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X . - - N e w or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).--XLlV.
Australasian Species. By CaARL~S P. ALEXANDER,Ph.D.,
F.E.S., Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst,
Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Tnr crane-flies discussed in this paper are from Queensland,
New South Wales, Victoria, and West Australia, and werecollected by my friends Messrs. Clark, Davidson, Dodd,
Ferguson, Heron, Mathews, Perkins, Taylor, and Wilsot~,
to whom my deepest thanks are extended. Where not indicated to the contrary, the types of the novelties are preservedin my collection.

Doliehopeza ( Dolichopeza) illin#worlhi, sp. n.
Thorax almost uniform fulvous-yellow, the pleura paler
yellow ; legs brown, the genua scarcely brightened ; posterior
tibiae broadly white at tips ; fore and middle basitarsi brown,
the tips white ; posterior basiLarsi pure white ; wings whitish
subhyaline, the apex and a narrow seam on anterior cord
dark brown ; abdominal segments black, ringed at near midlength with oehreous.
Male.--Length about 7"5 mm. ; wing 7-7"5 ram.
Frontal prolongation of head obscure yellow, the palpi
dark brown. Antennae (d') of moderate length, if bent
backward extending to beyond the base of the abdomen;seapal segments obscure yellow, the flagellum dark brown.
Head dark brown~ the anterior portion more brownish
yellow.
Thorax almost uniform fulvous-yellow, the mesonotum
immaculate, the pleura clear yellow, palest ventrally.
Halteres elongate, pale brown, the knobs dark brown. Legs
with the eoxae and troehanters pale brown; femora brown,
the bases paler, the genua scarcely brightened ; tibiae darkbrown, the distal third of posterior tibim snowy white;basitarsi dark brown, the tips and remainder of tarsi snowy
white; on posterior legs the tarsi are uniformly whitened.
Wings whitish hyaline, the apex narrowly dark brown;
stigma and a narrow seam on anterior cord dark brown ;veins brownish black. Venation: cells of medial field
relatively shallow ; m-cu nearly its own length before forkof M; cell 2nd .,4 very narrow on basal half, the outerhalf more e~epanded to form a weak anal angle.
A1Momen black, the segments ringed with ochreous at or
beyond mid-length ; hypopygium chiefly ochreous, relatively
large. Male hypopygium with the tergite nearly tran,verse,new or little-known Tipulid~e.

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with an acute spine on either side, the space between nearlytransverse, in its median portion produced caudad into a lowtransverse median lobe. Outer dististyle toothed on mesal
face shortly before apex.
Hab. North Queensland.
Holotype, (~, Kuranda, Cairns District, altitude 1100 feet,on window, March 192l (A. P. Dodd).
P aratopotype, C~.
I take great plcasure in naming this interesti,,g species inhonour of Dr. James F. Illingworth, to whom I am indebted
for many Tipulidte from the Cairns District. The spacies isallied to D. va~qpes, Skuse, differing especially in the detailsof coloration and structure of the male hypopygium.
Dolichopeza (Dolichopeza) davidsoni, sp. n.
General coloration dark brown ; pleura pale yellow, variegated with dark brown ; legs brown, the femoral tips, tibial
bases and tips, extreme proximal ends of 1)asitarsi, and theouter tarsal segments white; wings greyish, the apex andveins beyond cord conspicuously" infumed; abdominal
tergites dark brown, the outer sternites ringed with yellow.
Male.--Length about 6'5 ram. ; wing 7"2-7"4 ram.
Female.-- Length about 8 mm.; wing 7"7 mm.
Frontal prolongation of head brownish yellow, dark brownventrally ; palpi dark brown. Antennae with the scape andbasal segments of flagellum pale yellow, the outer segments
dark.
Head brown, with a sparse grey pruinosity, theanterior vortex and front restrictedly light yellow.
Pronotum light yellow, the cervical sclerites dark brown.
Mesonota] praescutum dark brown, the usual stripes scarcely
evident, confluent, the humeral region restrictedly ]igt~tyellow ; scutal lobes dark brown, the median region very
rcstrictedly pale; scutellum and postnotum uniformly
brown. Pleura pale yellow, conspicuously variegated withdark brown, this including the anepisternum, together withthe dorso-pleural region immediately dorsad of it, the ventral
sternoplcurite, and the meron. Halteres elongate, pale, theknobs dark brown. L e g s with the eoxae and trochanterspale yellow ; femora pale basally, deepening into brown outwardly to produce a darker subterminal ring, the tips
narrowly whitened ; tibiae dark brown, the bases narrowly
whitened, the tips broadly pure white; proximal ends ofbasitarsi more or less whitened, especially evident on thetype, where on the hind legs it includes an area only slightly
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segment infuscated. Wings with a greyish tinge, cells C
and Sca little darker ; stigma elongate, dark brown ; wingapex broadly infumed, connected by broad seams along theveins with a large seam on the anterior cord ; medial veins,m-cu, and distal section of Cut similarly seamed ; whitish
areas before and beyond the stigma; veins dark brown,
more cream-coloured in the pre-stigmal pale area. Venation :forks of medial field relatively shallow ; m-cu more than
two-thirds its own length before the fork of M ; cell 2~,d A
llarrow.

Abdominal tergites uniformly dark brown ; basal sternites
pale yellow, narrowly ringed with dark brown ; subterminal
segme,~ts with the caudal margins of the segments yellow,
the amount increasing on the outer segments. Ovipositor
with tim genital shield and basal half of the tergal valves
blackened, the tips of the latter and the sternal valves paleyellow.
Hub. South Queensland, New South Wales.
Holotype, ?, Mt. Tamborine, South Queensland, altitude2000 feet, November 1928 (W. H. Davidson).
Allotype, ¢~, Eastern Dorrigo, New South Wales, altitude
2000-3000 feet, February 27, 1929 (W. Heron).
Paratypes, ¢~ ?, with the allotype.
The species is named in honour of the collector of thetype, Mr. Will H. Davidson. Dolichopeza davidsoni isallied to D. annulipes, Skuse, differing in the wing-pattern,coloration of the thoracic pleura, and details of the legpattern.

