THE

ANNAI,S

AND

MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY.
[NINTH SERIES.]
No. 69. SEPTEMBER1923.

X X X I . ~ N e w or little-known Tipulidm ( Diplera).--X VII.
Australasian Species. By CHAttLESP. AL~XA~i)E~,Ph.D.,
F.E.S., Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst,
Massachusetts, U.S.A.
THE crane-flies described in the present instalment are allfrom the South Island of New Zealand, where they werecollected in the Provinces of Westland, Otago, and Southlandby my friends Messrs. Campbell, Fenwick, Harris, Oliver,and Lindsay, to whom my sincere thanks are extended.
The types are preserved in the writer's collection.

Dicranomyia paradisea, sp. u.
Be]ongs to the huttoni group; size large (wing of d'8"5 ram. or more) ; general coloration reddish brown, theantero-median region of the praescutum infuscated; pleura
largely dark brown ; femora with a very narrow subterminal
brown ring; wings strongly tinged with yellow; cord andouter end of cell 1st ~I2 broadly infuscated ; a very small
seam at origin of Rs ; abdomen dark brown, the hypopygium
obscure yellow.
Male.--Length 7 mm. ; wing 8"9 ram.
Female.--Length 7"4-7"5 mm. ; wing 8"6-8"8 mm.
Rostrum relatively short, about one-half longer than thehead~ dark brown ; palpi black. Antennae b]ack throughout;pedicels of flagellar segments conspicuous irt both sexes,
Head dark grey.
Ann. & Mag. 2V. [list. Scr. 9. Vol. xii.
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Mesonotum reddish brown, the antero-median area of thepr~escutum slightly infuscated. Pleura dark brown, tim
proplenra obscure brownish yellow ; pleuro-tergite of postnotum in~uscated. Halteres obscure yellow, the knobs
darker. Legs wilh the coxm and troehanters obscure yellow ;femora yellow with a narrow and relatively indistinct subterminal brown ring; tibim and basal three tarsal segments
brownish yellow; terminal tarsal segments dark brown.
Wings strongly tinged with yellow ; stigma oval, dark brown,
conspicuous ; conspicuous brown seams along the cord andouter end of eel1 1st M~ ; seam at origin of _Rs and on Sc~very narrow and indistinct; a brown seam behind vein Cu ;veins dark brown, those at wing-base and in costal region
more yellowish. Venation: Sc short, Sea ending shortly
beyond the origin of Rs; Sc~ about opposite this origin ;basal deflection of Cu~ at the fork of M.
Abdomen dark brown, the basal sternites a little paler ;hypopygium obscure yellow; male hypopygium with theninth tergite semicircular in outline, divided by a U-shaped
notch into rounded lobes. Ventral dististy]e with a long
rostrum, the spines separate, the outer spine shorter ; set~e
at apex of rostrum on cephalic side more slender thanin cubitalis. Dorsal dististyle less strongly curved than incubitalis. Gonapophyses with the mesal apical lobe very
long, infuscated. Ovipositor with the valves reddish horncolour.
Hab. New Zealand (South Island).
ttolotype, ~, Paradise, Wakatipu District~ Otago, December 22, 1922 (C. C. Fenwick).

Allotop~type, ~.
Paratopotype, ~.
Dicranomyia unicornis, sp. n.
:Belongs to the huttoni group ; head dark grey ; mesonotum dull brown, the lateral margins of the prmscutum
brightening into ochreons ; femora with a conspicuous black
subterminal ring; wings faintly tinged with yellow, thestigma brown ; abdominal segments narrowly ringed caudallywith yellow; male hypopygium with the rostrum of th*eventral dististyle bearing a single very conspicuous spine;
terga] valves of ovipositor very short, upcurved.
Male.--Length 5"5 ram. ; wing 6"8-7 ram.
tZemale.--Length about 6"5 ram. ; wing 6"5-7 ram.
Rostrum blael% including the palt)i , the rostrum about
twice the length of the head. Antennm black, the basal
flagellar segments feebly bicolorous, especially in the female,new or l'ittle-known Tipuli&e.

