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the segment ; the fifth and sixth segments entirely yellow ; beneath 

 of a reddish yellow. 



Hab. Swan Kiver. 



8. Euryglossa nitidifrons. 



Female. Length 2J lines. — Shining black ; the abdomen with 

 yellow maculae laterally. Head with scattered fine punctures on 

 the vertex ; the clypeus shining and having scattered strong punc- 

 tures ; the mandibles yellow, with their tips rufo-piceous ; the 

 flagellum fulvous beneath. The anterior tibiae and tarsi pale ferru- 

 ginous, as well as the intermediate tibiae in front and the apical 

 joints of the tarsi ; the wings hyaline and iridescent, the tegulae 

 and nervures pale testaceous. The second, third, and fourth seg- 

 ments of the abdomen with a large yellow macula laterally, their 

 form being an elongated triangle, the fifth and sixth segments en- 

 tirely yellow ; the abdomen yellow beneath. 



Hab. Australia. 



This species somewhat resembles E. metadata, but is readily 

 distinguished from it by its yellow mandibles and by the form of its 

 abdomen, which is broader and much more rounded ; the maculae 

 are also of a different form. 



9. Euryglossa rubricata. 



Female. Length 2| lines. — Head and thorax nigro-aeneous, the 

 abdomen ferruginous. Head with a little pale fulvous pubescence 

 on the vertex ; the flagellum of the antennae fulvous beneath ; the 

 mandibles ferruginous at their apex. Thorax above with short 

 dense fulvous pubescence ; the wings hyaline and iridescent, their 

 nervures and tegulae pale rufo-testaceous ; the anterior and inter- 

 mediate tibiae and tarsi pale ferruginous ; the scopa on the posterior 

 tibiae glittering white. The abdomen oblong-ovate, pointed at the 

 base and apex ; the second, third, and fourth segments with a 

 fuscous macula at their extreme lateral margins. 



Hab. Swan Biver. 



10. Euryglossa flavopicta. 



Female. Length 3 lines. — Head and thorax yellow, with black 

 markings ; abdomen yellow at the base ; the eyes and a narrow 

 line crossing the vertex at their summit and enclosing the ocelli 

 black ; two narrow black lines emanate from the line and pass 

 down the face to the insertion of the antennae ; the flagellum 

 fulvous beneath. Three longitudinal lines on the mesothorax, a 

 transverse line on the scutellum, and a triangular spot beneath 

 the postscutellum black ; the tibiae and tarsi more or less rufo- 

 fuscous above. Abdomen with a transverse line, attenuated in the 



