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paper~--e, g., Rosa ( 1 9 0 8 ) - - s h o w eggs, it would saem thatthe number of females greatly preponderates over that of
the males.
Busm

REFERENCES.
(1847.) "Einiges iiber den Tomopteri8 oniseiformis."Arch. f.
Anat. Physiol. etc. herausg, v. J. Miiller, Jahrg. 1847, Berlin.
CARPnXTER and CLAP*R~D]~. (1862.) Trans. Linn. Soc. Lend.
vol. xxiii.
L~Ue~rA~T and PA(:~ENSTEeH]~. (1858.) "Untersuchungen tiber
niedere Seethiere." Arch. f. &nat. Physiol. etc. herausg, v.
J. Miiller, 1858, Berlin.
RosA. (1908.) " Raccoltc Planctoniche fatte dalla R. nave ' Liguria.'"
V.--Part I. Dalle pubblicazioni del R. Institute di Studi
Suporiori in Firenze,.1908.
EXPLANATION OF PLATE XI.
l~Tg. 1. Johnstonella catharina. The entire animal. _Pr.=" horns " ofthe prostoaiium ; E. --epaulettes ; T. = second pair of tentacles ;Ph. =pharynx ; Br. =brain.
Fig. 2. orohnstonella catharina. A single parapodium (P.) with r its
two rami. Or.= ovaries ; .f.m.---fin-membranes ; ~. =rosettes ;ch.or. =chromophilous organ.
Fig. 3. Johnstonelta catharina. Another variety of" tail."

X I X . - - N e w or little-known Tipulid~e ( D i p l e r a ) . N X X X V I I I .
Au.,tratasian Species. By CHARLES P. ALEXANDER~Ph.D.,
F.E.S., Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst,
Massachusetts, U.S.A.
TH~ species discussed in the present paper are Australian
members of the tribe Hexatomini, the majority of thespecimens having been taken in Tasmania by Dr. Andr6 L.
Tonnoir. A few of the species were included in collections
made in Tasmania by Mr. Hardy, in Victoria by Director
Kershaw of the National Museum and Mr. F. E. Wilson,
and on Mr. Kosciusco by Dr. Tillyard. I wish to express
my gratitude to all the above-mentioned gentlemen for theopportunity of studying this and abundant additional
material in the Tipulidm. The Tonnoir collections havebeen returned to Dr. Tonnoir.
The localities in New South Wales, Victoria~ and Tasmania where the Tonnoir collections were made have been
discussed in an earlier part of this series of papers (Ann. &Mug. Nat. Hist. (9) xix. pp. 18-19, 1927).
A n n . & Meg. 2¢. H/st. Set. 10. Vol. i.
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Limnophila recta, sp. n.
General coloration dark brown, sparsely pollinose ;antennm short; wings with a faint yellow tinge; stigma
pale ; wing-disk with a sparse handsome brown pattern ; nomacrotrichi~e in cells of wing ; SCl and Sc~ beyond the forkof Rs ; cell M 1 present ; inner end of cell 1st M2 arcuated ;male hypopygium with the outer dististyle straight, the apex
simple, truncate.
Male.--Length about 8'5 ram. ; wing 9"6 mm.
Rostrum and palpi brownish black. Antennm short, if
bent backward not extending far beyond the pronotum, darkbrown throughout; flagellar segments cylindrical withverticils that are equal to or a little longer than the segments. Head dark grey, the anterior vertex more yellowish
with a dusky mark.