Dolichopeza (Dolichopeza) dorrigensis, sp. n.
General coloration dark brown; thoracic pleura witha broad oblique yellow stripe ; legs dark brown, the genua,
tips of all tibiae, proximal ends of all basitarsi, and outertarsal segments snowy white; wings greyish subhyaline,
virtually unmarked except for the stigma ; m-cu about onethird its length before the fork of M ; abdominal tergites
dark brown, with whitish-yellow lateral spots; sternites
whitish yellow, with a median series of brown spots.
Female.--Length about 8 mm. ; wing 7"8 mm.
Frontal prolongation of head pale yellow; palpi brown.
Antennm dark brown, including the scape ; flagellar segments
elongate-cylindrical, the verticils longer than the segments.
Head rich cinnamon-brown, the anterior vertex and front
light yellow.

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Pronotum yellow laterally, narrowly dark brown behind.
Mesonotum brown, the humeral region of the pr~escutum
restrictedly pale yellow, the scutal region a little brightened.
Pleura obliquely lined with pale yellow and dark brown,
the yellow band extending from the humeral region to theposterior eox~e, margined in front by a narrow brown lille,
margined posteriorly by a somewhat wider line of the same
colour; propleura extensively pale yellow. Halteres dusky,
the knobs dark brown. Legs with the coxm pale yellow, thebase of the fore coxa darkened ; trochanters yellow ; femora
dusky at base, passing into dark brown, the genus narrowly
but conspicuously white ; tibiae dark brown, the tips of alllegs conspicuously snowy white, broadest on the hind legs ;proximal ends of basitarsi narrowly but conspicuously white,the major portion dark brown, the tips again white; remainder of tarsi white. Wings greyish subhyaline, thestigma conspicuously dark brown; a vague, scarcely
indicated brown seam on anterior cord; pale areas before
and beyond the stigma scarcely indicated; wing-margin
in cell Sc~ narrowly infumed; veins dark brown. Wing
rather conspicuously petiolate. Venation: Scl distinctly
preserved ; forks of medial field relatively deep ; m-cu at
about one-third its length before the fork of M ; cell 2nd A
unusually long and narrow.
Abdominal tergites dark brown, each segment with a conspicuous yellow lateral spot on posterior ring; sternites
greenish, the median portion extensively yellow, with a conspicuous series of brown markings distributed the entire
length; in certain lights the yellow coloration of theabdomen is conspicuously white pruinose. Ovipositor withthe valves chiefly yellow; tips of the short sternal valvesbroadly and conspicuously blackened.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype, 9, Brooklana, East Dorrigo, altitude about
2000 feet, March 3, 1928 (//V. Heron).
Dolichopeza dorrigensis is allied to D. annulipes, Skuse,differing in the details of coloration of the wings, legs, andabdomen.
Macromastix (Macromastix) clitellaria, sp. n.
General coloration of mesonotal prmscutum and scutal
lobes polished black (~)~ more obscurely darkened ( ~ ) ;postnotal mcdiotergite yellowilh testaceous, with two blackspots on caudal margin; legs long and slender~ black, the140

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femoral bases broadly obscure yellow ; wings with a strong
dusky suffusion, the prearcular region and cells C and Sc
dark brown; base of abdomen (d') fulvous-yellow, theterminal portion black.
Male.--Length about 11-12 mm. ; wing 15 mm.
Female.--Length about 10"5-11 ram. ; wing 13'5 mm.
Frontal prolongation of head of moderate length only,
a little more than one-half the remainder of head, darkbrown, paler at apex; nasus very long and slender, tuftedwith conspicuous setm; palpi black.
Antennae short,
only about as long as the head excluding the frontal
prolongation, apparently only ll-.~egmented ; first scapal
segment obscure yellow, darkened dorsally;second scapal
segment light yellow ; flagellum black, the base of the first
segment paler; first flagellar segment subpyriform, tile
succeeding segments becoming more slender ; verticils shortand inconspicuous. Head dark brown, the posterior orbit~
narrowly and irregularly light grey.
Pronotum black, pollinose. Mesonotal prmscutum ( ~ )with an extensive polished black ~lorsal shield, the narrow
lateral margins yellowish-grey pruinose ; scutal lobes
similarly polished black; median area of scutum, thescutellum, and most of the postnotal mediotergite yellowish
testaceous, the caudal margin of the latter with two paired
black spots. In the female the polished areas of the maleare dull, being covered with a sparse pollen. Pleura heavily
light grey pruinose, including the dor~o-pleural region;
pleurotergite with the dorsal portion pale, pruinose, theventral portion clearer grey. In the female the dorsal
portion of the pleurotcrgite is glabrous. Halteres brownish
yellow, the knobs infuscated. Legs with the coxm lightgrey; trochanters obscure yellow; femora chiefly black,their bases broadly obscure yellow, the amount of the latter
somewhat more extensive on the middle and posterior
femora ; remainder of legs black ; legs very long and slender,
the posterior basitarsi longer than the tibim. Wings witha strong dusky suffusion, the stigma and cell Scl moreyellowish; prearcular region and cells C, Sc, and small
adjoining cells dark bro,~n ; veins black, the obliterative
areas relatively restricted ; distal end of R~+~ entirely pale ;Rs entirely pale brown, without macrotrlchia. Macrotrichia
lacking on veins beyond the cord, with the exception of Sc
and R1. Venation : R3 nearly in alignment with R~+,, tile
latter subequal to Rs ; cell M~ deep, the petiole subequal toor longer than m ; cell 2nd A very narrow.

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Abdomel~ with the basal segments fulvous-yellow, thedistal half or less black, the outermost segments pruinose;
sternites similarly coloured ; hypopygium entirely dark. In
the female the abdominal tergites are very extensively
covered with a yellowish-grey pruinosity, only the base oftergite 2 being nitidous; basal sternites more extensively
glabrous.
Hab. Victoria.
Holotyp6 ¢~, Bogong High Plains, altitude 5600-6000
feet~ January 1928 (F. E. Wilson).
Allotopotype, ?.
Paratopotypes, 2 c~ (~.
Type returned to Mr. Wilson.

