almost concealed punctures in striae. Front femora very 

 feebly dentate. Length, 2J-3 mm. 



Hah. — Tasmania: widely distributed and abundant on 

 flowers of the native musk fOlearia argo'phylla ). 



The colours as described are those of the most abundant 

 form, but there are many varieties. The metasternum is 

 often black; when it is black the prothorax is often black 

 also, also the head, rostrum (except at tip), and scutellum ; 

 the black colour often extends from the metasternum on to 

 the abdomen, often to its apex, also to the sides of the 

 elytra. I have seen no specimens in which the elytra are 

 entirely dark, but two have the sides widely dark, with a 

 distinct spot on each side just beyond the middle. Faint 

 indications of these spots are to be seen on many other speci- 

 mens. The elytral pubescence is much denser, whilst their 

 setae are less distinct and finer than in E richsoni, Sydney en- 

 sis, and farsalis. Looked at from the side the clothing seems 

 much as in Sydneyensis, but when viewed directly from above 

 it is seen to be very different. 



On the elytra there are frequently to be seen four large 

 yellowish spots, and the sides of the prothorax are often 

 widely yellowish; but these spots are due to pollen, with 

 which the specimens are usually densely covered when ob- 

 tained, and they can readily be removed with a soft brush. 



Cyttalia Ebichsoni, Pasc. 



In the type, and in the majority of specimens of this 

 common and widely distributed"^ species, the two terminal 

 joints of the club are dark, but I have single specimens from 

 New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia in which 

 only one joint is dark. 



Cyttalia tarsalis, Blackb. 



llah. — New South Wales: Queanbeyan, Mount Vic- 

 toria, Ben Lomond, Mount Kosciusko ; Tasmania : Hobart, 

 Frankford, summit of Mount Wellington, Huon River. 



Cyttalia Sydneyensis, Blackb. 



Hab. — New South Wales; Sydney, National Park, Shoal- 

 haven, Forest Reefs ; Western Australia : Karridale. 



Cyttalia maculata, Lea. 

 Hab. — Western Australia : Karridale. 



* I have specimens from New South AVales, Victoria, Tas- 

 mania, and South Australia. 



