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Family Tabanidse. 



Subfamily Tabanin^. 



8. Tabanus hrevicitta, Walker. 



9. Tabanus sei-us^, Walker. 



10. Tahanus cinerascens, King. 



These three species seem to be common. 



11. Tahanus sp. prox. serus, Walker. 



Three females which have been stewed in their own juice, 

 and are consequently too much discoloured for description, 

 resemble T. serus very closely, but differ : (1) the antennse are 

 entirely black, while in T. serus only the tips arc black ; 

 (2) the front is much narrower and tiie frontal callus is of 

 quite a different shape. 



12. Tahanus elesteem, sp. n. 



13. Tahanus badius, sp. n. 



14. T'abanus anellosus, sp. n. 



Subfamily Panqoninjs, 



15. Silvius strangmani, sp. n. 



16. Silvius mansont, sp. n. 



17. Silvius ulcocki, sp. n. 



Family Muscidae. 

 Subfamily Stomoxeinm, 



18. Lyperosia exigua, Meijere. 



Tliis seems to be the first record of any species of Lyperosia 

 from Australia. According to Dr. Strangman, it is known 

 locally as the buffalo-fly. 



Diagnoses of the New Species. 

 Tabanus elesteem, sp. n. 



Smallish species, length 12 mm. 



Two females. 



Face and paljys hoary, covered with long white hairs ; jxdps 

 a little more than half the length of the proboscis, which is 

 black and rather slender for a Tabanus. 



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