42 Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell — Descriptions and 



thorax dullish, overlapped by hair ; a broad vertical band of 

 black hair on anterior part of jjleura, descending from tegulse; 

 tegnlic piceous, with two dark rufous s])ots. Wings dilute 

 fuliginous, the rudimentary stigma reddish, the uervures 

 fuscous ; b. n. falling a little short of t.-m. ; second s,m. very 

 broad, receiving first r. n. in middle; second r. n. joining third 

 s.m. some distance before end. Legs black, with black and 

 Avhite hair, light brown on inner side of tarsi ; hair on outer 

 face of hind tibise black ; hind spur finely pectinate. Ab- 

 domen broad, dullish, with a sericeous surface, and exceed- 

 inglv minute punctures; third and following segments more 

 shining than the first two, abruptly contrasting ; sides and 

 base of abdomen with more or less short silvery hair, Avhich 

 extends to form partial thin bands on sides of second to 

 fourth segments, on fourth quite well developed ; fifth 

 segment covered with pale grey hair, white at sides. 



Hub. Coolangatta, Queensland, 11. 9. 13 (Queensl. Mus, 

 104). 



In Tab. 1 runs straight to P. obscurus, Sm., but very 

 distinct by sculpture and pubescence. In Tab. 2 runs to 

 P. rudis, Ckll., but not closely related. In Tab. 3 to 

 P. argentifrons, Sm., which ditl'ers in venation &c. Its 

 nearest relatrve is probably P. advena (Sm.), which has a 

 narrower abdomen with more distinct hair-bauds. 



ParacoUetes thornleif/hensis, Cockerell. 



Hitherto known only from the male, but a female from 

 Brisbane, 2. 12. 13 [Hacker ; Queensl. Mus. 103j, is referred 

 here with confidence. It has the stigma and nervures piceous, 

 which may indicate a distinct variety or race. In Tab. 1 it 

 runs near P. nanus, Sm., but is much larger. The abdomen is 

 shining black, with slight metallic tuits on the third segment ; 

 hind margins of segments 2 to 4 broadly rufous, 4 with 

 a band of reddish-golden hair ; second segment very dis- 

 tinctly punctured ; hind spur long-pectinate; hind tibial 

 scopa black on basal half on outer side, suffusedly blackish 

 beyond ; face broad ; clypeus shining, well punctured ; 

 tongue normally colletiform ; hair of face greyish white, 

 of vertex black : mesothorax shining, sparsely and weakly 

 punctured, with black hair except in front. 



ParacoUetes tenuicinctus, sp. n. 



? .—Length 12|-13 mm. 



Veiy broad and robust j black, with black and white 

 hair : head very broad : mandibles qhscurely reddish 



