cyaeh son vasiegh Mareee ae plutonicus, Wk. 
6. Legs usually reddish or yellowish, some 
of the tibiss at least paler in colour. 
COPIpPOEitOR BUOTh = 5 esc. oti odo ke le (6 
Ovipositor long. Abdomen usually with 
Pe RRM Rta retrace socks, Sse We eyes eae 9. 
7. Largespecies. Abdomen yellow-haired. 
Legs reddish yellow .............. chinensis, sp. 0. 
Smaller species. Legs partly reddish.. 8. 
8. Abdomen with black spots and yellowish 
segmentations and sides. Genitalia 
with white hairs. Legsreddish yellow. calorificus, W1k. 
Abdomen entirely black. Genitalia with 
very few white hairs. Legs dark red 
WEG DIAG HAITA .. \s.einsistess-2°bcaieins s4e.01 amorges, W1k. 
Deep black species. Only the fore and 
middle tibiz dull yellow. Genitalia 
With) white: HAPs pc. i ei lee cde ees philipinus, sp. un. 
9, Legs reddish. Abdomen deep black .. fusiformis, W1k. 
Legs blackish, tibize usually reddish or 
MUM mete ate teres whe wine nk odie ht ace 10. 
10. Femora entirely black .............. PY. 
MemmOre:parely Podia:. wats: ties Gee's 12. 
11. Large species. Bands on abdomen nar- 
row. Scutellum with black bristles 
and white hairs, Ovipositor composed 
of the last four abdominal segments. 
Moustache chiefly black .......... contradicens, Wk, 
Large species. Bands of abdomen broad. 
Scutellum with black bristles. Ovi- 
positor of the last three segments 
only. Moustache yellowish ...... lineosus, Wk. 
Smaller, very pubescent species. Bands 
of abdomen narrow. Scutellum with 
black bristles and yellow hairs. Ovi- 
positor of the last three abdominal 
segments only. 
Moustache blackish ........... ssee. btransactus, W1k. 
Slender black species. Scutellum with 
a double row of black brisles. Ovi- 
positor of the last four segments. 
Moustache Diack 2 5's. sake eeerrmee aes addens, W1k. 
12. Femora black above, red below. 
Genitalia very stout. Abdomen and 
ovipositor as in P. contradicens. 
Monstachs: black.....J3). cadewee an es: complens, W1k. 
Only the middle femora partly red. 
Abdomen deep black with thick yellow- 
haired segmentations and yellow hairs 
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