Genus Scuf&myia. 
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Habitat .—Kuranda, Queensland (Dr. Bancroft). 
Observations .—Described from two 9 ?s taken by Dr. Bancroft, 
who sends the following note, “ 1 tried hard to get more, but 
only these two cared to bite me, although I sat for hours on 
many occasions in very likely spots in the jungle. In the 
Kuranda district there are extensive jungles or scrubs as they 
are called in Australia.” It is a very marked compact species 
with short spiny legs and marked thoracic adornment, somewhat 
like'a Leucomyia, but the curious wing venation and the short 
thick legs and proboscis, as well as the marked leg ornamentation 
will at once enable anyone to identify it. It certainly comes in 
a well marked new genus. 
Type in the British Museum. 
Genus SCUTOMYIA. Theobald (1904). 
Entomologist, 77 (1904); Mono. GulicicL IV., 196 (1907), Theobald. 
Five species so far have been described in this genus. They 
tabulate as below ;— 
A. Legs basally banded with white. 
a. Proboscis prominently white banded. 
Last hind tarsal all white. 
Thorax with median silver line, two 
lateral curved lines and two short 
yellow lateral ones............. notoscripta. Sknse. 
aa. Proboscis with trace of banding. 
Thorax with 4 silvery spots............... sugens. Wiedemann. 
AA. Legs apically banded. 
Proboscis unbanded. 
Thorax with 4 silvery spots............... marshallii. Theobald. 
AAA. Pore and mid legs unhanded; hind with 
basal white dorsal patches. 
Thorax with broad median silvery 
line in front .............................. albolineata . Theobald. 
AAAA. Legs unhanded. 
Thorax with front two-thirds white 
with 3 black lines 
nivea. Ludlow. 