Pronotum dark brown, sparsely pollinose. Mesonotal
prmscutum dark brown, the interspaces slightly yellowish
pollinose to leave indications of three slightly indicatedstripes of the ground-colour; pseudosutural fovem black,lying close to the lateral margins. Pleura brownish greywith a short, narrow, darker brown stripe across the anepisternum. Halteres relatively elongate, pale, the knobs
more yellowish. Legs with the coxm testaceous brown, thefore coxm darker ; trochanters brownish yellow ; femora
brown, paler at base, the tips dark brown ; tibise lightbrown, the tips narrowly dark brown; tarsi toward tips
passing into dark brown; segments of legs rather conspicuously setiferous. Wings with a faint yellow tinge, thecostal region faintly infuscated ; stigma pale; wing-disk
with a handsome brown pattern, arranged as follows: atbase of cells R and M ; origin of Rs ; Sc~ ; along cord andouter end of cell 1st 3/2 ; end of Rs ; fork of M1+2 ; ends of
all longitudinal veins beyond Ms; vein Cul and anal angle
seamed with brown ; veins brown, darker in the infuscatedareas. No macrotrichim in cells of wing. Venation: Sc
long, both Scl and Sc~ placed beyond the fork of Rs, Sc~
near the tip of Sc~ and exceeding it in length ; R~ dividing
the pale stigma, about two-thirds RI+:, and about one-thirdor less of Rs+a; Rs elongate, angulated at origin; innerends of cells R~, Rs, and 1st M~ in very oblique alignment,
the latter being strongly areuated at inner end ; cell M~
about equal to its petiole ; m-cu beyond mid-length of cell
1st M:, about in alignment with the basal deflection of R~ ;m shorter than the deflection of M~; anterior arculus
present.

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Abdomen dark brown, the basal sternites more brownish
yellow, except at base; hypopygium dark. Male hypopygium with the basistyles relatively stout, the mesal faceat base with longer setae; interbasal process blunt at tip.
Outer dististyle broad, nearly straight, the apex simple,
truncated ~ inner style shorter, setiferous at base. Eachgonapophysis with two pointed blades. Caudal margin of
ninth tergite with a very shallow notch.
Hub. Tasmania.
Holotype, d', Mt. Farrel, February 9, 1923 (A. Tonnoir).
Limnophila kershawi, sp. n.
General coloration brown; antennae small ; halteres elongate, pale yellow throughout ; wings with a creamy-yellow
tinge, in cases sparsely spotted with dark brown, including
a larger cloud at the outer ends of cells R 3 and R4, in stillother cases the wings more uniformly yellow, the spots
scarcely iodicated.
Male.BLength about 10-12 ram. ; wing 10"8-12 ram.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennae with the basal segment dark brown, the second segment yellowish brown;
flagellum dark brown, the incisures of the basal segments
paler; antennae relatively small, if bent backward not
attaining wing-root ; flagellar segments elongate-cylindricalto subfusiform, the verticils a trifle longer than the segments.
Head dark grey, the anterior vertex relatively narrow ; headsomewhat narrowed behind.
Pronotum large, brownish grey. Mesonotal praescutum
light brown, sparsely pollinose, with three vaguely defineddarker stripes, the median area in front with a small blackishline; tuberculate pits lacking; pseudosutural foveae relatively inconspicuous and lying close to the margin; seutum
dark brown; scutellum and postnotum light brown, thelatter with indications of a capillary dark line. Pleura
brown, the dorso-pleural region somewhat darker brown.
Halteres elongate, pale yellow throughout. Legs with thecox~e brownish yellow, the fore and middle coxae more
infuscated; trochanters brownish yellow, the mesal facewith a black spot ; remainder of legs long and slender, withshort inconspicuous setm; femora brown, the extreme basepaler, with a narrow brownish-black subterminal ring, theextreme apex again paler; tibiae brownish yellow, the tips
narrowly dark brown; basitarsi yellowish brown, the tips
passing into dark brownish black ; remainder of tarsi black.
Wings with a creamy-yellow tinge, cells C and Sc faintly
infumed, their outer ends paler, the usual stigmal regiot~
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very restricted at vein M ; outer end of cell 1st M~ ; outerends of cells R~ and R 3 strongly and conspicuously darkened ;small brown clouds at fork of MI+:, and marginal spots onveins M3 to 2nd A, the latter large; a small dusky spot
before mid-length of the margin of cell 2nd A ; a vague
darker cloud along vein Cul; veins brown, darker in theinfuscated areas. Venation : Sc2 at tip of Scl and exceeding
the latter in length ; R2 very faint, R:+3 about one-half R3,
both sinuous ; Rs elongate ; inner ends of cells R4, Rs, and
1st M~ in oblique alignment, the latter lying more basad ;cell M1 one-half longer than its petiole ; m-cu beyond midlength of cell 1st M~ ; anterior arculus present.
