Mr. 1\. E. Tiuucr y/i Fossuriat Uijm n. jii.i ,i, Ct'f 



Subfamily Spuecixje. 

 ClUorion (Proterosphex) rhodosoma, sp. n. 



5 • Rufo-ferrugiiica ; capitc ni{»ro, argcnteo-piloso, clypco, Bcapo 

 ria^clloque articulo priino rufo-fernigineis; ulis flavo-hyaliiiis, 

 apico late infuscatis, veuis basi ferrugincis, apice fuscis. 



I-oiig. 18-20 mm. 



9 . Clypens very feebly convex, longer than broad, with a 

 small shallow emargination in the middle of the apical 

 margin, the angles of the emargination produced into short 

 blunt tjeth. Inner margins of the eyes converging slightly 

 towards the clypens. Second joint of the llogellum nearly 

 twice as long as the third, the first and second combined 

 about equal in length to the third and fourth. Scuteilum 

 and postscutellum tiat, without sulci or tubercles; median 

 segment with a shallow median sulcus, transversely rugose- 

 striate, the transverse ridges not very distinct and irregular, 

 numbering ten or twelve. Petiole about equal in length to 

 the second joint of the hind tarsus. Basal joint of the fore 

 tarsi with a comb of six long spines. 



Hub. Cue, Western Australia {Brown) ; Cuudcrdin, S.W. 

 Australia {Mrs. Lundy). 



This is very nearly related to rvgifer, Kohl, but differs con- 

 spicuously in the colour of the thorax, legs, and wings. In 

 ru(jifer there are more spines on the basal joint of the fore 

 tarsi, the transverse ridges ou the median segment are fewer, 

 and there seems to be some difi'erence in the length of the 

 antennal joints and petiole. 



It is quite ])()ssil)le that both this and C danviniensis, 

 Turn., are both local forms of ruf/ifer. C. daricinieusis has 

 the thorax and median segment black as in riifjifer, but the 

 legs are red, the third abscissa of the radius is shoitcr than 

 in rhodosoma, there is a distinct sulcus on the scuteilum, and 

 the petiole is a little shorter. 



Chlorion {Proterosphex) basiliciis, sp. n. 



2 . Nigra ; tegulis, femoribus, tibiis tarsisque brunneo-rufis ; alia 

 fiavo-hyalinis, apice late infumatis ; capite, tborace segmentoque 

 lucdiano dense aureo-pubesceutibus. 

 Long. 3G mm. 



? . Clypens convex, with a very fine median carina, second 

 joint of the flagellum nearly as long as the third and fourth 

 combined. Scuteilum and postscutellum divided by a longi- 

 tudinal sulcus, which is deeper on the scuteilum than ou 



Ann. (I- Ma;/. X. Ili.st. Sir. 8. Vul. xv. 5 