Macromastix ( Macromastix) mathewsi, sp. u.
Male.--Length 11-1,4 ram. ; wing 13-15 mm.
Female.--Length 8"5-12 mm. ; wing 9"5-14 mm.
Allied to M. constricta, Skusa (New South Wales),differing especially in the details of coloration and structure.
Frontal prolongation of' head a little shorter than inconstricta, opaque by a conspicuous microscopic yellow
pubescence, obscure yellow with a narrow dark brown or
black lateral line; nasu~ shorter; palpi black. Antennm
with the scape yellow, the flagellum entirely black. Headyellowish grey.
Mesonotal praescutum yellowish grey, opaque, with four
poorly delimited brownish-grey stripes, the intermediate[)air confluent and more greyish behind; scutellum andpostnotum with an abundant appressed yellowist~ pubescence.
Pleura conspicuously light grey, including the ancpisternum~
sternopleurite, and pteropleurite, the pleurotergite abruptly
yellowish. Halteres dark brown, the stem paler. Legs withthe coxm greyish, the mid-coxm more clearly so; trochantersobscure yellow ; femora yellow, the tips broadly blackened,
this including approximately the distal fourth; tibimbrownish yellow, the bases very narrowly, the tips broadly
blackened ; tarsi black ; all tarsi relatively short, as in constricta. Wings broader than in constricta, strongly infumed,
the base and costal border darker, but not contrasting so
conspicuously with the remainder of the wing. Venation :cell 2nd A narrow, but still much wider than in constricta.
Abdominal tergites (c~) dark brown, the basal segments
yellow on lateral margins, this narrowing behind ; sternites
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hypopygium pale. In the female the abdomen is heavily
pruin<)se, the lateral margins and ovipositor fulvous.
Hub. West Australia.
Holotype, c~, South Perth, October 20, 1927 (hv. H.
Mathews).
Allotopotype, ?, September 22, ]927.
Paratopotypes, numcrous (~ ? , September22,1927; October
20-30, 1927; paraty/)es , c~ ?, Redlands, September 11,
1927 ( W. H. Mathews).
"All caught in my garden on the side of a small hill."
I take great pleasure iu naming this species in honour ofthe collector, Mr. Wallace H. Mathews. Although closely
allied to M. constricta, the present species is clearly distinct.
The most conspicuous differences lie in the frontal prolongatiou of the head~ the wings, and coloration of the malehypopygium.

Macromastix (Macromastix) clarkiana, sp. n.
Male.--Length about 12-13 mm. ; wing 15-16 ram.
Female.--Length about 13 mm.; wing 15 ram.
Closely allied to M. constricta~ Skuse (New South Wales),agreeing in the general coloration of the body and wings,
differing in the details of pattern and structure.
Frontal prolongation of head slender, as in constricta, butslightly less constricted before mid-length, chestnut-brown.
Antennm with the scape bright yellow, the flagellum black ;ilagellar segments beyond the fourth narrowed and shortened, the terminal seven shorter than tile preceding fourtaken together.
Two more or less distinct brown spots
between the eyes.
Ground-colour of the prmscutum yellowish grey, clearer
laterally, with four entirely separated brown stripes;
scutellum and postnotal mediotergite conspicuously yellow
pollinose. Pleura chiefly clear grey. Legs with the femora
and tibim fulvous, tips broadly blackened; tarsi relatively
short, as in constricta. Wings with a strong dusky grey
ground-colour, the pattern distinct from constricta; prearcular region darkened, the costal region rather narrowly of
the same colour, the amount decreasing toward the stigma,
which is chiefly yellow; in cell R only about the basal halfof the cell is darkened ; no distinct dark seam in cell M
adjoining vein CuD except at base ; cell Cut and adjoining
portions of cells M and Cu conspicuously light creamyellow; veins dark. Wings broader than in constricta,
especially in the anal region. Venation : cell 2nd A narrower than in mastersi~ but broader than in constricta.

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Abdomen as in the group, the basal segments yellow, theapex, including hypopygium, black. In the female theabdominal tergites are more greyish, with a broad darkbrown sublateral stripe on either side; basal segments
laterally and the genital seg~,~ents fulvous-yellow ; sternites
yellow, tile caudal margins of sternites 5 and 6 light grey.
Male hypopygium as in constricta, but inner dististyle, atbase of the elongate rod-like extension, provided only withsetae or weak spines. In constricta this region of the styleis provided with a small group of short black spines.
Hab. Victoria.
Holotype, ~, Cann River, November 1928 (d. Clark).
Allotopotype, ~.
Paratopotypes, several g' ? .
Type in tile National Museum, Victoria.
I take great pleasure in naming this species in honour ofthe collector, Mr. John Clark.

Limonia ( Geranomyia) bogongicola, sp. n.
General coloration reddish yellow, heavily variegated withblack; rostrum moderately elongate; femora brownish
yellow, the tips broadly blackened ; wings whitish to yellow,
with a brown pattern; male hypopygium with the spinesof the short rostral p~'olongation of the ventral dististyle ofmoderate length, but exceeding the prolongation itself.
Male.--Lengtb (excluding rostrum) abouL 8-9 ram. ; wing
8"5-10 ram. ; rostrum about 3 ram.
Female.--Length (excluding rostrum) about 12-13 ram. ;wing 10"5-11"5 ram. ; rostrum about 4 mm.
Rostrum black, including the maxillary palpi, tile latter3-segmented ; rostrum el moderate length only; subequal
to the combined head in thorax in male~ somewhat longer inthe female. Antennae black throughout, the basal segments
weakly pruinese; flagellar segments cylindrical, the outer
segments gradually increasing in length. Head black,pruinose.
Pronotum black, pruinose, restrictedly obscure reddish
laterally. Mesonotal praescutum deep reddish, with threebroad black stripes that restrict the interspaces; seutum
brownish black; scutellum abruptly pale yellow, with adark basal median spot ; postnotal mediotergite dark brown,
sparsely pruinose, the antero-lateral portions obscurc yellow.
Pleura chiefly black, sparsely pruinese, with vague indicationsof paler areas. Halteres yellow~ the knobs weakly infumed~
the stem fringed with setae. Legs with the cox~e dark brown,
more yellowish apically, the posterior coxm more extensively

