the AsilldaJ of Australasia. 153 



Maira spectabiVis, Giierin. 



Liiphria cotiynin, J, Walker. 

 Liiphria cormuri/etis, $ , ^\'alker. 

 L(ij)]iria socia, $ , Walker. 



These types all appear to be synonyms of the above, 

 Laphria ccerulea, Boisduval, the female type, also labelled 

 L. iudisoma, was seen by me in the Paris Museum, and 

 appears to mc to be the same as M. spectabilis ; it is a large 

 species, measuring 23 nun. INIoustaclic oi loiij? black hairs, 

 with some yellow ones below intermixed, and yellow hairs on 

 face. Antennce black, the third joint destroyed. Thorax dull 

 blackish, with white spots on shoulders. Abdomen and leys 

 metallic blue, the latter with long white hairs on all the 

 femora and tibiae, apices of latter with some black ones and 

 the tarsi with long black hairs. IFinys tinged brown, the 

 fourth posterior and anal cell closed, the first posterior wide 

 open. 



Maira paradisiaca, Walker. 



Proc. Linn. Soc. London, iii. p. 128 \_Laphria\ (1859). 



Type (<J) from Key Island. 



The species described by v. d. Wulp as M. tomentosa must 

 be very near this species, if not the same. 



To the Walker species under Maira in Kertesz's Cat. the 

 following should be added : — 



Laphria setipes, from Gilolo. 



Laphria conveniens, from Batjan and Gilolo. 



Laphria flayetlata, from Gilolo. 



Laphria, Meigen. 

 IlUger's Magazine f. Ins. ii. p. 270 (1803) 



This genus is distinguished from Maira, Schiner, by tlie 

 thicker moustache, which is not contined to the oral 

 opening, but extends upwards ; face usually with a tubercle. 

 The character of the head beiug not or only very slightly 

 excised behind seems rather a doubtful one ; indeed authors, 

 V. d. Wulp in particular, seem to differ as to the characters 

 of Maira, which was divided otf from Laphria. 



The following species of Laphria in sensu stride are 

 recorded from Australia and Tasmania : — 



Laphria telecles, "Walker, List Dipt. ii. p. 374 (1849), et vii. Suppl. 3, 



559 (lH55j. 

 Laphiia rulifeuiorata, Macq., Dipt. Exot. Suppl. 1, p. 201, pi. vii. fig. 16 



(184Gj. 

 Laphria fulviceps, Macq., /. c. Suppl. 4, p. 376, pi. vii. tig. 5 (? New 



Holland) (1849j. 



