.'US ^Ir. T. 1), A. Cockciell — Descnpdon^ and 



Pachyprosopis Jlavicauda, Cockercll . 



ISrt. Wcllinijton, Tasmania, Jan. 15-Feb. 6, 1913, 1300- 

 2300 ft. {U. E. Turner). British Museum. 



A surprising extension of range : the species was described 

 from Svdney. 



Euryglossa pavpercula, sp. n. 



? . — Length about 3'75 mm. 



Black, shining, tlie abdomen above obscurely purplish ; 

 head tliick, ratlier large, subquadrate, witli broad checks ; 

 mandibles cream-colour, with black apex, which is bideutate ; 

 labrum and the very broad and low clypcus yellow, the latter 

 with a pair of widely separated fuscous teeth on lower 

 margin ; antennre brown, flagellum liairy, scape with a light 

 stripe in front; tegulse brown. Wings iiyalinc, with a very 

 large dull rufous stigma ; first r. n. joining first s.ra. about 

 as far from apex as equal to half first t.-c. ; second s.m. 

 about as broad (long) as its apical heiglit, not greatly pro- 

 duced above apically. Legs fuscous, with the trochanters 

 very ])ale reddish, the femora ])iceous, the anterior tibiae pale 

 red in fiont, all the tarsi pale fusco-ferruginous. Abdomen 

 broad, not hairy. The head and thorax are microscopically 

 reticulate, with scattered minute punctures. 



Hab. Yallingup, S.W. Australia, Oct. 16, 1913 ; 1 ? 

 (7?. E. Turner). British ]\Iuseum. 



Tbis might be considered a Pachyprosopis, and is only 

 placed in Enryglossn because it lacks the true Pachyprosopis 

 venation. From its minute size, it will be associated with 

 E. peruana, Ckll., but it differs at once by the yellow clypeus, 

 large stigma, &c. 



Euryglossa narifera, sp. n. 



? . — Length scarcely 5 mm. 



llobust, shining, head and thorax black, abdomen obscure 

 purple ; head large and broad, extremely thick, without 

 liair, except a thin fringe of long pale brown hairs over 

 mouth : lower part of cheeks with a large pale yellow j)atch; 

 mandibles li;ilit ferruginous, black apicall} ; labrum f(!rru- 

 giuous; clypeus (except two large semicircular areas, looking 

 like nostrils, on lower margin), a transverse supraclypeai 

 bar, and linear lateral face-marks (running along orbits to 

 level of antennae) all pale yellow; antennae short, light 

 ferruginous beneath ; tubercles light yellow ; tegulaj testa- 

 ceous. AViugs hyaline, stigma (which is large) and nervures 