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darker outwardly, the tips broadly blackened, in cases with avery indistinct pale apex ; tibim brown, tile tips blackened ;tarsi black. Wings whitish subhyaline, more yellowish irL
female, with a restricted dark pattern, including the stigma,
clouds at origin of Rs, Sc~, along the cord and outer end ofcell 1st M~ ; additional paler washes in the medial, cubital,
and anal cells. In the female the ground-colour is moreyellowish and the pattern is heavier, including the broad
apex and more distinct cloudings in the cubital and analcells. Costal fringe relatively long and conspicuous in both
sexes. Venation : SeT ending opposite two-thirds to threefourths the length of Rs, Sc~ at its tip ; m-eu close to thefork of M.
Abdominal tergites black, the caudal margins of thesegments narrowly and indistinctly silvery; sternites morebrownish, the caudal and lateral margins dark; hypopygium
yellowish brown. Male hypopygium with the ninth tergite
transverse, the caudal margin convex with the median area
very gently emarginate. Ventral dististyle with the rostralprolongation short and stout, the two spines arising fromtubercles that are placed close together, the spines longer thanthe entire prolongation. 2Edeagus with the surface set withmicroscopic tubercles. Gonapophyses with the mesal apicallobe relatively prominent, the outer margin with microscopic
denticles.
Hub. Victoria.
Holotype, (~, Bogong High Plains, altitude 5600-6000 feet,
January 1928 (F. E. Wilson).
Allotopotype, ~.
Paratopotypes, 1 4~, 1 ?.
Type returned to Mr. Wilson.
The species is most closely allied to L. (G.) risibilis(Alexander), differing especially in the diagnostic featureslisted above.

Limonia ( Geranomyia) grampianicola, sp. n.
Male.--Length (excludillg rostrum) about 6"5 ram. ; wing
7"5 ram. ; rostrum about 2 ram.
Female.--Length (excluding rostrum) about 8 mm. ; wing
8"5 ram. ; rostrum about 2"4 ram.
Closely allied and generally similar to L. (G.) risibilis(Alexander), differing in the details of coloration and structure of the male hypopygium.
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palpi. Antennae black throughout. Head chiefly grey, thevertex with an extensive velvety-black area on either side of
the median line, these areas narrower than the median region.
Mesonotal pr~eseutum with three conspicuous black stripes,
the median one broadest and most intense in front, theposterior portion and lateral stripes paler, the lateral areas
crossing tile suture on to the scutal lobes ; median region of
seutum and the seutellum extensively pale. Pleura chiefly
yellow, the anepisternum and sternopleurite more infuscated,the dorso-pleural region dusky. All femora with black rings,
most extensive on the fore femora, where they are nearly
apical, there being only a restricted brightening beyond ; onthe other legs the pale femoral tups are subequal or a little
shorter than the dark rings.
Wings pale yellow, witha restricted brown pattern, including, besides the stigma, asmall spot on Cul near base, a rectangular area at origin ofRs, Sc2, seams along cord and outer end of cell 1st M2; agrey marginal wash in cell 1st A ; veins black, C, ~c, R, Cu,
and the prearcular veins pale. Venation: Rs strongly
arcuated to angulated and short-spurred at origin ; R8 very
long, approximately twice cell 1st M: ; cell 1st M~ relatively
short and broad, widened outwardly, at distal end about
two-thirds as wide as long ; m-cu variable in position, fromone-fifth to approximately one-half its length before thefork of M.
Male hypopygium with the dorsal dististyle slender, thedistal portion ~inuous, the slender tip decurved. Rostralprolongation of ventral dististyle stout, the spines blackened,
one arising from a low tubercle, the other more nearly sessile.
Gonapophyses with the mesal apical lobe long and slender,
their margins smooth. In risibilis the dorsal dististyle isdifferently formed, the rostral prolongation is stouter, andthe spines are not blackened.
Hub. Victoria.
Holotype, ¢~, Grampians, in fern-gully, October 1928
(F. E. Wilson).
Allotopotype, ?.
Type returned to Mr. Wilson.
L. (G.) annulata (Skuse) has a somewhat similar legpattern, but a very different hypopygium.

Limonia (Limonia) clarki, sp. n.
General coloration dark grey, the pleura more or lessdistinctly striped ; legs black, the femoral bases paler ; wings
with a strong brown s.uffusion, the oval stigma dark brown ;Ann. 4" Mug. 2V. Hist. Ser. 10. Vol. v.
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Sc relatively short, Scl ending a short distance beyond theorigin of Rs.
Male.--Length about 5-5"5 mm. ; wing 6 ram.
Female.--Length about 7"5-8 mm. ; wing 7-8 mm.
Rostrum elongate, nearly equal to the remainder of thehead, black. Antennm black throughout. Head grey, theposterior vertex infuscated on either side of the median line.
Pronotum and mesonotum dark brown, pruinose, especiallylaterally ; pr~escutum with a broad median and narrower
lateral brown stripes ; median region of scutum, scutellum,
and postnotum more heavily pruinose. Pleura grey, thedorso-pleural region darker brownish grey ; dorsal portionof the sternopleurite paler. In some paratypes the pale
pleural stripe is very evident. Halteres pale, the knobs darkbrown. Legs with the coxm brown; trochanters brownish
yellow ; femora pale basally, passing into black ; tibim andtarsi black. Wings with a strong brown suffusion ; stigmaoval, dark brown; narrow vague dusky seams along cord,
outer end of cell 1st M~, vein Cu, and tile longitudinal veins
beyond cord; veins dark brown. Venation: Scl ending a~hort distance beyond the origin of Rs, Sc~ at its t i p ; Rs
relatively long, angulated near origin ; m-cu at or close to
the fork of M.
Abdominal tergites brownish black ; sternites more pruinose, the basal sternites paler medially and on caudal margin ;hypopygium chiefly dark, the ventral dististyle pale. Male
hypopygium with the tergite transverse, the caudal margin
gently emarginate. Basistyle with the ventro-mesal lobe low
and stout. Ventral dististyle smaller than the basistyle,~vith a conspicuous cylindrical rostral prolongation that bears
two long spines, one slightly more distal in position, a little
shorter than the inner; both spines lie in an oval paledepression, the more basal spine from a short enlarged base.
Dorsal dististyle a strongly chitinized black hook, the slightly
decurved apex acute ; margin of curvature of the style withsmall delicate setulm. Gonapophyses broad-based~ the mesal
apical lobe slender.
Hab. West Australia.
Holotype, ~ , Mundaring, August 23, 1926 (E. W.
Ferguson).
Allotype, ~, Balingup, August 29, 1926 (E. W. Ferguson).
Paratopotgpes , 7 c~ ~ (E. W. Ferguson and J. Clark) ; Taratypes, 3 c~ 9, with tim allotype (E. W. Ferguson) ; 4 c~ ~ ,Pemberton~ August 287 1926 (J~. W. Ferguson) ; 1 c~,
Donnybrook, August 29, 1926 (E. W. Ferguson).

