LIST OF DIPTERA. 739 



Black, clothed with white hairs and black bristles. Epistoma 

 slightly prominent, rather thickly beset with white bristles, above 

 which there are a few black bristles. First and second joints of the 

 antennae testaceous. Legs testaceous, a black stripe on each of the 

 femora ; tips of tarsi black. Wings slightly gray ; veins black, tes- 

 taceous at the base. Halleres yellow. Length of the body 4^ 

 lines; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. New Holland. 



262. AslLUS MUTILATUS. 



Cinereus, testaceo pilosus ; caput et pectus albida ; mystax lesta- 

 ceus ; antenna nigrce ; thorax indistincte vittatus ; abdomen 

 apice nigrum ; pedes nigricantes, testaceo hirti, albido spi- 

 nosi ; alee subcinerece, apice obscuriores, venis basi fulvis. 



Cinereous, with testaceous hairs. Head and pectus whitish 

 Mystax testaceous. Antennas black. Thorax with three indistinct 

 stripes. Abdomen with a black tip. Legs blackish, with testaceous 

 hairs and whitish spines. Wings grayish, with darker lips ; veins 

 black, tawny at the base. Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 

 7\ lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Melbourne, Australia. From Mr. Baly's collection. 



263. Asilus Sydneensis. 



Mas. Flavo-cinereus ; thorax nigro vittatus; abdomen pedesqut 

 castanea, tarsi nigri ; alwjlava, subdilatata, apice et margine 

 poslico subfuscis. 



Asilus Sydneensis, Macq. Dipt. Exot. i. 2, 144, 11. 

 Var. Asilus Ainythaon, Cat. of Diptera, Pt. 2, 423. 

 Var.P Asilus Maso, Cat. of Diptera, Pt. 2, 424. 



New Holland. 



264. Asilus Hyagnis. 

 Asilus Hyagnis, Diptera Saundersiana, Pt. 2, 139. 

 New South Wales. 



265. Asilus rufiventris. 



Castaneus ; thorax nigro vittatus ; abdomen rufum ,• femora testa- 

 cea ; tibicerufce; tarsi nigri ; aim fiance. 



Asilus rufiventris, Macq. Dipt. Exot. i. 2, 144, 22. 



New Holland. 



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