391 Mr. T. D. A. CockeicU — Descriptions and 



Antiiophora, Latr. 



The Australian species before me may be separated as 

 follows : — 



Alxlomen not, or not obviousl}', banded; 



covered with appressed fulvous hair .... 1. 

 Abdomen coaspicuously banded 2. 



1. Tegument of abdomen \Am:\, <xcept broad 



hind margins of segin' iit~ : d ypeus yellow, 



with two large brown patcli: s scymna, Gribodo, 5 • 



Tegument of abdomen red ; clypeus with a 

 large reversed T in yellow rhodoscymna, Ckll., S • 



2. Clypeus light, with a black stripe on each 



side of the upper part ; males 3. 



Clypeus with at least large black marks . . 0. 



3. Larger, about 13 mm. long ; hair of thorax 



above bright orange-fulvous, with black 



intermixed ; abdominal bands bright blue, emendata Gilberti, Ckll. 

 Smaller ; abdominal bands greenish or 

 ochreous or pallid 4. 



4. Hair of thorax above bright orange-fulvous, 



with black intermixed ; abdominal bands 



emerald-green shading to blue emendata, Smith. 



Hair of thorax above ochreous or light 

 fulvous, with black intermixed 5. 



5. Abdominal bands very light bluish zonata subccsrulca (Lep.). 



Abdominal bands very light greenish .... zonata suhccerulea (Lep ). 



6. Sides of clypeus broadly black, leaving a 



light pyramid, which is notched on each 



side ; abdominal bands dull white ; size 



rather small ; male Salteri, Ckll. 



Clypeus with a large reversed T in yellow, 



its stem broadly truncate on upper margin; 



size rather small ; males 7. 



Clypeus with a light reversed T, its stem 



tapering above, pointed ; size larger ; 



females 8. 



7. Hair of mesothorax light blue mixed with 



black Walkeri, Ckll. 



Hair of mesothorax yellow mixed wdth 

 black adelaidce, Ckll. 



8. Hair of mesothorax light greenish mixed 



with black ; light hair on outer side of 

 middle legs strongly suffused with blue ; 

 abdominal bauds light blue cinyulata (Fabr.). 



Hair of mesothorax light blue mixed with 

 black ; abdominal bands very bright 

 greenish blue Walkeri, Ckll. 



Hair of mesothorax very bright orange- 

 fulvous mixed with black ; light hair on 

 outer side of hind legs orange-fulvous ; 

 larger than the next species emendata Gilberti, Ckll. 



Hair of mesothorax paler fulvous, inclining 

 to greenish and mixed with black ; light 

 hair on outer side of hind legs white .... zonata (L.). 