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Type in the Macleay Collection.
Limonia clarki is respectfully dedicated to Mr. John Clark,in recognition of his valuable studies on the entomology ofWest Australia. The species is allied to L. (L.) incisuralis(Skuse) and L. (L.) zonata (Skuse), but is very distinct.

Limonia ( Limonia) tamborina, sp. n.
General coloration yellow, the posterior prmscutum andscutum dark brown ; scutellum conspicuously whitish ;pleura yellow, striped longitudinally with brown ; knobs ofhaltcres yellow; femora with a subterminal dark ring, thetips pale ; wings cream-colourcd, with a sparse dark pattern ;Sc relatively short, SCl ending shortly before mid-length of
the angulated Rs ; abdominal segments bicolorous, the bases
obscure yellow, the apices more narrowly dark brown ; malehypopygium with the mesal lohe of basistyle very long andslender, narrowed to an acute chitinized point.
Ma/e.--Lcngth about 5 ram. ; wing 6 ram.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennm black throughout ;flagellar segments oval, with a dense white pubescence andrelatively inconspicuous setm. Head dark brownish grey.
Mesonotum chiefly yellow, the pr~eseutum behind withthree confluent brownish stripes ; scutal lobes dark brown;
median area of scutum and the broad scutellum conspicuously
whitish ; postnotal mediotergite pale whitish yellow. Pleura
yellow, with a broad dorso-longitudinal brown stripe that
extends from the propleura, passing beneath the wing-root
and across the pleurotcrgite to the abdomen ; sternopleurite
similarly darkened, producing a short ventral stripe. Halteresdusky, the knobs yellowish. Legs with the fore coxm darkbrown on outer face at base, forming part of the dorsal
stripe ; remaining cox~e and trochanters pale yellow ; legs
relatively long and slender, femora obscure yellow, darkened
beyond base, gradually deepening to a narrow, dark brown,
subterminal ring, the extreme tip again abruptly yellow;
tibim obscure yellow, brightest at base, the tips darkened ;tarsi brown. Wings with a creamy ground-colour, with asparse dark pattern ; stigma oval, brown ; the brown clouds
include conspicuous seams at Sc2, origin of Rs, cord andouter end of cell 1st M2 4 a broad diffuse seam in cell M
adjoining vein Cul, becoming obsolete at mid-length of thecell ; veins dark, more yellowish in the costal and prearcularregions. Costal fringe relatively short and inconspicuous.
Venation : Scl ends just before mid-length of Rs, Sc~ longer,ending just beyond this point ; Rs square at origin, weakly
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spurred ; R~ and free tip of Sc: in transverse alignment ;inner end of cell R~ lying far proximad of the other cells ofcord; cell 1st M~ large, rectangular, as long as vein MI+~beyond it ; m-cu shortly beyond the fork of M, subequal tothe distal section of CUl.
Abdomen bicolorous~ the bases of the segments obscureyellow, the tips more narrowly dark brown. Male hypo,pygium with the ventro-mesal lobe of the basistyle very longand slender, gradually narrowed to an acute ehitinized point.
Dististyle complex, triiobed ; what seems to correspond to
the usual dorsal dististyle a short, nearly straight, pale rod,the apex narrowed and blackened; main body of ventral
dististyle a small fleshy lobe; third branch corresponding
to the rostral prolongation, this elongate, feebly chitinized,
strongly curved at end, without rostral spines.
Hab. South Queensland.
Holotype, ~ , ~¥It. Tamborine~ altitude 2000 feet, June 17~
1928 ( Bz. H. Davidson).
Limenia (Limonia) exosa, sp. n.
General coloration of mesonotal prmseutum yellow, witha brown median stripe; posterior sclerites of mesonotum
dark brown ; anterior vertex silvery ; antennm relatively
long, black ; wings with a distinct dusky tinge ; Sc long ;cell M~ open by the atrophy of the basal section of M S ; m-cu
at fork of M ; male hypopygium with the dorsal dististylelacking; ventral dististyle small, produced into a long
areuated chitinized blade.
Male.--Length about 3"6 ram. ; wing 4"5 mm.
Rostrum brownish yellow; palpi brown. Antennm darkbrown throughout, of an unusual length for a member ofthis genus, if bent backward extending at least to the baseof the abdomen ; flagellar segments long-oval, with a short,dark, glabrous, apical pedicel ; segments clothed with a dense
white pubescence and short scattered verticils, the longest
uuilaterally arranged.
Anterior vertex light silvery;
posterior portion of vertex dark brown, the posterior orbits
light grey.
Pronotum brownish black. Mesonotal pr~eacutum yellowish, with a broad brown median stripe that widens
behind; posterior sclerites of mesonotum dark brown. Pleura
dark brown dorsally, the ventral portion paler. Halteres
relatively long~ dark brown, the base of the stem narrowly pale.
Legs with the cox~e and trochanters yellowish testaceous ;femora light brown, the bases narrowly yellowish ; tibiae