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the base of each segment being narrowly pale. Head dark
grey.
Mesonotum dull brown, the lateral margins of the prmseutum and seutal lobes brightening into oehreous ; anterior
margins of seutal lobes slightly darkened ; median area of
scutum and the seutellum pale; postuotum yellow, darkened
posteriorly. Pleura obscure yellow, the dorsal sclerites
strongly infuseated, the ventral selerites more or less pruinose;
sterno-plenra sometimes more or less infuseated, tlalteresvery pale brown. Legs with tile eoxm pale, very indistinctly
infuseated ; troehanters yellow; femora 3ellow, with a conspicuous but narrow blaek ring that is about its own length
before the t i p ; tibim and metatarsi yellow, passing intobrown at tip; remaining tarsal segments gradually passing
into brown. Wings with a faint yellow tinge; stigma oval,
pale brown ; cord and outer end of cell 1st ~Z~very narrowly
and indistinctly seamed wiLh darker; veins dark brown.
Venation: Sc eudil~g opposite or a short distance beyond
the origin ot~ Rs, Sc~ not far from its tip ; basal deflection of
Ca1 at or near the tbrk of 21/.
Abdomcn black, the basal segments narrowly but distinctly
ringed with obscure yellow; in the male segments 5 to 7
more uniformly brown; in most females all the tergites
are conspicuously ringed ,~'ith yellow; sternites often pale,with the lateral margins darkened; male hypopygium
obscure reddish. Mate hypopygium with the ninth tergite
having a shallow O-shaped notch, each lateral lobe and amedian area setiferous. Mesallobe of basistyle very large andbroad, densely seti['erous ; dorsal dististyle gently arcuated,
thc acute apex suddenly curved ; ventral dististyle relatively
small with a conspicuous rostrum that bears a single very
long and powerful spine that is longer than the rostrum
alone, directed slightly basad. Mesal apical angle of eachgonapophyse produced into a long slender rod that is weakly
serrulate along the lateral margin. Ovipositor with thetergal valves very short and strongly upcurved.
Hab. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, cY, goss, Westland, February 17, 1923 (T. R.
Harris).
Allolot~olype , ~-.
Paratopotypes, .tO ~ ? ~ :February 17-23, 1923 (7'. R.
Harris) ; paratypes, 5 d' ? , Greyumuth, Wesdand, ~'ebruary~7, 1923 (.T. R . Harris).
Dicranomyia tricuspis, sp. n.
Belongs to the fasciata group; general coloration dark
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Dr. C. P. Alexander o~grey ; wings subhyaline, sparsely variegated with grey ; noeloud at origin of Rs, but a conspicuous seam along the cord ;cell 1st M~ open by the atrophy of m; male hypopygimn
with each gonapophyse tricuspid.
Male.--Length 5-5"5 mm. ; wing 6'2-6"5 ram.
Female.--Length about 5"5 mm. ; wing 6 mm.
Rostrum and palpi brownish black. Antennae small,
black th,'oughoug. Head dark grey.
Mesonotum brownish black, very sparsely gre3,-pruinose ;scutellum and postnotum light grey. Pleura black, sparsely
grey-pruinose. Halteres dark brown, the base of the stem
light yellow. IJegs with the fore and middle cox~e concolorous with the pleura; posterior coxm paler, obscureyellow; troehanters yellowish testaeeous; femora brown,
paler a~ base; tibiae "and tarsi black. Wings subhyaline;
preareular region paler; membrane clouded with brownish
grey; stigma oval, brown; a broad and conspicuous seamalong the cord; a conspicuous cloud at base of cell M3;
postarcular region indistinctly infuscated ; veins dark brown.
Venation: Sc short, Sel ending opposite or close to theorigin of Rs, Ses some distance from the tip of Sel, the latter
alone longer than the basal deflection of Cul; l~s short,
gently arcuated~ about one-third to one-half longer than thebasal deflection of R4+s ; cell 1st Ms open by the atrophy ofm ; cell 313 usually shorter than its petiole ; basal deflectionof Ctq close to or before the fork of M. In the allotypic
Rs is long-spurred near origin.
Abdomen with the basal sternites paler than the remaining
segments~ which are dark slate-blaek, including the hypopygmm. Male hypopygimn with the ninth tergite scarcely
notched medially. Basistyle with the mesal lobes relatively
low, terminating in a pencil of spinous bristles; ventral
dististyle small, fleshy, narrowed apieally, and here with afringe of set,e; no rostrum ; dorsal dististyle gently curved,
suddenly narrowed to the acute apex. Gonapophyses terminating in three spines or teeth, there being a median pale
tooth. Ovipositor with the tergal valves very slender, acute.
Hab. New Zealand (South Island).
Hololt/pe , ~ , I~ewanui, Paparoa Range, Westland, altitude
600-800 ~eet, February 15, 1928 (T. R. Harris).
Allolopotype~ f~.
Paratopot~pes, 5 d ? .

Dicra~omyia cinerella, sp. n.
General eoloration grey, the pr~escutum infuseated except
laterally; antennae black throughout; legs black, only thenew or NUle-known Tipulidae.

