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relative lengths of the subraarginal cells, given by authors to 

 separate Eunjglossa from Prosopis, is hardly distinetive ; 

 much better is the rounded head of Euryglossa, with the 

 broad face lacking the characteristic markings of Prosopis. 



Euryglossa rubricata, Smith. 



Queensland, no. 94. 61, also labelled Ridg. 11.93 ; 859. ? . 



Close to E. ephippiata, but easily separated by the red 

 antennae (even the scape red), the black axillse, the light 

 testaceous tegula3, the red tibite and tarsi (anterior tibiae 

 with a large black spot), and the mainly dull red abdomen. 



Euryglossa subsericea, sp. n. 



5 . — Length between 7 and 8 mm. 



Head and thorax shining black ; abdomen very dark blue 

 with a satiny gloss, hind margins of segments narrowly 

 black. Mandibles black, with a dark red stain in the middle ; 

 clypeuswith scattered rather feeble punctures; front dullish, 

 densely striato-punctate ; facial fovese linear, as in E. ephip- 

 piata ; antennae dark, flagellum brownish beneath, the extreme 

 tip reddened ; mesothorax with distinct but scattered punc- 

 tures, dense at the sides, the three longitudinal grooves 

 distinct ; tegulae piceous. Wings perfectly hyaline ; stigma 

 dilute brown, nervures paler ; venation as in E. epMppiata 

 (in both the first submarginal cell is very much longer than 

 second, though the second is very much broader than high). 

 Enclosure of metathorax smooth and shining ; sides of meta- 

 thorax with scanty whitish hair; legs black, with white 

 hair; hind spur with large saw-like teeth; scanty hair at 

 sides of abdomen white; apical fimbria black. 



Hab. Queensland, no. 94. 61, also labelled Ridg. 11.93; 

 702. 



Close to E. depressa, Smith, but smaller, the clypeus less 

 strongly punctured, the facial fovcpe not broad. The vertex 

 has a few Avhitish hairs (a fringe of pale yellow hairs in 

 depressa), and the hair on the inner side of the tarsi is 

 very pale. In E. s^ibsericea, rubricata, and fphippiata the 

 basal nervure is strongly curved, and falls considerably 

 short of the transverso-medial. 



Euryglossa calliopsiformis, sp. n. 



$ . — Length a little over 6 ram. 



Black; head, thorax, and legs marked with bright yellow, 

 in the manner of a Calliopsis ; face broad, with the clypeus 

 (except four small black marks, one on each side and two on 