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pale brown; tarsi somewhat darker brown. Wings with adistinct dusky tinge, the oval stigma barely darker ; veinsbrown, with relatively long, conspicuous, brown macrotrichia.
Venation : Sc relatively long, Scl extending to beyond midlength of Rs, Sc2 close to its tip ; Rs weakly angulated atorigin ; free tip of Sc~ and R2 pale, the latter lying slightly
more distad than the former ; cell M~ open by the atrophy ofthe basal section of M3 ; m-cu at fork of M, a trifle shorter
than the distal section of Cu~ ; vein 2nd A relatively elongate.
Abdomen dark brown, the eighth segment and hypopygium paler. Male hypopyglum with the tergite strongly
narrowed posteriorly, the caudal margin with a very low
V-shaped notch. Ventro-mesal lobe of basistyle very large
but low, applied to the whole mesal face of the style. Ventral
distisyle small, oval, produced into a long arcuated chitinized
blade. Dorsal dististyle lacking. JEdeagus very short andbroad, the apex divided into two obtuse divergent lobes.
Gonapophyses broad, the mesal apical angle produced intoa long arcuated lobe that is gently widened outwardly, thetip obtuse.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype, ~ , Brooklana, Eastern Dorrigo, altitude 2000
feet, November 6, 1927 (/4/-. Heron).
Paratopotypes, 6 0~ ~', February 1928 (//V. Heron).
Limonia exosa is similar to L. amicula (Alexander) of
North Queensland, differing in the diagnostic features given
above.
Zimonia (Libnotes) tayloriana, sp. n.
General coloration pale reddish yellow, the mesothorax
unmarked with darker ; head light grey ; halteres and legs
pale testaceous-yeliow ; wings subhyaline, the stigma subcircular, dark brown ; veins pale, the cord and outer end ofcell 1st M2 darker ; male hypopygium with tile spines of therostral prolongation of the ventral dististyle very unequalin diameter.
2Ilale.--Length about 5"5 ram. ; wing 6 mm.
Rostrum moderately elongate, nearly as long as theremainder of head, pale brawn; palpi ob,curc brownish
yellow, 4-segmented. Antennm clark brown ; flagel]ar segments elongate-oval, each with a pair of outstanding verticils
that are unilaterally arranged, the~e exceeding the segments
in length. Head entirely light grey; eves large, colltiguous
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Prothorax and mesothorax pale reddish yellow, entirely
immaculate with darker; a whitish median line extends
from the cephalic portion of the pr~eseutum to the abdomen,
widening out behind. Halteres short, pale. Legs pale tcstaceous-yellow, only the outer tarsal segments slightly
darkened. Wings subhyaline, the base and costal region
more yellowish ; stigma small, nearly circular in outline, darkbrown; veins pale yellow, the cord between the forks of Rs
and M darkened ; outer end of cell 1st Ms darkened ; thisdark coloration involves only the veins. Venation : Sc very
long, Scl extending to opposite m-cu ; free tip of Sc~ a n d / ~in alignment ; Rs about three times the basM section of R,+5;
cell 1st M2 elongate, the elements at outer end about in transverse alignment ; m-cu at about two-fifths the lcng.th of cell
1st Ms, subequal to the distal section of Cul ; veto 2nd A
approaching 1st .4 on the prearcular portion, thence gently
sinuous and divergent.
Abdomen reddish yellow, the caudal margins of the segments narrowly and vaguely paler. Male hypopygium with
the ninth tergite transversely rectangular, the caudal margin
with a broad V-shaped notch, the lateral lobes with coarse
conspicuous marginal set~e. Basistyle of moderate size, themesa1 lobe low and obtuse. Ventral dististyle very large andfleshy, much larger than the basiatyle; rostra1 prolongation
relatively slender, with two spines that are very unequal insize, the outer spine placed just beyond mid-length of the
prolongation, powerful and gently curved ; inner spine nearbase of prolongation, very small and weak, setiform. Dorsal
dististyle a curved chitinized rod, the apex acute. -/Edeagus
elongate, the apex with divergent flaps. Gonapophyses withthe mesal apical angle long, slender, gently curved, the tip
obtuse, the lateral margin with scattered pale apicul~e.
Hab. North Queensland.
Holotype, ~ , Mossman, March 1927 (F. H. Taylor).
Type in the Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine.
I take great pleasure in naming this species in honourof Mr. Frank H. Taylor, authority on the biting-flies ofAustralia. The fly is amply distinct from other regional
species of Libnotes.
Limonia (Dicranomyia) dieksoniw, sp. n.

General coloration brownish grey, the pleura clear bluegrey; antennm black throughout; mesonotal pra~scutumwith brown stripes, the median one more shiny blackanteriorly ; knobs of halteres infuseated ; legs chiefly black ;new or llttle-known Tipulidae.