Abdominal tergites dark brown, the lateral margins
broadly blackened ; sternites paler; segments 8 and 9 andthe hypopygium paler brown. Mate hypopygium with thebasistyles relatively long, the mesal face with numerous
long conspicuous setm. Outer dististyle blackened, clavate,
a little widened outwardly, the tip very weakly and inconspicuously bifid ; a small darkened tubercle near the base of
the style ; surface of style with delicate erect setm. lnner
dististyle more fleshy, densely covered with erect set~e.
Gonapophyses appearing as broad, flattened, yellow blades,
tile outer surface and margin weakly spinulose. ~Edeagus ofmoderate length, spiraled at base. Caudal margin of theninth tergite with a small U-shaped median notch, the lobes
thus formed subtruncate at their tips.
Hub. Victoria.
Holotype, ~ , Marysvale, April 1925 (J. ,4. Kershaw), intile Natim~al Museum, Victoria.
Paratypes, 3 d' ? , Sassafras, Dandenong Range, October
19-20, 1922 (.4. Tonnoir).
This interesting species is named in honour of Director
Kershaw, of the National Museum, Victoria, who collected
tile type-specimen and to whom I am greatly indebted formany kiml favours. The Sassafras paratypes have the wingpattern much paler, almost uniformly pale yellow, withthe dark spots barely indicated. The femora are paler
brown to almost yellow, with a relatively narrow darker
brown subterminal ring. Despite these differences I must
regard the flies as being conspecific, at least until additional
data are forthcoming. The female specimen mentioned
above is in too poor condition to be made the allotype.

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Limnophilajucunda, sp. n.
Belongs to the jucunda group; general coloration darkbrown, with a sparse yellow pollen ; antennae short; wings
with a faint yellow tinge, handsomely variegated with brownspots ; Sc~ at tip of Scl, both lying before the fork of Rs ;cell M1 present; no macrotrichiae in cells of wings; malehypopygium with the outer margin of the outer dististylespinulose back from the tip ; interbasal process long andsinuous, acute.
Male.--Length about 5"5 mm. ; wing 7-7"2 ram.
Female.--Le~gth about 7 mm. ; wing 7"3 mm.
Rostrum and palpi black.. Antennae relatively short, if
bent backward extending to about mid-distance of the posterior margin of the pronotum and the wing-root, brownish
black throughout; basal flagellar segments cylindricalwith the lower face bulging, the segments soon becoming
elongate-cylindrical to fusiform, with long conspicuous verticils that exceed the segments in length. Head broad, darkbrownish grey.
Pronotum dark brown. 1Vfesonotal praescutum dark
yellowish brown, in most cases without distinct markings,
in others with intermediate dark stripes indicated behind;both pseudosutural foveae and tuberculate pits well defined,shiny black, the former placed only a little eaudad of thelevel of the latter, lying transversely, elongate ; scutum andscutellum brown with a very sparse yellow pollen; postnotum darker brown than the remainder of the mesonotum.
Pleura dark brown, the meron obscure yellow. Halteresshort, pale, the knobs light yellow. Legs with the coxae
obscure brownish yellow ; troehanters obscure brownish yellow, the inner face at apex darker ; femora obscure yellow,
with long conspicuous scattered setae; tibiae brownish
yellow, the tips narrowly infuscated; tarsal segments
brownish yellow, passing into darker brown. Wings with afaint yellow tinge, the base and costal region somewhatbrighter; a conspicuous brown pattern distributed asfollows : at h ; beyond arculus in cells R and M ; origin ofRs; tips of Sc~ and Sc2; stigma; cord and outer end ofcell 1st M2 ; fork of Mx+ ~ ; marginal clouds at ends of veins
R3, R~, and the veins beyond M2, that at Cul most extensive ;veins yellow, darker in the infuscated areas. No macrotrichiae in cells of wing; on veins relatively sparse, there
being none on Rs, R~+~+4, M, Cul, or the Anal veins excepting the distal portion of 1st A. Venation : Scl ending
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Rs angulated at origin; R2 sabequal to Ri+~ and nearly onethird R2+3; eells R4, Rs, and 1st 2112in transverse alignment;
cell 1st M~ elongate, the outer deflection of M~ usually much
longer than the shorter transverse m ; cell M~ shorter thanits petiole; m-eu approximately its own length or morebeyond the fork of M ; anterior areulus faint to apparently
lacking. Tile allotype female has an adventitious crossvein in cell R3 of both wings (as in Dieranophragma); theparatype male from King River has similar adventitious
cross-veins in cell M of both wings (as in Ephelia).
