Genus Stegomyia. 191 



Wings with brown scales ; the first sub-marginal cell longer 

 and narrower than the second posterior cell, the base nearly 

 level with that of the latter ; stem of the first sub-marginal cell 

 about one-third the length of the cell ; stem of the second 

 posterior about two-thirds the length of the cell ; posterior cross- 

 vein considerably longer than the mid and more than twice its 

 length distant from it. 



Length. — 5*5 mm. 



Habitat. — -South Queensland (Dr. Bancroft). 



Time of capture. — January. 



Observations. — Described from a series of dried and spirit 

 specimens collected and bred by Dr. Bancroft. It is a very 

 marked species, one striking character being the black curved 

 line behind the white scaled prothoracic lobes. 



The white lateral apical spots are also characteristic. 



Dr. Bancroft kept this species alive for a month in confine- 

 ment, and during that time they bit on three occasions. 



Dr. Bancroft has just written me stating that this species 

 oviposits ina" raft." 



Stegomyia amesii. Ludlow (1903). 



Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Sept., p. 139 (1903). 



Head dark brown, a pale spot on the sides ; proboscis 

 unbanded. Thorax dark brown. Abdomen dark brown with 

 blue and green iridescence, and small white lateral spots. Legs 

 unbanded. 



" $ . Head covered with dark brown scales, giving dark iridescence, a 

 minute pale spot on the sides, forked scales dark brown, brown hairs 

 between the eyes; antennae dark brown, verticels brown, pubescence 

 brown, first segment testaceous ; palpi dark brown ; proboscis very dark 

 scaled, dark iridescence in some lights ; clypeus brown ; eyes brown. 



Thorax dark brown and rather closely covered with small slender 

 dark brown curved scales; scutellum dark brown; metanotum dark 

 brown ; pleurae brown with three bunches of white scales. 



Abdomen brown, heavily covered with dark brown scales giving dark 

 green and blue iridescence, small white lateral spots on most of the 

 segments ; venter dark. 



Legs dark brown, the femora light on ventral side, otherwise the 

 whole of the leg is dark, but the scales are so iridescent, those of the 

 femora and tibiae reflecting green and blue lights, and those on metatarsi 

 and tarsal segments giving bronze lights that the latter often appear 

 much lighter. Ungues equal and simple. 