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femoral bases narrowly pale; wings tinged with brown;
stigma elongate, darker brown ; Sv short, SOl longer thauRs ; abdomen dark brown ; ventral dististyle of male hypopygium very large and fleshy.
Male.wLength about 7"5 ram. ; wing 9 mm.
Rostrum black, grey-pruiuose; palpi black. Antennae
black throughout, the flagellar segments oval. Head dark
grey.
Mesonotal pr~escutum dark brownish grey, the lateral
margins and humeral region ashy grey; scutum grey, thecentres of the lobes infuscated ; scutellum and postnotum
light grey. Pleurallght grey-pruinose throughout. Haltercs
relatively short, pale, the knobs darker. Legswith the coxm
dark grey; trochanters infu~cated apically; femora black,
only the narrow bases paler; remainder of the legs black.
Wings rather strongly tinged with brown ; stigma elongate,
darker brown ; barely visible brown seams along the cord;veins dark brown. Venation: Sol ending about opposite
the origin of Rs, Sc: removed to a distance from the tip ofSc~ that is greater than the length of Rs; R8 strongly
arcuated ; basal deflection of R~+5nearly straight, about twothirds Rs; cell lsl M~ elongate, gently widened distally;basal deflection of Cul at the fork of M.
Abdomen dark brown, the basal sternites slightly paler.
Male hypopygium with the apex of the ninth tergite with aconspicuous 0-shaped median notch; basistyles of hypopygium small; ventral dististyle very large, fleshy, therostral prolongation small with two relatively short, subequal
spines ; dorsal dististylc relatively small. Gonapophyses withthe mesal apical angle produced into a short lobe that isslightly curved at apex.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ , Paradise, Wakatipu District, Otago, December 22, ] 922 (C. 6\ Fenwick).
Molophilus imberbis, sp. n.
Belongs to the macrocerus group ; wings broad, distinctly
tinged with brown; male hypopygium with the ba~al dististyle very conspicuous, appearing as a long cylindrical stem,
dilated at the apex into a short triangular head.
Male.--Length about 4 mm. ; wing 5"2-5"6 ram.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennae elongate, dark brown,
if bent backward extending to about opposite told-lengthof the abdomen, its structure as in the macrocerus group of
species. Head dark grey.
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grey, the humeral region and lateral margins of the former
narrowly ochreous; remainder of the mesonotum darkbrown. Pleura shiny, dark brown. Halteres yellow throughout. Legs with the coxm and trochanters obscure yellow ;femora yellow, the tips indistinctly darkened ; tibi~ brownish
testaceous, tile tips and the tarsi darker. Wings broad,
distinctly tinged with brown ; macrotrichi~e and veins darker
brown. Venation : basal dcttectiou of Cut a short distancebeyond the fork of M; vein 2rid A elongate, ending about
opposite three-fourths the length of the petiole of cell M~.
Abdomen dark brown, with yellowish setm 7 hypopygium
brighter brown. Male hypopygium of the structure of themacrocerus.group, the outer dististyle small ; basal dististyle
very conspmuous, appearing as a long, slender, cylindricalstem that gradually dilates into a short triangular blade, tile
apex and margins for a short distance back from the tip
provided with black spinous setm ; no set~e or spines except
at or near the apex.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ , Greymoutlb Westland, February ]2, 1923
( T. R. Harris).
Paratopotypes, 2 c~ ~ .

Molophilus remotus, sp. n.
Belongs to the macrocerus group ; male hypopygium withthe basal dististyle before the middle of its length armed
with a dense area of black setm and terminating in a longstraight spine.
Male.--Length about 3"5-3"8 ram. ; wing 4-4"6 mm.
l~ostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennm elongate, only
a little shorter than the entire body ; scapal segments dullochreous, the flagellum black ; structure as in the macrocerus
group of species. Head brownish black.
Mesonotum dark brown, in some specimens the humeral
region and lateral margins rather narrowly ochreous. Pleura
dark brown-pruinose. Halteres pale brown, the base of thestem a little paler. Legs with tim coxm and trochantersochrcous ; femora brown, the bases more yellowish; remainder of the legs darker, the terminal tarsal segments
black. Wings tinged with brown, the veins and macrotriehi~e still darker brown. Venation : about as in M. imberbis, sp. n. ; vein 2nd A ending about opposite two-thirds
the length of the petiole of eel[ M3.
Abdomen dark brown, including the hypopygium. Male
hypopygium of the structure of the macrocerus group. Basal
distist) le elongate and conspicuous, slender basally, beforenew or little-known Tipulidm.

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told-length on the mesal face proclucecl into a shorg chltinizedridge that is densely set with abundant black spinous setm;
beyond this point, the style is curved gently mesad andbecomes feebly dilated, the apex running out into a long,straight, black spine.
Hab. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, c~, l~ewanui, Paparoa Range, Westland, altitude
600-803 feet, February 15, 1923 (T. R. ttarris).
Paralopotypes, c~ ; paratgpes, 1 o~, Greymouth, Coal Creek
Track, February 13, 1923 (7. R. Harris); 4 ~ ~ , Kossj
Westland, February 17-21, 1923 (/'. R. Harris).
Molophilus evanidas, sp. n.
General coloration grey ; antennm of the male moderately
elongate ; wings relatively narrow, faintly tinged with brown ;male hypopygium with the dlstistyles elongate, the basal
style bifid at apex, at near two-thirds the length with aconspicuous erect black spine.
~glale.--Length about 3 ram. ; wing 3"4,-3"6 mm.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennm of the male moderately
long, if bent backward extending to beyond the base of theabdomen, black throughout. Head with the centre of
the vertex dark grey~ the orbital regions ochreous.
Mesonotal prmscutum and scutum dark grey, the humeral
region and the latter ends of the pronotal scutellum sulphuryellow ; pseudo-sutural fovem linear, black ; scutellum yellow,
sparsely whitish-p.ruinose; postnotum dark grey, the lateraland cephalic regions of the medio-tergite more yellowish.
Pleura grey, indistinctly striped longitudinally across thedorsal margin of the sterno-pleura with obscure yellow,
Halteres short, pale brown, the stem yellow. Legs with thecoxm, trochanters, and femoral bases pale brown, the renlainder of the legs darker brown. Wings relatively narrow,faintly tinged with brown; veins and macrotrichim lightbrown. Venation : vein 2nd A relatively short, ending justbeyond the base of the petiole of cell Ma.
Abdomen dark brown, the extreme caudal margins of thebasal tergites yellowish ; hypopygiumreddish brown. Male
hypopygium with the basistyle terminating iu a tiny, black,conical spine. Dististyles elongate, the outer pair more than
one-haft the length of the basal; outer style slender, theapex dilated, twisted, with a straight, oppressed, black spineat the base of the dilated portion ; basal style straight basally,
beyond mid-length feebly dilated into a blade, thence gradually
narrowed into the slender and more chitinized apical third ;apex split into two spines ; at about two-thirds the length of

