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The nervure separating the first cubital and first discoidal 

 cells is distinct ; second cubital cell pentagonal, with a 

 distinct stump of a vein from the middle of the second trans- 

 verse cubital nervure, the stump almost equal in length to 

 the cubital margin of the cell. The yellow colour of the 

 wings extends from the base to beyond the nervulus ; the 

 yellow spot below the stigma includes the apical half of the 

 first and the whole of the second cubital cells and the base of 

 the radial cell, and extends beyond the second transverse 

 cubital nervure. 



Hab. Mackay, Queensland {Turner). 



Allied to fasciata, Enderl., but differs in the total absence 

 of stria? on the apical division of the third tergite, in the red 

 apical segments of the abdomen, the black head, and in 

 details of colour and neuration of the wings. 



Key to the Australian Species o/Disophrys. 



1. Mesouotum black 2. 



Mesonotiun red 3. 



2. Wings pale fusco-hyaline, slightly tinged 



with yellow D. niyropectus, Turn. 



Wing yellow to the apex of the stigma, 

 crossed by a fuscous band from the base 

 of the stigma, the apex broadly fuscous . D. similipicta, Turn. 



3. Ilirid femora black, sometimes stained with 



red at the base D. diversipes, Turn. 



Hind femora red, rarely black at the extreme 

 apex 4. 



4. Wings fuscous, the stigma and a spot below 



it yellow D. signatipennis. Turn. 



Wings yellow or subhyaline on the basal 



third at least 5. 



5. Head red 6. 



Plead black, the face rarely red 7. 



6. Wings subhyaline, crossed at the base of the 



stigma by a pale fuscous band 1). diluta, Turn. 



Wings yellow on the basal third and crossed 

 by a fiavo-hyaline band from the base of 



the stigma D. exornata, Turn. 



7. Face red D. rujifrons, Turn. 



Face black D. ruberrima, Turn. 



Disophrys signatipennis, sp. n. 



S . llufa ; mandibulis palpisque rufo-testaceis ; capite, sogrnentis 

 abdominalibus tertio sequentibusque, femoribus posticis apice, 

 tibiis posticis supra, tarsisque posticis uigris ; alis nigris, stigmate 

 maculaque sub stigmate ilavis. 



Long. 10 mm. 



