Tabaiiitlw of the Australidn Rejion. 2Sl 



white hairs, on tarsi black. IVinys clear, veins brown ; a 

 long ajipeiulix present. 



Tahanns neoyennanicus, sp. n. 



T\ i)(^ (female) and a scries from Palmcrston, N.Australia, 

 ill Ciirman Knt. Museum. 



A small species very simihir to Tahamts (jermauiciis, but 

 apparently a distinct species, the third joint of antcnn.e with 

 its first division bi;ing much narrower at base and tiie tooth 

 more ilistinct ; the joint ra[)idly beconiin;^ narrower beyond 

 the tooth. 



Furchead VL little broader, about four times as long as it 

 is broad, also parallel; Jrontal callus identical, rather 

 narrower. Thorax and scuteiluin identical. Abduineii very 

 similar, reddish brown, the grey bands not so niarkeil and 

 the white |)nbcsc8nce on them reduced to a few hairs on the 

 segmentations, the blaeU pubesceucc longer, especially at 

 apex. Leys wholly reddish yellow, a little grey tomentum 

 on the fore femora chielly white, elsewhere black. 



Length D-ll mm. 



Tabanus notatus, ? , sp. n. 



Tvpc (female) from Ching Do, N. Queensland, 25. i. 1913 

 (F. 'n. Tuijlor), 1<J1 1, 281. 



A well-marked black species, ^vith large, triangular, grey 

 median spots and baiuls on the abdomen. Antennaj black, 

 palpi pale yellow. Legs black and yellow. 



Length 11 mm. 



Face covered with whitish tomentum and with long white 

 hairs below antcuiue anil on the chicks. Ik'ard white. 

 Palpi chamois-coloured, stout, ending in a point ; pubes- 

 cence black, with a few white hairs on the upper sides. 

 Anteniue black, the third joint stout, with a very small 

 tooth ; the four last divisions about a third of the length of 

 the basal first division. Fore /wad and subeallus covereil with 

 yellowish-brown tomentum, the fori;head nearly a third 

 narrower anteriorly, about seven times as long as it is 

 broad anteriorly ; frontal callus oblong, narrow, not reaching 

 the eyes, with a lineal extension. Tiiurax blackish, with 

 grey tomentum ; pubescence black, with some white hairs 

 on anterior border and at sides; five narrow blackish stripes 

 discernible. iScuteUurn blackish, with grey tomentum and 

 some tawny hairs on its outer border. Abdomen black, 

 with well-marked, narrow, grey tomentosc bands on each 

 segment, and the median grey spots on every segment except 



