540 Mr. R. E. Turner on Fossorial Hijmenoptei'a. 



Eirone dispar, Westw. 



Eirnne dispar, "NVustw. Arc. Ent. ii. p. 144 (1844). S $ • 

 ? lln/nnus {Agriomyia) brevicornis, Sm. Cat. Hym. E.M. vii. p. 39 

 (l'8o9). cf. 



Common on Leptospermiun l)lossom in February at Eagle- 

 liawk Neck. Westwood's S])eciniens wore from Adelaide, 

 but I do not tliiuk there is any specific difference. 



Eirone ichneiunoniformis , Sm. 



Thynnus (Agriumyia) iclmeumoniformis, Sm. Cat. Ilvin. B.M. vii. 



p. yy (ISoU). (S. 

 Eiroyie (Lepteirone) ichneu7non{for>nis, Turn. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 



xxxii. p. 2b-2 (1907). d $ • 



Ilah. Hobart {Lea). Also from Victoria. 



The triangular area on tiie clypeus does not quite extend to 

 the apex, as stated in my description of the species, the apex 

 being narrowly transversely depressed. 



Eirone celsi'ssima, Turn. 



Eirone ceUissima, Turn. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. W. xxxviii. p. 609 (1914). 



c?$. 



The male is easily recognized by the yellow colour of the 

 four apical joints of the antenngc. It is much larger than 

 the other Tasmanian species of the genus. 



Ilah. Mt. Wellington, 2200 ft. ; January to March. 

 Waratah {Lea). 



Eirone luc'ula, Sm. 

 Thynnus {Agrmiiyia) lucidus, Sni. Cat. Ilyni. B.M. vii. p. 36 (1859). S • 



Tlie female is unknown, but probably resembles that of 

 tlie closely allied form E. /ucidula, U'urn., wiiich represents 

 the present species on the mainland. 



Hab. Eaglehawk Neck ; February. 



Eirone leai, sp. n. 



(J . Black ; the mandibles (except at the apex), clypeus, 

 a line on each side on the anterior margin of the pronotum, 

 and a spot at the apex of the anterior tibiae yellow ; tlie 

 antennaj (except the three apical joints), a line on the inner 

 margin of the eyes, the legs (except thecoxse), and the abdo- 

 men rufo-ferruginous; tegulse fusco-testaceous ; wings sub- 

 h} aline, nervures fuscous. 



Length 8—12 mm, 



J . Clypeus broad, with a broadly arched carina near the 



