FROM NEW GUINEA. Ill 



Fam. BOMBYLID^. 



Subfam. Theretites, Walk. 



Gen. Thereva, Zatr. 



27. Thereva?? funebris. Foem. Nigra, non pilosa, capite luteo 

 nitente, pectore halteribusque piceis, tarsis flavescentibus, alis nigvi- 

 cantibus. 



Female. Black, dull. Head luteous, smooth, shiuing. , Antennae and 

 palpi black. Pectus piceous, shining. Abdomen of equal breadth 

 for more than half the length, tapering from thence to the tip. Tarsi 

 pale dull yellowish, blackish towards the tips. Wings blackish, dark- 

 est along the costa ; veins black ; halteres piceous. Length of the 

 body 5 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



This species hardly belongs to Thereva, but I have deferred 

 separating it into a new genus. 



Subfam. Bombtlites, Walk. 

 Gren. Anthrax, Fabr. 



28. Anthrax apicifera. Mas. Atra, antennis brevissimis articulo 

 3° rotundo, abdomine apice albo, alis nigris spatio apicali obliquo 

 inciso cinereo guttas duas nigras includente. 



Male. Deep black ; like A. emittens in structure. Head conical ; eyes 

 elongated. Antennae very short; third joint round. Abdomen white 

 at the tip. Legs very slender. Wings black, elongated, hyaline to- 

 wards the tips ; the outline of the black part oblique, forming some 

 semidetached dots; two subapical black dots; veins and halteres 

 black. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



Fam. EMPID^, Leach. 

 Gren. Htbos, Fair. 



29. Hybos stigma. Mas. Niger, tarsis fulvis, femoribus intermediis 

 basi flavis, tibiis posticis setosis, aliscinereis apice fuscescentibus, hal- 

 teribus flavescentibus. 



Male. Black, shining. Third joint of the antennae elliptical, a little 

 longer than the second joint ; arista a little shorter than the third 

 joint'. Legs slender ; tarsi tawny ; middle femora pale yellow towards 

 the base ; hind tibiae setose. Wings cinereous, brownish towards the 

 tips, this hue darkest towards the stigma, which is large and black ; 

 veins black ; halteres pale yellowish. Length of the body 2 lines ; 

 of the wings 4 lines. 



Earn. DOLICHOPID^, Leach. 



Gen. PsiLOPTis, Meigen. 



30. PsiLOPUS extendens. Fam. Purpureo-cyaneus, proboscide pal- 



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