274 Miss G. Ricardo on the 



Pseudopangonia australis, sp. n. 



Type (female) from Burpengary, S. Queensland (Dr. T.L. 

 Bancroft), 1904, 93, in Brit. Mus, Coll. ; and another female 

 from Richmond River, New South Wales, in Mr. Froggatt's 

 Coll. 



A curious-looking humpbacked large fly ; the thorax a 

 pinkish buff, the abdomen ochraceous tawny, with a brownish 

 median stripe and apex. Wings tinged brown. 



Length 20-23 mm.; proboscis 1 mm. 



Face tawny, covered with grey tomentum, devoid of hairs. 

 Beard white. Palpi reddish yellow, with black hairs, two- 

 thirds the length of proboscis. Antenna situated on a slightly 

 elevated tubercle, dull reddish yellow ; the first two joints 

 with black hairs, the third with a few at sides of small joints 

 and at apex. Forehead same colour as face, with a furrow 

 on each side and no defined frontal callus, parallel, about 

 six times as long as it is broad. Thorax large, with buff- 

 coloured hairs on dorsum and at sides ; breast covered with 

 grey tomentum and with white and brown hairs. Scutellum 

 same as thorax. Abdomen with a brown median stripe 

 and brown at sides, the last four segments brownish with 

 grey tomentum ; pubescence short, not noticeable, chiefly 

 pale or yellow on the yellowish parts and brown elsewhere ; 

 underside brownish covered with grey tomentum. Leys 

 reddish brown, with black pubescence. Wings longer than 

 body, large, tinged brown, chiefly on the fore border ; veins 

 yellowish ; stigma not distinct ; no appendix ; all posterior 

 cells widely open. 



Tabanix^:. 

 Tabanus, Linn. 



Group XL 



Species with pubescence on the eyes (Theriopleetes). 



This group appears to be very well represented in this 

 region, and is a very difficult one as regards the separation 

 of nearly allied species, especially those in the group con- 

 taining Tabanus circumdat us and Tabanus antecedent, Walker. 

 Mr. Arthur White has kindly allowed me to examine his 

 specimens of this group from Tasmania, some of which 

 appear to be new species, and he has a good series of 

 Tabanus gentilis } Erichson. 