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the style on the ventral face a conspicuous, erect, blackspine.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~, Ross, Westland, February 17, 1923 (T. R.
Harris).
Paratopotype, c~, :February 21, 1923.

Molophilus picturatus, sp. n.
General coloration yellow, the mesonotum spotted withbrowll; head infuscated ; pleura yellow, striped longitudinally with dark brown ; legs yellowish white, the apicesof the segments blackened; wings whitish subhyaline,
variegated with brown.
Male.--Length about 2"7mm. ; wing 2"9-3 mm.
Female.--Length 2"6 ram. ; wing 3"3-3"4 mm.
DescJibed fi'om alcoholic material.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennm with the bas~lsegment pate, the second scapal segment infuscated;flagellum pale. Head iufuscated, the orbital regions paler.
Mesonotal prmscutum yellow with three pale brown stripesthat are sometimes obsolcte~ their anterior ends in all cases
darkened to produce a spotted appearance; scutal lobes
infuscated; scutellum yellow; postnotum dark brown.
Pleura yellow with a conspicuous brown longitudinal stripe
extending from the prothorax across the dorsal pleurites tothe postnotum ; sterne-pleura and meron likewise infuscated.
Halteres pale. Legs with the coxze and trochanters paleyellow ; femora yellowish white, the tips broadly dark brown,
the fore femora with art ill-defined subLerminal ring of pale
brown ; tibiae and basal two tarsal segments yellowish white,
the tips broadly blackened ; terminal three tarsal segments
blackened. ~ i n g s whitish subhyaline, variegated withbrown; a dark spot at h continued across the arculus; abroad band extends from the stigma completely across thewing, following the entire length of Cu and Cu~ ; an extensive infuscated area near mid-length of cell 2nd A and the
adjoining parts of 1st A ; anal angle darkened ; veins pale,darker in the infuscated areas. Yenation : 2nd A moderately
elongate, ending shortly beyond the fork of M.
Abdominal tergites brown, the pleural region paler;sternites yellowish brown. Male hypopygium of the general
type of M. plagiatus, Alexander, and allies. Basal dististylea straight rod that is feebly darkened apically, the outermargin with very weak appressed serrations.
ttab, New Zealand (South Island).

