-TG ]\liss G. Ricav>lo on the 



Ijcni^ctli 10 mm. 



Face black, oovcrod with grey tomciitum, wliicli becomes 

 yellower on the cheeks; two deep pits are ])rcseut on face 

 below the antennre and one furrow on the lower pait on 

 each side; some black liairs below the antenna?, and on the 

 checks some short yellowish hairs, which are longer and 

 white below. Paljii ycllo\v with black and some white 

 jmbescciicc, the second joint very long and narrow, almost 

 the same width throughout, in one si)ccimcn they api)car 

 darker covered with grey tomcutum. Antennce large, black, 

 the tooth rather prominent, the first two joints with grey 

 tomentum and black pubescence. Forehead narrow, slightly 

 wider anteriorly, black Avith grey tomentum ; the frontal 

 callus brown, shining, triangular, and continued as a fine 

 line for a short distance only, not reaching the eyes, a short 

 deep furrow is present in the centre of the callus ; hind part 

 of head with short black pubescence. Thorax blackish with 

 shoulders and sides obscurely red, pubescence black with 

 white intermixed on the dorsum, at the sides black anteriorly, 

 white posteriorly ; ])reast black with grey tomentum and 

 white hairs. /Sc?//<'//m/?j black with grey tomentum and black 

 l)ubescence. Abdomen black, sides of first two segments 

 obscurely reddish, segmentations narrowly and faintly 

 reddish, white-haired median spots on each segment small 

 and ill-defined ; ])nbeseence of dorsum short, black, sides of 

 segments with wliite hairs, the last three with black hairs : 

 underside black with mouldy-grey tomentum, narrow pale 

 segmentations, and black short pubescence. Lefjs brown, 

 coxfe blackish with grey tomentum and white hairs; the 

 femora with black pubescence above, white below; tibiae 

 reddish with black pubescence, tarsi with black pubescence. 

 Wings hyaline, the veins broadly shaded M'ith brown ; veins 

 brown, stigma dark brown. Ilalteres brown. 



This species is not identical with Tahunus Umbatinevris, 

 ]\racq., Dii)t. Exot. iv. p. 333, having been compared with 

 the type ; it may be at once distinguished by the smaller 

 tooth of antennae. 



Group IX, 

 Species with paler bands, and sometimes spots on abdomen. 



Tubanus Umhafmevris, ? , Macquart, Dipt. Exot., Suppl. ii. 

 p. 33 (18 IG). 



Type ffemale) in the late Mr. Verrall's Collection labelled 

 "Van Diemen," and stated in the description as from 

 Tasmania. 



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