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base of the wing, stem of the second posterior longer than the 

 cell and longer than the stem of the first sub-marginal ; posterior 

 cross- vein not quite its own length distant from the mid ; pseudo- 

 vein between the fifth and sixth very distinct. 



Length. — 3*8 to 4*5 mm. 



Habitat. — New Guinea, Sattelberg, Huon Gulf (Biro) 1899 ; 

 Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen (Biro) 1900. 



Observations. — Described from a series of eight ? ? s. This 

 variety differs from the type species in having an ornamented 

 thorax, and in the slightly different positions of the abdominal 

 bands. I can see no reason, however, to treat it as a distinct 

 species, as structurally it is the same as the type from Australia. 

 The specimens show variation in regard to the cephalic orna- 

 mentation, some being as described in the type variety, others 

 as in the typical Australian form. 



Type in the National Museum of Hungary, Budapest. 



Skusea mediofasciata. n. sp. 



Head, palpi, proboscis and thorax deep rich uniform brown. 

 Abdomen deep blackish-brown, the segments with median white 

 bands, inclined apically on each side, except on the sixth and 

 seventh segments where there are median lateral white spots. Legs 

 deep brown, unhanded, base and under side of femora pale grey. 



$ . Head deep brown, with deep brown flat scales all over, 

 showing dull violet reflections, and with a few dull ochreous ones 

 at the sides, deep brown chaetae bordering the eyes, those on 

 each side pointing inwards (traces of a few paler narrow-curved 

 scales in the middle line basally) ; palpi and proboscis deep 

 brown, with dull violet reflections ; antennae deep brown, the 

 second segment testaceous basally. 



Thorax deep blackish-brown, with dense irregularly disposed 

 dull brown narrow-curved scales and deep brown chaetae ; 

 scutellum black, with paler narrow-curved scales and eight deep 

 I now ii border-bristles to the mid lobe; metanotum deep brown ; 

 pleurae deep brown, with patches of white scales. 



Abdomen deep blackish-brown to black, the second to fifth 

 segments with white bands running across them on the basal 

 half of the segments, the sixth and seventh with a white spot on 

 each side at the same level as the bands; basal segment com- 

 pletely clothed with dark scales and (lull brown hairs; the apical 

 segment all dark; posterior border-bristles pale, rather short; 

 the white bands bent around sharply to the base of the segments 