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Hololype, c~, Glenorchy, Wakatipu District, altitude1200 feet, January 1, 19~3 (F. S. Oliver).
Allolopolype, ?.
Paratopotypes, 7 c~ ? •All types preserved in alcohol.
Mololohilus analis, sp. n.
General coloration yellow; antennm short; wings relatively broad, strongly suffused with yellow ; 2nd anal veinvery long; male hypopygium with the basal dististyle
straight, only the extreme apex darkened and weakly
toothed.
Male.-- Length 3"8-:6 ram. ; wing 3'8 mm.
Female.--Length 4-4"2 mm; wing 4~ram.
Described from alcoholic specimens.
Rostrum yellow, the palpi brown. Antennae short, pale
brownish yellow. Head yellow.
Mesonotum and pleura clear yellow, unmarked. Halteres short, pale throughout. Legs yellow, only the terminal tarsal segments darkened. Wings relatively broad,strongly tinged with yellow, the costal and stigmal regions
and a seam at the base of vein Cu darker yellow; veins
yellow; maerotrichi~e pale brown. Venation: vein 2rid.4
very long, terminating opposite the base of cell Ma.
Abdomen pale yellowish brown, the hypopygium yellow.
Male hypopygium with basistyles terminating in slender
beaks, only the extreme apex of each blackened. Outer~dististyle deeply bifid, the arms separated by a [J-shaped
notch; basal dististyle of the general type of M. plagiatus,
Alexander, and allies; a rather stout, straight, pale rod,the extreme apex darkened and very weakly and sparsely
toothed.
Hab. 5YewZealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ , Glenorehy, Wakatipu District, Otago, altitude 1200 feet, January 1, 1923 (F. S. Oliver).
AllotopotMoe, ?.
Paralotoot$tpes, 6 ~ ~ .
Molophilus basisloina, sp. n.
General coloration yellow; przescutum with three conspicuous dark brown stripes; pleura largely yellow, thesterno-pleura narrowly dark brown ; base of fore tibim infuseated; wings faintly tinged with greyish yellow; malehypopygium with the basal dististylo a powerful straightspine, with a smaller lateral spine at its base.
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Described from an alcoholic specimen.
I¢os~rum and patpi brown. Autenn~e short, dark brown
throughout. Head infuscated.
Mesonotal pra~seutum yellow with three e3nspicaous darkbrown stripes; seutum obscure yellow, each lobe extensively
dark brown; scutellnm obscure yell~)w; medio-tergite of
postnotum dark brown, the antero-lateral angles extensively
yellow; pleuro-tergites yellow with a small brown spot immediately cephalad of the base of the halter. Pleura yellow, thesterno-pleura and meron dark browu ventrally. Halterespale, the knobs whitish. Legs with the fore and middle
eox~e weakly infuseated, the posterior coxm yellow; frochanters yellow ; only a single (fore) leg remains ; femora
yellowish brown; tibia yellow, the base extensively infusea~ed; tarsi broken. Wings faintly tinged with greyish
yellow ; veins yellow ; maerotriehim pale brown. Venation :vein 2rid A lon.~, ending about opposite mid-length of thepetiole of celt M~.
Abdomeu dark brown. Male hypopygium with the basistyle produced into a high flattened beak that is pale iu
eolour, feebly chitinizecl. Outer dististyle only feebly bifid
at apex. Basal dististyle consisting of a powerful blackened
spine, elongate-conical in shape; on outer side at base asmaller, slightly curved spine, the apical half blackened.
What seems to be a projection from the ninth tergite projects
eaudad as a tiny Y-shaped structure.
Hub. New Zealand (South island).
Holotype, d , Glenorchy, Wakatipu District, Otago, altitude 1200 feet, January 1, 1923 (F. S. Oliver).

GyuoTlistia neouebulosa, sp. n.
Female.--Length 22'5 mm. ; wing 8"2 ram. ; abdomenalone 19 ram.
Related to G. nebulosa, Edwards, differing as follows :-Pectinations of basal fiagetlar segments moderately long,
the longest (flagellar segments 2-3) about two-thirds thelength of the segment; flagellar segments at least three times
as long as broad. Mesonotal praescutum wiLh three brown
stripes. Legs with the femora reddish brown, tile tips
slightly darker brown (in nebulosa there is a narrow, darkbrown, subterminal ring); legs longer than iu the corresponding sex o[ nebulosa. Wings with the dark markings
smaller but deeper in colour, these including the blotches atbase of cell R, at origin of Rs, the seam along the cord anda spot at tile end of -R2 ; wing-tip practically clear ; veinsnew or little-known Tipulid~e.

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yellowish, darker in the infuseated areas. Abdomen elongate, as shown by the measurements above ; sternal valves ofovipositor blackened.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ?, Lake Manapouri, Southland, altitude 600 feet,
January 1-7, 1923 (S. Lindsay).
Gynoplistia princeps, sp. n.
Size large, form robust; antennae 23-segmented; mesonotum shiny chestnut-brown ; pleura longitudinally stripedwith shiny brown and brownish grey; wings subhyaline,with a very sparse brown pattern; vein 1st A bent strongly
eaudad just before mid-length.
Mate.--Length 14"5 ram. ; wing 14 ram.
Rostrum light brown, the mouth-parts obscure orange;
palpi light brown~ the terminal segments a little darker.
_A_ntenn~e 23-segmented, the formula being 2 + 2 + 1 4 , + 5 ;first scapal segment brown ; second segment and rhachis offlagellar segments I and 2 orange; remainder of antennm
brownish black ; the longest branch is about two-fifths thelength of the flagellum. Head dark brownish grey, more
reddish anteriorly.
Mesonotal przescutum with the disk shiny chestnut-brown,
the broad humeral regions and narrower lateral margins
duller brown; scutal lobes shiny brown; scutellum andpostnotum dull brown, the latter darkened and shiny posteriorly. Pleura shiny brown, with longitudinal stripes ofbrownish-grey pollen, lIalteres obscure orange. Legs withthe coxm dark-coloured, buffy-grcy pruinose; troehantersobscure yellow; femora orange-brown, the tips scarcely
darkened ~ tibize light brown, the tips indistinctly darkened ;tibial spurs acutely pointed ; tarsal segments 1-2 light brown,
a little darkened at their tips; terminal tarsal segments darkbrownish black. Wings subhyaline, with a very sparsebrownish-grey pattern ; a tiny cloud at the base of cell / / ;a small spot at origin of Iis ; stigma oval, brown ; a circular
cloud at r-m ; less distinct seams along the remainder of thecord; outer end of cell 1st M~; along some of the longitudinal veins ; beyond mid-length of vein ]st A in cell 1st A
and in the anal angle; veins brown. Venation: Sc long,Sc~ a little longer than Scl and ending just before the tip of
1~+.~ ; Rs very long ; cell M1 about twice the length of its
petiole ; cell 1st M~ relatively short, the basal deflection of
Czq near one-third its length ; vein 1st A deflected strongly
caudad just before mid-length ; vein 2nd A strongly sinuous.

