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E.M. Exley 
length 9.2; lower interocular distance 4.7; upper 
interocular distance 5.5; interantennal distance 
1 .6; antennocular distance 1.1; interocellar 
distance 1.9; ocellocular distance 1.6, 
ocelloccipital distance 0.4. Clypeus extended 
well below lower ends of eyes; anterior margin 
of clypeus indented medianly; labial palps 
(Figure 4) longer than maxillary palps, segments 
of increasing length in the order 2, 1, 3, 4, 
segment 3 broadest; malar space distinct, 
horizontal zone of propodeum about as long as 
metanotum; clypeus and supraclypeal area 
highly polished. 
Labial palps with segments 1 and 2 dark brown, 
segments 3 and 4 golden; legs dark brown with 
tarsi yellow-brown. 
Forewing with first recurrent vein slightly distal 
to first transverse cubital. 
Scattered long white hairs on face, scapes, 
genae posteriorly, vertex, dorsum of thorax, 
sides of propodeum; longer scattered white hairs 
on sides of thorax, legs, posterior half of gastral 
sterna, long brown hairs on last two gastral 
terga. 
Etymology 
The specific name meaning 'similar' refers to the 
similarity of this species with nalbarra. 
Group 2 
Euryglossa (Euhesma) alicia sp. nov. 
Figure 50 
Material Examined 
Holo type 
9, 53 km E by N of Alice Springs, Northern 
Territory, 23°35'S 134°22'E, 6 October 1978, J.C. 
Cardale, on Eremophila sp. (ANIC). 
Description 
Female 
Length about 7.0 mm; wing length about 5.0 
mm. Relative head measurements: width 8.7; 
length 10.0; lower interocular distance 5.2; upper 
interocular distance 5.7; interantennal distance 
1.9; antennocular distance 1.0; interocellar 
distance 1.9; ocellocular distance 1.5. Labial palps 
longer than head, segments in increasing length in 
the order 1 = 2, 4, 3, with 1 and 2 dark brown, 3 
and 4 ribbon-like and yellowish; fronto-clypeal 
suture not evident; supraclypeal area flat. Legs 
dark brown. 
Etymology 
The specific name refers to the area near which 
the holotype was taken. 
Euryglossa (Euhesma) cuneifolia sp. nov. 
Figure 50 
Material Examined 
Holotype 
$, 16 km WSW of Lyons River Homestead, 
Western Australia, 24°38'S 115°20'E, 30 August - 1 
September 1980, C.A. Howard and T.F. Houston, 
on Eremophila cunefolia [sic.] Kraenzlin (WAM). 
Paratype 
Australia: Western Australia: 12, same data as 
holotype (WAM). 
Other Material 
Australia: Western Australia: 12, 14 miles (22.4 
km) NE of Newman, 28 August 1971, on Eremophila 
(WAM). 
Description 
Female 
Length about 7.0 mm; wing length about 5.0 mm. 
Relative head measurements: width 8.5; length 
10.0; lower interocular distance 5.3; upper 
interocular distance 6.0; interantennal distance 1.9; 
antennocular distance 1.1; interocellar distance 2.0; 
ocellocular distance 1.5. Anterior margin of clypeus 
slightly indented; fronto-clypeal suture faint; facial 
foveae wide, shallow; malar space short; frontal 
line distinct; frons above antennae dull with fine 
reticulation and sparse punctures; clypeus and 
supraclypeal area shining; foveae of second tergum 
of gaster difficult to see, about as wide as long; 
labial palp segments in increasing lengths 1 = 2, 3, 
4, with segments 3 and 4 ribbon-like. 
Labial palps with segments 1 and 2 dark brown, 
segments 3 and 4 yellowish; legs dark brown with 
tibiae and tarsi golden; dorsal surface of gaster 
with transparent tergal margins giving almost a 
banded appearance. 
Scattered long white hairs particularly on ventral 
body surface and legs; dense long golden hairs on 
gastral tergum 5. 
Etymology 
The specific name refers to the species of 
Eremophila from which the types were collected. 
Euryglossa (Euhesma) granitica sp. nov. 
Figure 50 
Material Examined 
Holotype 
2, 22 km S of Mt Magnet, Western Australia, 
28°04'S 117°51'E, 6 September 1980, C.A. Howard 
and T.F. Houston, on flowers of Eremophila 
granitica S. Moore (WAM). 
