Netv Australian Tafjavviae. 7 



Abdomen reddish yellow, with a broad black median spot on 

 first segment, continuing as a median vitta on the second and 

 third segments, the remaining segments with broad transverse 

 bands occupying the basal two-thirds ; traces of creamy pubes- 

 cence on segmentations ; with rather dense lateral tufts, creamy 

 on first and second and apical two segments and black above 

 creamy beneath on the third, fourth and fifth. Venter lighter 

 reddish yellow with sparse yellowish pubescence. 



Legs light reddish yellow ; tarsi infuscate, black at apices. 



Wings clear, tips faintly tinged grey, costal margin, the ex- 

 treme base of wing, and cross vein at base of discal cell suffused 

 with brown ; stigma inconspicuous ; no appendix present ; first 

 posterior cell usually closed, open in type specimen. 



Hab. : — New South Wales, Armidale (J. Ravin), Deervale. 



Close to E. lasiophthalma the present species may be distin- 

 guished by the continuous abdominal vitta; from E. subcontigua, 

 it differs in smaller size, lighter coloured wings, lighter legs r 

 shorter palpi, etc. 



Ekkphopsis xanthopilis, n. sp. 



A distinctively marked black and red species with golden hair 

 tufts and yellow anterior margin to wings ; evidently allied to 

 E. jacksomi, Macq. 

 Long: — 13 mm. 



Face rather strongly convex separated from cheeks by deep 

 grooves, testaceous, with grey tomentum, and a few sparse black 

 hairs, cheeks black with yellowish grey tomentum and golden 

 pubescence ; beard golden. Palpi reddish yellow, with second 

 joint broad and produced into a rather long point, moderately 

 deeply concave on outer- surface, set with rather short somewhat 

 sparse black hairs. Proboscis long, black. Antennae bright 

 reddish yellow, the basal joints rather lighter in colour, the first 

 with black hairs above, creamy below, the second with a circlet 

 of long black hairs. Forehead distinctly narrowed to vertex, 

 black clothed with yellowish brown tomentum and erect rather 

 short black pubescence. Eyes clothed with light coloured hair. 



Thorax black, clothed with blackish tomentum, and set with 

 erect black hairs and scattered decumbent golden pubescence; 

 with rather sparse golden hair tufts above wing roots ; shoulders 

 with black hairs and decumbent golden pubescence ; sides and 

 breast with prominent golden hair tufts; scutellum black with 

 golden pubescent hairs at apex. 