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Abdomen with the basal tergite shiny chestnut-brown ;subterminal segments sparsely brownish-grey pruinose.
Hab. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, (~, Greymouth, Coal Creek Track, West]and,February 18, 1923 ( T. R. Harris).

Gynoplistia subobsolela, sp. n.
Allied to G. speciosa, Edwards; antennm of the male
20-segmented; mesonotal scutum and posterior portions of'the pr~escutum shiny greenish brown; femora brownish
yellow with rather broad sabterminal brown rings ; posterior
tibiae with a subobsolete whitish ring; wings subhyalinewith a heavy dark brown pattern.
Male.--Length 9-1l ram. ; wing 9'5-]2 ram.
Female.--Length 15-16 mm. ; wing 12 ram.
Rostrum and palpi brown. Antenme 20-segmented in
the male, the formula being 2 + 2 + 1 2 + 4 ;in the female,the antennm are 18-segmented, with nine branched segments; antennae with the scape fulvous, the flagellum andbranches black ; branches elongate in the male, the longest
approximately one-half the length of the flagellum. Headshiny black, the oceiput and anterior portion of the vertex
more reddish.
Pronotum shiny chestnut-brown. Mesonotal pr~eseutumand scutum shiny greenish brown, the former passing into
chestnut-brown eephalad of the pseudosutural fovem; insome cases the green eolour is restricted to the seutal lobes ;scutellum and postnotum shiny chestnut-brown. Pleura
chestnut-brown, sparsely dusted with light grey, the dorsopteural region velvety-black. Halteres obscure orange. Legs
with the cox~e chestnut-brown, sparsely light grey pruinose ;
troehanters yellowish brown ; femora brownish yellow withrather broad, conspicuous, dark brownish-black subterminalrings, the extreme apex narrowly pale ; tibim brown, the tips
blackened; posterior tibim with a broad, diffuse, nearly
obsolete, whitish ring near mid-length, the setm being
uniformly dark ; tarsi brownish black ; tibial spurs flattened,
the oblique apex microscopically serrulate. Wings subhyaline,with a heavy- dark brown pattern, including cell Sc ; a subquadrate area at origin of Rs ; a broad hand across the wingat the level of the cord, including the stigma but leaving thecentre of cell 1st M2 pale ; wing-apex broadly infuscated ; aconspicuous cloud along vein 1st A, more extensive opposite
the level of the origin of Rs; an infuscation along vein
2rid ,4 in celt 2rid A ; veins dark brown, paler at the wing-new or little.known Tipulidm.

277base. Yenation: Sc: ending just before the fork of R:+a,
Sc~ longer than Scl ; r far out near tip of R1 ; cell M1 longer
thau its petiole; basal deflection of Cul near mid-length ofcell 1st M: ; indications of a spur oil vein R~ near its origin,jutting into cell 1st R1 towards Sc2.
Abdomen shiny brownish, with a violaceous subterminal
ril, g in the male; hypopygium light chestnut-brown. Male
hypopygium with each basistyle relatively stout, the mesal
apical angle produced meso-caudad into a small chitinized
point ; mesal face of basistyle rather densely setiferous andbearing three small chitinized spines and teeth. Dististyles
two, the outer larger, gradually expanded into an obtuse
blackened apex, on the outer margin before the tip with alow chitinized tooth; inner style more slender, rather
densely setiferous, some of the setm conspicuous. Gonapophyses simple, slender, gently curved, narrowed to theacute apex, the distal third blackened.
Hab. ~New Zealand (Somh Island).
Holotype, ~, Rewanui, Paparoa Range, Westland, ahitude
600-800 feet, February 15, 1923 (T. R. Harris).
Allotype, ?, Ross, Westland, February 21, 1923 (T. R.
Harris).
Paratypes, 1 ~ , with the allotype; 2 ff c~, Mahinapau,
Westland, February 24, 1923 (;l: R. Harris); 1 ~, Blackball,Westland, December 1916 (d. W. Campbell) ; 2 ~' ~ , GreymoutiJ, Coal Creek Track, Westland, February 13, 1923
(T. R. Harris); ~ ~ , in copula, Greymouth, Febrhary 11,
1923 (T. R. Harris); 2 ? ?, February 14, 1923.

