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Wynyard, Feb. 1, 1916 ( 0 . H . Hardy). Runs in my key to the vicinity of 
H. hobartianus Cklh, H. semiper sonatas Ckll., H. scintilla Ckll., H. hobartiellus Ckll., 
and H. quadriceps Sm . , but I cannot place it with any of them. 
Hvlaeus elongatus (Smith). 
Male: Geeveston, Dec. 24, 1914 ( G . H. Hardy). 
Hylseus simillimus tasmani Cockerell. 
Described from Tasmania a female from Kosciusko, Jan. 22, 1914 ( A . J . Turner ), 
labelled by Mr. Hacker, “ near but not P. simillima Sm.,” is so close that I cannot 
venture to separate it. The area of metathorax is shining, not rugose, and the orange 
mark on postscutellum is broadly transverse. The male might show more difference, 
but at present I can only recognise one form. 
Two other females, distinctly larger, with the first recurrent nervure more 
remote from base of second cubital cell, come from Hobart, Feb. 13, 1914 ( G . H. 
Hardy) and Geeveston, Dec. 25, 1914 (G. H. Hardy). 1 refrain from separating these 
also, as they probably indicate no more than individual variation. They agree in 
the area of metathorax. H. tasmani is probably a distinct species. 
Hylseus simillimus Smith, var. tasmani n. var. or race. 
Female. Tubercles and scutellum bright yellow, axillae black ; postscutellum 
with a transversely oval yellow spot in middle ; lateral face-marks ending in a sharp 
point above away from orbits ; flagellum dull red beneath ; vertex excessively 
closely and minutely punctured, and mesothorax the same, dull ; area of metathorax 
somewhat shining, but not polished ; mesopleura shining, with irregularly scattered 
punctures of different sizes ; basal nervure practically meeting nervulus ; second 
cubital cell large, with the recurrent nervures about equally distant from base and 
apex ; abdomen very finely punctured above, beneath with large coarse punctures, 
abdomen very obscurely bluish. 
Tasmania (no other particulars known). Probably a distinct subspecies, or 
else the female of H. konestus (Smith), which in the male has the yellow of scutellum 
also reduced. 
Hylseus longmani n. sp. 
Male. Length about 8 mm., rather slender : black, with the face (clypeus, 
long supraclypea! mark, and lateral marks ending acutely above level of antennae) 
creamy white ; tubercles broadly (but no mark behind), scutellum, and postscutellum 
bright orange ; antennae long, scape with a large wedge-shaped yellow mark in front, 
flagellum submoniliform, clear red beneath ; mandibles black ; mesothorax dull, 
excessively densely and minutely sculptured : area of metathorax small, dull, hardly 
defined ; pleura excessively closely and minutely punctured ; tegulae black : wings 
dusky hyaline : basal nervure falling short of nervulus ; second cubital cell very 
large, receiving recurrent nervures near base and apex ; under side of thorax with 
much silky white hair : legs black, with very short silky white hair ; anterior femora 
with a red stripe in front, their tibiae broad, entirely pale red on inner face : abdomen 
shining, finely punctured, the first segment extremely closely and finely punctured ; 
venter with coarse punctures, the margins of the segments stiff usedly reddish. 
Brisbane, Oct. 21, 1921 (H. Hacker). Mr. Hacker had already marked it as 
probably new. It closely resembles H. aureom acuta tus (Ckll). but is easily known 
