450 A Revision pf the Asilldse of Australasia. 



Asilus condecorus type appears to be lost. Asilus biligatus, 

 ctidymoides, depulsus, and tenuicornis appear to be species of 

 Asilus in sensu stricto. The generic place of Asilus complens, 

 Icevis, and superveniens appears to me doubtful. 



Pamponeurus, Loew. 

 Linn. Eut. iv. p. 135 (1849). 



This genus was divided off from Asilus by Loew, being 

 distinguished by the long outstanding pubescence on abdo- 

 men, whereas in Asilus the abdomen is almost bare. Wings 

 with two strongly marked colours, usually whitish at base. 

 Face with a large tubercle ; moustache nearly reaching the 

 antennse. 



The species, are few. 



The type of genus is the widely spread European P. ger- 

 manicus ; the only other species are P. nigritulus, v. d. Wulp, 

 from Molucca Isles, P. mendax, Wlk., from Celebes, and 

 P. areolaris S ? and areolatus c?, Wlk. \_Asilus], also from 

 Celebes. 



The typical colouring of wing is only present in the male 

 of areoUms, a species very similar to mendax, but the legs 

 are almost wholly reddish yellow. 



Pamponeurus mendax, Walker. 



Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 2 ser. iv. p. 130 (1857), et Proc. Linn. Soc. 

 London, v. p. 260 [Asilus] (1861); v. d. Wulp, Tijd. v. Entom. xli. 

 p. 135, pi. iv. figs. 9-10 (1898), et xlii. p. 55 (1899). 



Type (male) from Menado, Celebes. 



Wings milky white at base. It has been fully redescribed 

 by V. d. Wulp. 



Pamponeurus nigritulus, v. d. Wulp. 



Tijd. -v. Eutom. (2) vii. (xv.) p. 235 (1872J, et Tijd. v. Entom. xli. 

 p. 137 (1898). 



From Moluccas. 



Described as black, the pleurae and abdominal segmenta- 

 tions grey. Face yellowish or grey ; moustache black, with 

 a few whitish hairs below. Abdomen rather broad, black or 

 blue-black j the hairs on sides of first two segments whitish, 

 elsewhere black. JVings pale brownish, grey at apex. 



Length 7-^8 lines* 