Gynoplistia hirsuticauda~ sp. n.
General coloration grey; antenme with seventeen segments,
the flagellar branches short ; femora black, yellowish basally,
with a subterminal pale ring; male hypopygium with themesal margins of the basistyles densely setiferous.
Male.--Length about 10 ram. ; wing about 10ram.
Rostrum and palpi black. An~ennm brownish black,17-segmented, the formula being 2 + 5 + 5 + 5 ; longest branchabout twice the length of the segment bearing it ; terminal
branch shorter than the segment ; terminal segment about
one-half longer than the penultimate. Head dark grey.
Mesonotal pr~escutum golden brown with three darker
brown stripes, the median stril)e divided by a line of golden
pollen ; przcscutal interspaces co,,spieuously grey ; pseudosutural tbvem black ; humeral region dark brown; seutumand scutellum grey, dark brown l~tterally ; postnotum (larkbrown. Pleura dark-coloured, light grey pruinose. Halteres

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obscure orange, the apex of the knobs iufuscated. Legs
with the coxse reddish, grey-pruinose; trochanters obscureyellow ; femora broadly yellow basally, broadest on the fore
legs, the apical half or thereabouts black with a reddishyellow subterminal ring, least conspicuous on the ibre
femora ; tibim light brown, the tips blackened ; remainder of
the tarsi black; tibial spurs acutely pointed. Wings subhyaline with a brown pattern, including a large quadratearea at the origin of/~s, extending between veins R and M ;a conspicuous seam along the cord, extending from ttm
slightly darker stigma entirely across the wing; a seam at
m ; wing-apex broadly darkened, including all of cell M1;
veins yellow, brown in the infuscated areas. Venation : Rs
square and spurred at origin ; R~+8 shorter than the deflection of R4+~; cell M1 about one-half longer than its petiole.
Abdomen dark brown, the basal segments pruinose, thelateral margins broadly obscure yellow ; basal sternites dark,
the subterminal segments and hypopygium pale. Male
hypopygium with the mesal margin of the basistyle very
extensively and conspicuously clothed with long yellow
setm ; apical angle of basistyle produced into a short blunt
lobe. Dististy]es two, the outer style terminating in aslender black point; before this, on outer face, a high crest
that is produced apically into a blunt lobe; inner style more
slender, the caudal margin fringed with long set~e.
Hab. New Zealand (South Island).
Hololype, ~ , Queenstown, Wakatipu district, Otago,
altitude 1000 feet, January 4~, 1923 (F. S. Oliver).

Gynoplistia dispila, sp. n.
General coloration shiny black, the head and pleura morepruinosc, especially the latter; wings greyish subhya]inewith two brown areas ; basistyles of male hyl)opygium witha setiferous cushion on mesal face near base.
Male.--Length about 5-5"5 mm. ; wing 5"5-6"2 mm.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennm 15-segmented, theformula being 2 + 2 + 8 + 3 , with the possibility of there
being an additional simple subterminal segment; scapeblack ; basal one or two flagcl!ar segments pale at the ends ;remainder of the antenna black; flabellation of antennaof moderate length, less than one-half the length of theflagellum. Head black~ indistinctly dusted with grey.
Mesonotal prmscutum and scutal lobes shiny black;
median area of the scutum and the scutellum and postnotum
more brownish. :Pleura black, almost concealed by a sparse
appressed microscopic grey I)ube~cence. Halteres pale: thenew or little-known Tipulidm.

279base a little brighter. Legs with the cox~e and troehantersobscure yellowish testaceous; femora obscure yellow, thetips rather broadly blackened; tibim and metatarsi pale
brown, the tips nan'owly darker ; remaining tarsal segments
passing into darker brown. Wings greyish subhyaline, with
two t)rown areas, the first small to subobsolete, near theorigin of Rs; the second extending from the stigma along
the cord to the fork of M or beyond on to the basal deflectionof Cul ; veins dark brown. Yemltion : SCl ending opposite
or shortly before the fork of Rs ; Rs strongly angulated atorigin ; r about one and one-half times its length from thetip of//1 and near mid-length of the stigma ; cell M1 a little
longer than to approximately twice as long as its petiole ;basal deflection of Cul about one-third its length beyond thefork of ~1I.
Abdomen black, the basal sternites paler. Male hypopygium with the apical angle of the basistyle produced
caudad into a moderately long setiferous lobe ; mesal apicalangle produced into a flattened glabrous point; mesal i~ce
setiferous, culminating in a small subglobular setiferous
cushion near the base. Dististyles two, pale, subequal inlength. Gonapophyscs simple, each an almost straightsubchitinlzed spine.
IIab. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, (~, Rewanui, I)aparoa Range, West]and, altitude 600-800 feet, February 15, 1923 (T. R. Harris).
Paratype, ~ , Ross, Westland, February 23, 1923 (T. R.
Harris).

Gynoplislia pygmxa, sp. n.
General coloration shiny coal-black; antennm 15-segmented, the flahellations elongate ; halteres with dark brown
knobs; wings hyaline with a rather sparse brown pattern ;cell M~ present; male hypopygium with each basistyle
produced apicady into a lobe that is shaped somewhat like a
duck's head.
Male.--Length 3"8 ram. ; wing 4"3 mm.
Rostrum and palpi brownish black. Antennae 15-segmented, the formula being 2 + 2 4 - 6 - 1 5 ; the eleventhsegment is very indistinctly produced at apex ; the terminal
segment is narrowed at apex and apparently formed by thefusion of two segments; scape dark brown; basal two
flagellar segments obscure yellow; remainder of flagellum,
including all branches, brownish black; antennal flabellations elongate, the longest (segments 5 and 6) about onehalf the length of the flagellum. Head shiny black.