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wings grey, almost unmarked except for the stigma; R selongate, gently arcuate ; male hypopygium with the tergite
deeply emarginate medially.
M a l e . - - L e n g t h about 6 mm. ; wing 7 mm.
Female.--Length about 6"5 ram. ; wing 8-8"2 mm.
Rostrum grey; palpi dark brown.
Antennm black
throughout ; basal flagellar segments subglobular, the outer
segments passing to oval. Head light grey, the posteriorvertex with a triangular dusky area on either side of alinear ashy median stripe; anterior vertex blue-grey, ofmoderate width.
Mesonotal prmscutum dull yellowish grey, with threebrown stripes, the median stripe more shiny black, especiallyin front ; lateral stripes sometimes obsolet e ; posterior regionof pr~escutum more brownish grey ; scutal lobes brownish,
the remainder of mesonotum clearer grey. Pleura clear
blue-grey. Halteres of moderate length, pale, the knobs
infuscated. Legs with the coxae grey ; trochanters brownish
yellow ; femora brown, the tips passing into dark brown or
black; tibiae and tarsi black. Wings relatively narrow,
grey, the stigma oval, pale brown ; scarcely indicated darkenings on other veins; cord and outer end of cell 1st M 2with extensiveobliterative areas ; veins dark brown. Venation : Scl ending shortly before or beyond the origin of Rs,
Sc~ some distance before this tip ; S c l variable in length,from nearly as long as ra-cu to considerably longer ( ~ ) ;Rs long, gently arcuated, about twice the basal sectionof R~+~ ; R~ in approximate alignment with the free tip of
Sc2 ; m-ca shortly before the fork of M, usually from onethird to one-fourth its length.
Abdomen black, heavily pruinose, the hypopygium chiefly
dark or obscure. Male hypop~gium with the tergite largo,
the caudal margin deeply notched, the lateral lobes conspicuous, bordered with conspicuous setae; a small transverse
oval area on mid-length of tergite near caudal margin, thisprovided with two long and two more delicate setae. Basistyle relatively large, the ventro-mesal lobe at its base, longand relatively narrow, provided with several stout flattenedsetae in addition to smaller ones ; at the base of this lobe asmall tubercle set with about six long curved setm. Ventral
dististyle relatively small, fleshy, the roatral prolongation ofmoderate size, blackened, terminating in a small, chitinized,
beak-like point ; spines two, placed oil the face of the prolongation at near mid-length, tile inner spine a little longer
and straighter than the slightly curved outer spine. Dorsal
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Dr. C. P. Alexander onlong spine. ~Edeagus broad, trifid at apex. Ovipositor withthe basal shields and valves fulvous-brown; tergal valves
slender, gently upcurved, relatively small, but still muchlarger than in whitei.
Hub. Victoria.
Holotype, ~ , Ferntree Gully, April 15, 1928 (F. E.
Wilson).
,411otopotype, ~.
Paratype, ~ ~ Ringwood, May 5, 1928 (F. E. Wilson).
Type returned to Mr. Wilson.
Zimonia dicksoni~e is generally similar to L. (D.) whitei(Alexander) of Victoria and Tasmania, but it is very distinct
in the diagnostic features listed above. It likewise resembles
L. (D.) helmsi (Skuse), but differs in the details of venation,
as the long, gently areuated/~s.

Limonia (Dicranomyla) dorrigensis, sp. n.
Belongs to the liberia (tristis) group; allied to illingworthi; size very small (wing, ~ , about 4 ram.) ; wings
greyish, unmarked except for the stigma ; male hypopygiumwith the gonapophyses very broad,Male.--Length about 3"2 mm. ; wing 4"1 mm.
Rostrum, palpi, and antennae black ; flagellar segments
oval. Head dark grey.
Mesonotal pr~escntum yellowish grey, with three brown
stripes; seutal lobes darkened; remainder of mesonotum
more brownish grey. Pleura dark greyish brown. Halteres yellow, the knobs infuscated. Legs with the fore andmiddle cox~e extensively dark brown, the hind eoxae chiefly
obscure yellow; trochanters reddish; remainder of legs brown,
the tarsal segments passing into dark brown. Wings greyish,
the oval stigma a little darker than the ground-colour ; veinsdark brown. Venation: Sc~ ending about opposite theorigin of /~s, the latter nearly three times the basal sectionof R4+~ ; cell 1st M2 elongate, longer than the veins issuingfrom it ; m-cu more than one-half its length before the forkof M.
Abdominal ~ergites dark brown, the sternites more yellowish; hypopygium brownish yellow. Male hypopygiumwith the tergite transverse, the caudal margin evenly andconvexly rounded, with a marginal series of set,e, including
a median pair that are longer and stouter.
Basistylerelatively ~mall, the ventro-mesal lobe very stout, terminating
in a dense brush of set~e ; on face of style a small fingerlike lobe that is tufted with setae that are considerably longer

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than the lobe itself; a small group of three or four strong
setm near the apical mesal portion of the basistyle. Dorsal
dististy]e a gently curved rod that is slightly expanded onouter half, thence gradually narrowed to a long apical spine.
Ventral dististyle fleshy, including the broad rostral prolongation ; the two rostral spines placed side by side, subequalm length, arising from low tubercles. Gonapophyses withthe mesal apical lobe very broad, the outer margin weakly
toothed, the lobe merging gradually with the main body of
the apophysis.
Hub. New South Wales.
Holotype, ~ , Brooklana, Eastern Dorrigo, altitude about
2000 feet, February 10, 1929 ( iV. Heron).
Limonia dorrigensis is allied to L. (D.) illingworthi(Alexander), differing most evidently in the small size, wingpattern~ and structure of the male hypopygium, especially of
the gonapophyses.
Limonia (Dicranomyia) flavidella, sp. n.
General coloration pale yellow ; legs long and 8lender, theterminal tarsal segments darkened; wings pale yellow, thestigma vaguely darker; costal fringe relatively long andconspicuous ; cell Ms open by the atrophy of m.
Male.--Length about 5 ram.; wing 6 ram.
Rostrum and palpipale yellow. Antennae broken. Headochreous-yellow.
3/Iesonotum and pleura uniformly reddish yellow, without
markings. Halteres of moderate length only, pale yellow
throughout. Legs long and slender, pale yellow, only theterminal tarsal segments infuscated ; claws simple, except
for a basal spine. Wings uniformly pale yellow, the stigma
vaguely darker; veins darker yellow. Costal fringe relatively long and conspicuous. Venation: Sc short, Sclending opposite the origin of Rs, Sc 2 a short distance fromits tip, Scl alone about one-half the length of Rs; Rs about
one-third to one-fourth longer than the basal section of
R4+~ ; cell Me open by the atrophy of m ; m-cu at or shortly
before the fork of M ; distal section of Cul a little shorter
than m-cu.
Abdomen uniformly oehreous-yellow. Male hypopygiumwith the ninth tergite transverse, the caudal margin virtuallystraight across, each lateral angle with about a dozen
sctigerous punctures. Basistyle relatively short and stout,
the ventro-mesal lobe large, conspicuously sotiferous.
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Dr. C. P. Alexander onbasistyle, the rostral prolongation relatively slender, withtwo conspicuous spines ; outer spine about three-fourths
the length of tlle inner, placed a little more than one-half
its length from the tip of the prolongation; spines placed
close together. Dorsal dististyle a strongly curved hook, thelong slender apex blackened. Gonapophyscq very extensive,
pale, the mesal apical angle curved to the obtuse tip.
/Edeagus bifid at tip.
Hub. Victoria, New South Wales.
Holotype, c~, lVIillgrove, Victoria, altitude about 16001700 feet, in a deeply shaded fern-gully, April 7, 1928 (F. E.
Wilson).
Paratype, c~, Eastern Dorrigo, New South Wales, altitude
2000-3000 feet, February 27, 1929 (W. Heron). "Beaten
from tree-fern foliage, Dieksonia antarctica " (F. E.
Wilson).
Type returned to Mr. Wilson.
Limonia (Idioglochina) perkinsiana, sp. n.
Allied to tusitala, Alexander; general coloration darkbrownish grey ; mesonotal prmsautum brown, with four darkbrown stripes ; pleura dark brownish grey ; legs dark brown,
including the coxa~; wings with a strong dusky tinge;
male hypopygium with the caudal margiu of the ninth
tergite bearing a small, deep, V-shaped median notch.
Male.--Length about 6 mm. ; wing 7"5 mm.
Rostrum dark brown, nearly as long as the remainder ofthe head; palpi dark brown. Antennm dark brown, thefirst segment more pruinose; flagellar segments strongly
produced beneath, as in the tusitala group, the apical necks
short and stout.
Head pale reddish brown, sparsely
pruinose, the median region of the vertex more infuscated.
Mesonotal prmscutum with the interspaces brown, the disk
with four dark brown stripes, the lateral and posterior
portions of the sclerite dark greyish plumbeous; pseudosutural fovem punctiform, dark brown ; scutum light grey
medially, each lobe with two dark brown areas; scutellum
and postnotum light grey. Pleura dark brownish grey, thedorso-pleural membrane buffy. Halteres obscure yellow.
Legs with the cox~e dark brown, pruinose, the apices restrictedly pale ; remainder of legs dark brown, the femoral bases
only a trifle brighter; claws with a series of about fourteeth, the outermost longest. Wings with a strong dusky
tinge, Rs and Cu more suffused with still darker brown;veins yellowish brown, some darker brown. Venation : Scnew or little-known Tipulid~e.

