Australian Species of Laphria — Paramonov 
(Fig. 4b). Proboscis shorter than the 
height of head. Hairs on underside of 
hind tibiae black. Queensland, North 
Australia. . . L. maura, sp. nov., d, $ 
8. Abdomen partly yellow. Western Aus- 
tralia L. lukinsi, sp. nov., d, $ 
Abdomen wholly black 9 
9. Prescutellar area (its declining part) cov- 
ered with short bristles. Only one bristle 
on each segment of abdomen, at sides. 
New South Wales, Western Australia. . . 
L. dayi, sp. nov., d, $ 
Prescutellar area (its declining part) is 
quite bare, or the hairs are quite the same 
as the others on the mesonotum 10 
10. Scutellum partly reddish, also the post- 
alar calli. Queensland, Western Australia 
L. modesta, sp. nov., d, $ 
Scutellum and postalar calli always black 
11 
11. Wings distinctly yellow at base. New 
South Wales. ,L. campbelli, sp. nov., d 
Wings at base not yellow. New South 
Wales, Victoria 
L. mauroides, sp. nov., d, 9 
12. Tibiae always partly yellow 13 
Tibiae always wholly black 20 
13. Ground colour of abdomen black, with 
the usual white or slightly yellowish 
spots at sides of 2nd-4th tergites .... 14 
Ground colour of abdomen yellow, or 
with large yellow spots, or with narrow 
yellow lateral stripe, or at least with the 
last two tergites yellow 1 5 
14. Length 12 mm. All femora yellow on their 
basal halves. White tomentose spots on 
the first four tergites. Thorax and scutel- 
lum dull black. Queensland 
L. fulvipes Ricardo, 9 
93 
Length 13.5 mm. or more. Anterior and 
middle femora with only yellow spots on 
basal halves. White spots only on 2nd, 
3rd and 4th tergites. Mesonotum (if the 
insect is not greasy) with spots of golden 
dust on humeral calli and behind them, 
four golden markings at suture: two 
subcentral and two lateral; golden pre- 
scutellar area and golden disc of scutel- 
lum. Lord Howe Island 
L. pacifica, sp. nov., d, 9 
15. Only the last two tergites are yellow or 
reddish. Abdomen with white spots at 
sides. Queensland 
L. bancrofti Ricardo, 9 
The yellow or reddish colour occupies a 
greater area of the abdomen. Abdomen 
without white spots at sides 16 
16. Only sides of tergites reddish, forming 
a narrow lateral stripe at sides of ab- 
domen 17 
More than lateral stripes are reddish or 
yellow 18 
17. Tibiae with extremely long, bright yellow 
hairs. Fore femora nearly wholly black. 
"Australia”. L. hirta Ricardo, d, 9 
Tibiae with extremely long black hairs. 
Fore femora with very large yellow spots 
on underside. Lord Howe Island 
L. howeana, sp. nov., d, 9 
18. Borders of 2nd, 3rd and 4th tergites yel- 
low. Length 11 mm. "Australia” 
L. calopogon Bigot, d 
Greater part of abdomen golden-yellow, 
the middle part can be camouflaged with 
black hairs. Length 12-13 mm 19 
19. Anterior and middle femora black. 
Queensland. . L. burnsi, sp. nov., d, 9 
Anterior and middle femora at base yel- 
low (Fig. 6a). New South Wales, Queens- 
land L. variana White, d 