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Mesonotum shiny black. Pleura similarly eoloured, witha narrow line of microscopic grey pubescence extending
from the wing-root ventrad to above the mid and hind eox~ewhere the area broadens out. Italteres yellow, the knobs
conspicuously dark brown. Legs with the coxm and trochenters testaceous yellow; femora similar, tile tips feebly
dilated and conspicuously blackened; tibiae pale brown, thetips narrowly blackened ; tarsi black, the base a little paler.
Wings hyaline, with a rather sparse bro~vn pattern, includinga small postarcular spot in the base of cells R and M; asquare area at origin of Rs, with similar pale clouds incells M and 1st A forming- a broken fascia at this level ;stigma brown, connecting with a conspicuous seam along
the cord, this interrupted at cell 1st M.~ which is only narrowly seamed at the ends with darker; wing-apex pale; atiny brown cloud at fork of MI+~ ; veins dark brown. Venation: Rs elongate, arcuated at origin ; r very faintly
indicated; cell M1 about one-half longer than its petiole; basal
deflection of Ctq near mid-length of cell 1st M2.
Abdomen black, including the hypopyglum. Male hypopygium with each basistyle stout, the mosul apical angle
produced into a lobe that is shaped somewhat like the headof a duck, the beak-like apex depressed, subacute. Dististyles
two, the outer slender, terminating iu a narrow attenuate
apex ; inner style broader, the apex abruptly narrowed intoa short cylinder. Gonapophyses simple, elongate, gently
curved, the apex with numerous weak dentieles.
Hab. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ , I~oss, Westland, February 21, 1923 (T. R.
Harris).

Dolichopeza fenwicki, sp. n.
General coloration light grey, the przescutum with threeconspicuous dark brown stripes, the median one split by apaler brown vitta; antennm relatively short, the flagellum
black ; legs black ; wings strongly tinged with brown, withthree conspicuous whitish blotches on distal half ; abdominal
segments greyish p]umbeous~ the base and apex of each of
the intermediate segments broadly dark brown.
Male.--Length 10 ram. ; wing 10"5 mm.
l~ostrum dark brown ; palpi black, the terminal segment
paling into brown. Antennm relatively short, if bellt hackward scarcely reaching the base of the haltcres ; basal
segment of scape brown, dusted with grey ; second segment
brown; flagellum black. Head light grey, the vertical
tubercle paler, the occipital region darkened.
~Iesonotal prmscutum light grey with three very con-

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spicuous dark brown stripes, the median stripe split by anarrow, paler brown vitta; the small pseudosutural fovem
surrounded by a pale brown cloud ; scutum pate buffy grey,
the lobes conspicuously marked with dark brown ; scut ellum
and postnotum brownish grey, the medio-tergite of the latter
narrowly margined posteriorly and laterally with dark brown.
Pleura light grey, variegated with dark brown, this especiallyconspicuous on the sterno-pleura and meron. Haltereselongate, pale brownish yellow, the knobs dark brown, theirknobs scarcely if at all paler. Legs with the coxae pale,sparsely pruinose, more distinct on the fore coxm; trochanters pale yellowish white ; remainder of the legs brownish
black throughout, the femoral bases a little paler. Wings
with a strong brown suffusion ; stigma large, darker brown ;conspicuous whitish areas before the stigma, including partsof cells C, Sc, and R ; near the fork of M, including portionsof cells R and, especially, the base of 2ud ~_fz ; a third conspicuous area occupies the base of cell 2rid R~ beyond thestigma; veins dark brown. Velmtion: practically as iu
D. 2arvicauda, Edwards.
Abdominal segments pale greyish plumbeous, banded withdark brown, about the basal and apical third of each segment
brown, the middle third or a little more being of the groundcolour; on the subterminal tergites the colour becomes
more uniformly dark brown ; on the subterminal sternites
tim apical brown band becomes obsolete. Hypopygium
small, dark brown.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ , Glenorehy, Wakatipu district, altitude1200 feet, January 4, 1923 (C. C. Fenwick).
This very distinct species of .Dolichopeza is named inhonour of the collector, Mr. Cuthbert C. Fenwick.

XXXII.--0n(Coleoptera).

new Species of Curculionid~e from India
By GvY A. K. MaasaALL, C.M.G., D.Sc.,

F.R.S.
[Plate VIII.]
Subfamily Arr~za~z~,~.

Attelabus lacertosus, sp. n.

(P1. VIII. fig. 5.)¢~ ~. Head, rostrum, antennm, prothorax, sternum, andlegs shins blue-black ; elytra and renter testaceous brown
to red-brown.
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