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relatively long, the distance on costa between Scl and originof l~s about two-thirds the length of the latter; basal
section of R4+5 about two-thirds Rs; R2+3 only gently
arcuated ; m-cu shortly beyond the fork of M.
Abdominal segments dark brown, the tergites vaguely
more reddish brown medially at base; caudal margins of
the segments very restrictedly pale; sternites obscurebrownish yellow, darker laterally, the caudal margins narrowly pale ; hypopygium more brightened. Male hypopygium with the caudal margin of the ninth tergite witha small but deep V-shaped median notch. Dorsal dististylestrongly curved, sickle-shaped, narrowed to the subaeute
apex. Ventral dististyl~ with the inner beak-like portion
stout, the tip obtuse.
Hub. Queensland.
Holotype, (~ , Dunk Is.~ August 25, 1927 (F. A. Perkins).
I name this crane-fly in honour of the collector, Mr. F.A.
Perkins.
Type in the University of Queensland.
Limonia perkinsiana is allied to L. (L) vilez (Edwards) andL. (L) novocaledonica, Alexander, differing from both in
the very dark colour and details of structure of the malehypopygium.
Eurhamphidia invenustipes, sp. n.
General coloration brownish grey ; legs uniformly
darkened; wings subhyaline, irideseent~ the stigma andapex darkened.
Male.--Length about 6-6"3 ram. ; wing 6"4-6"8 ram.
Rostrum approximately as long as the remainder of head,dark brown; palpi black. Antennm short, brownish black,the first segment obscure yellow at base. Head brownish
grey.
Pronotum dark brown. Mesonotal pr~eseutum yellowish
brown, with a narrow but conspicuous dark brown medianstripe that does not extend to the suture; scutum pale
brown, the eentres of the lobes brownish black; seutellum
and postnotum light brown. Pleura pale brown, pruinose,
darkened dorsally; dorso-pleural membrane obscure buffy
brown; aternopleurite darker brown. Halteres slender,
dark brown, the base of the stem restrictedly obscure yellow.
Legs long and slender; coxm obscure yellow, the tore cox~emore infuscated ; trochanters obscure yellow ; femora
brown ; remainder of legs brown, without white markings.
Wings highly iridescent, subhyaline ; stigma elongate, dark

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Venation: Scl ending nearly opposite r-m or somewhat
beyond it, Sc2 not far from its tip ; first section of Rs nearly
twice the second; veins R8 and R4+~ divergent apieatly;
m-cu at near mid-length of cell 1st M~, in approximatealignment with r-re.
Abdomen relatively long and slender, brownish black, thebasal sternites obscure yellow.
Hob. West Australia.
Holotype, d', Donnybrook, August 29, 1926 (E. 14r.
tZer#uson).
Paratype, d', Pemberton, August 28, 1926 (E. /4r.
tZerguson).
Type in the Maeteay Collection.
Eurharaphidia invenustipes is entirely different from
E. niveitarsis (Skuse), the only other described Australian
species.

XI.--Descrlptions and Records of Bees.--CXXII.
By T. D. A. COCKERELL,University of Colorado.
Bombus discrepans, :Pendlebury.
3 d', Koo Luang, Nakawn Sritamarat, Siam, April 30,
1928 (K6rr).
The genitalia, which differ considerably from those of any
species known to me, were not described by Pondlebury.
Spatha strap-shaped~ paratlel-sldod, acutely pointod at apex ;sagitta stout, very obliquely truncate apically, with the lower(outor) corner produced into a sort5 of short beak; stripes
very broad at bass, apieally broadly truncate, for theattachment of the squama; squares black, somewllat
1J-shaped, with very thick base, outer arm broadly attachedto stipes, but not projecting, inner much shorter, andpointed ; volsella extending finger-like far beyond squama,
the apex obtuse, somewhat broadened, its inner margin
concave; stiff bristles project from beneath the apicalportion.
The specimens were taken at an altitude of 1400 to
1600 m.
In its general appearance this bee is exactly likeB. ignitus, Sin., from Japan.