GERTRUDE RICARDO. DIPTEREN II. 



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DIPTEREN IL 



THE TABANIDAE OF NEW GUINEA 



BY 



Gertrude Ricardo. 



The Diptera described hère belong to the collection from Dutch New Guinea (Mus. 

 Natura Artis Magistra, Amsterdam) sent me by Prof. J. C. H. DE MEIJERE for identification, and 

 include the Brit. Mus. Coll. with ail Walker's types ; and a few spécimens belonging to the 

 Budapest-Muséum sent me by Dr. K. KERTÉSZ for identification. The spécimens from the 

 Islands of Waigëu and Misol are included with those of New Guinea, the same species often 

 occurrins in thèse islands besides in New Guinea. 



Tabaninae. 



The only genus recorded from New Guinea and neighbouring islands in this division 

 of Tabanidae is Tabantis; Neobolbodimyia, a. new genus is novv described. 



Tabanus Linn. 



The list of species as yet described in this genus from New Guinea, Waigëu and 

 Misol are : 



Tabanus alfourensis Bigot = cohaerens Wlk. 

 breviusculus Walker. 

 cohaerens Walker. 

 doreicus Walker. 

 exagens Walker. 



extricans Walker ? = serus Wlk. 

 f a c i 1 i s Walker = serus Wlk. 

 indistinctus Bigot. 

 insurgens Walker. 

 laetus de Meijere. 

 laglaizei Bigot = serus Wlk. 

 kucopterus v. d. Wulp. 

 papuinus Walker. 



picticornis Bigot = cohaerens Wlk. 

 raffrayi Bigot. 



