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Abdomen nnldish yellow, the base and third 



and Ibiu'th segments bhack crubronlfonnis, Uoder. 



o. Abdomen black, with golden-yellow narrow 



bands fascialus, sp. n. 



Abdomen reddish yellow, base and fourth 



segment black albopunctatus, .M icq. 



Abdomen yellowish, with broad black bands 



on each segment queendandi, sp. n. 



Abdomen black, with white spots punctalus, sp. u. 



('hrysopoyon albopunctutas, Macq. 

 Dasj/poyon spinther, Walker, 



Tvpe of D. spinther, Wlk., a male from W. Australia 

 {('/if ton), and other sj)eoimens from Froemantle (./. J. 

 ll^alker) and Champion Bay, W. Australia [Dn Boulaij). 



Walker's type agrees with the deseription given by 

 j\[ac(piart, but iu common with tlie other specimens it 

 has a narrow black baud on the posterior half of the second 

 {segment, which is also uarrowly black anteriorly, and the 

 femora have a black band on the upper sides in ^^'alker's 

 type and sonje of the spicimens. 



Alacqiuirt's type is not to be found in the Paris Museum. 



]Mac(juart's description is as follows : — 



Thorax with testaceous tomentum, white-s[)otted. Abdt)- 

 men testaceous, with white spots ; the base and the fourth 

 segment black. Moustache yellow. Legs testaceous. 

 Wings reddish. 



Length 9 lines ( ? ). Face Avith golden tomentum and 

 moustache pale yellow. Antennae : the first two segments 

 testaceous, the third wanting. Forehead black, anteriorly 

 with golden tomentum. Thorax with reddish-brown tomen- 

 tum; spots on shoulders white tomentose, as well as two 

 small spots at base of wings ; sides with a transverse baud 

 of golden tomentum and two similarly coloured spots on 

 c-acli side of it; s(,'utelluiu testaceous; a golden tomentose 

 spot on each side of the inctathorax. AI)domen : first seg- 

 ment black, second and third testaceous, fourth and anterior 

 bolder of fifth l)luck ; rest of abdomen testaceous ; a small 

 yellowish- white tomentose spot on each side of tiie second, 

 third, and fourth, on the posterior border. Legs testaceous, 

 with a spine. Wings reddish ; the centre of cells almost 

 clear, the fourth posterior cell open. 



r^'ew South Wales (.17 .U. Gitrriii, Hciche). 



The species is easily recognized by tlie yellowish abtfome// 

 with black bands ; Macquart overlooked the spine on thorax. 

 Tiie tliird joint o{' (uiteivue is the same colour as the others, 

 but twice as long as the two together, narrow, cylindrical. 

 Il'iuf/s brownish yellow on fore border, the Hrst and fourth 



