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~" SCARIS AUSTRALIS. 



Rufa; alee antices cupreo-rufa?, apice nigricantes ; postica? nigri- 

 cante viirecE. 



Red. Head somewhat brighter than the thorax. Fore wings 

 cupreous-red, somewhat blackish at the lips. Hind wings blackish 

 vitreous. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



6 Genus BIZA. 



Corpus gracile. Caput parvum ; vertex subtransversus, antice 

 rotundatus ; irons longiuscula, convexa. Antennarum arista gracil- 

 lima, corpore longior aut non brevior. Thorax transversus, laevis, 

 vix arcuatus. Abdomen conicum. Tibiae posticoe dense spinosae. 

 Alae anticae deflexae, venis paucis. Fcem. — Abdomen apieem versus 

 compressum. Oviductus subarcuatus. 



Body slender. Head small; vertex rounded in front, a little 

 broader than long ; front convex, longer than broad. Seta of the 

 antennas very slender, as long or longer than the body. Thorax 

 transverse, smooth, hardly arched. Abdomen conical. Hind tibiae 

 densely spinose. Wings deflexed ; veins few. Female. — Abdomen 

 compressed towards the tip, longer than that of the male. Oviduct 

 slightly curved. 



BlZA CROCEA. 



Pallide lutea, subtus albido-testacea ; aim anticce gutta apud 

 marginem posticum interiorem nigra ; posiicce vitrea. Mas. 

 — Abdomen supra rufescens ; alee antica fascia media fusca, 

 extus fuscescente-cinereec. Fcem. — Ala antica apice luridee, 

 fascia subapicali fusca, gutta apud marginem posticum 

 exteriorem fusca. 



Pale luteous, whitish testaceous beneath. Fore wings with a 

 black dot by the hind border near the base. Hind wings viireous. 

 Male. — Abdomen reddish above. Fore wings brownish gray for 

 half the length from the tips, and with a brown middle band. 

 Female. — Oviduct ferruginous, black at the tip. Fore wings with a 

 black dot by the hind border beyond the middle, and with a brown 

 band near the tips, which are slightly lurid. Length of the body 

 2\ — 3 lines ; of the wings 5 — 6 lines. 



a, b. Villa Neva. From Mr. Bates' collection. 

 c. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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