56 Mr. F. Smitli's Descriptions of new 



scutellum simple; the wings sub-hyaline, the anterior margin of 

 the superior pair dark fuscous ; the anterior tibiae, tarsi and apex 

 of the femora pale yellow, nearly white, the tibiae and tarsi with 

 a ferruginous stain outside ; the intermediate legs are similarly 

 coloured, but have also the tips of the joints of the tarsi dark- 

 coloured ; the posterior tibise are yellow at their base, the tarsi 

 white, with the tips of the joints black. Abdomen : the first 

 segment orange, with the extreme base black ; the second seg- 

 ment with a broad orange fascia on its apical margin, slightly 

 emarginate in the middle ; the third segment with a narrower 

 yellow fascia ; the tip of the abdomen ferruginous. 



Length 4^ lines. 



Hab. Australia (Adelaide ?). 



In my own Collection. 



Paragia deceptor. 



P. nigra, aurantiaca mullipicta ; abdominis segmenlis tribus Jlavo- 

 fasciatis. 



Female. — Black, variegated with orange-red. The head closely 

 punctured ; the anterior margin of the clypeus slightly rounded, 

 with a large semi-circular orange spot at its base ; a transverse 

 subquadrate spot between the antennae, and a minute line behind 

 the eyes, orange. Thorax somewhat square in front, the anterior 

 margin slightly curved ; the prothorax orange in front, slightly 

 interrupted in the middle ; a spot beneath the wings, a short, 

 narrow line over the tegulae, an oblong spot in the middle of the 

 mesothorax, extending to the base of the scutellum, and the latter, 

 orange-red ; the metathorax truncate, the truncation finely rugose, 

 with the lateral margins narrowly orange ; the tibiae and tarsi 

 orange-red, the tarsi palest. Abdomen silky, particularly so 

 beneath ; the first segment with a minute spot on each side, the 

 second with a broad band at its base, the third with a similar 

 band at its apical margin, the fourth with a narrow band also at 

 its apical margin, orange-red ; the band on the second segment is 

 emarginate in the middle, and also on each side of its basal 

 border ; the apical margin of the fifth segment and the sixth 

 entirely rufo-piceous. The wings sub-hyaline, with the anterior 

 border of the superior pair dark fuscous. 



Length 6 lines. 



Hab. Australia. 



In my own Collection. 



Tliis species closely resembles the P. /lustralis of Saussure, 

 but I think the differences warrant their separation : an extensive 

 series might prove it to be an extreme variety. 