Abdomen dark brown, the caudal margin of the third
tergite vaguely paler; basal sternites with the caudal
margins indistinctly obscure yellow. Male hypopygiumwith the basistyles relatively slender; interbasal process along, slender, recurved rod, strongly sinuous to the acuteapex, the base dilated. Outer dististyle relatively short,chitinized, nearly straight, terminating in a small apicalspine, the outer margin back from the tip with smaller andmore slender appressed spines that become smaller basal]y,obsolete at near mid-length of the style ; base of style witha few scattered setm ; inner dististyle fleshy, with numerous
setm, including a g~oup of eight to ten elongate bristles
at the tip. AEdeagus and gonapophyses short and inconspicuous. Ninth tergite with the median area protuberant,
truncated.
Ovipositor with the tergal valves long andslender, horn-coloured.
Hab. Tasmania.
Holotype, c~, Hartz Mrs., December 10, 1922 (A. Tonnoir).
Allotype, ~ , Strahan, February 1924 (G. H. Hardy), in
the University of Queensland Collection.
Paratypes, 1 c~, King River~ February 4, 1923 (A.Tonnoir);
1 c~, Strahan, February 6, 1923 (A. Tonnoir).
Limnopbila jucunda varies considerably in the venation
and relative extent of the dark pattern of the wings. I
think it is highly probable that more than a single species
may be involved in this complex and that the specimens
with extra cross-veins in the wings may represent valid
species. More material will be needed before this can bedecided.
Liranophila subjucunda, sp. n.
Belongs to the jucunda group; antennm short; prmscutal
stripes indicated behind ; wings with a creamy groundcolour, heavily patterned with brown~ this including a large
area in cell M before mid-length and conspicuous marginal
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Male.--Length about 6 mm. ; wing 7"2-7"3 ram.
Rostrum and palpi brown. Antennm short, if bent backward not surpassing the pronotum ; dark brown, the scapal
segments weakly pruinose; flagellar segments oval withverticils that exceed the segments. Head grey with a yellowish pollen, most conspicuous on the anterior vertex.
Pronotum dark brown, pruinose. Mesonotal prmscutum
yellowish grey with an intermediate pair of narrow darkbrown stripes, most evident behtnd; lateral stripes faintly
indicated; both pseudosutural fove~e and tuberculate pits
evident, black; posterior sclerites of the mesonotum darkbrown, heavily pruinose. Pleura brownish grey. Halteresyellow. Legs with the fore andmiddle eoxm brown, sparsely
pruinose, the posterior coxEe obscure yellow; trochanters
yellow; femora obscure yellow, the tips narrowly infuscared ; tibiae brownish yellow, the tips narrowly dark brown ;basitarsi light brown, the tips and remainder of tarsi darkbrown; segments of the legs with conspicuous semi-erectset~e. Wings with a creamy ground-colour, heavily spottedand clouded with brown ; basal half of cell C clouded ; thebrown clouds are largely circular in outline, distributed asfollows : bases of cells R and M; at two-fifths the length ofcell M ; at origin of Rs, not quite reaching vein M; tip ofSc~ and Sc~ ; stigma; cord and outer end of cell 1st Ms ;fork of MI+~; tips of all the longitudinal marginal veins
except R~, smallest on Ms, becoming larger posteriorly
toward the wing-base ; dusky washes in basal half of cellCu, along vein 2nd .4, and in the anal angle ; veins brown.
No macrotrichim in apical cells of wing. Venation: Scl
ending opposite three-fourths the length of Rs, Sc: at its
tip ; R2 a little longer than RI+~ and about one-third R~+s ;R~+3+4 longer than m-ca ; cell M1 present, about equal toits petiole; m-cu near mid-length of cell 1st M~; anterior
arculus present. A weak spur from vein M into cell M near
two-fifths the length of the vein.
Abdomen dark greyish brown, the hypopygium a little
paler. Male hypopygium generally as in L.jucunda, sp. n.,in the very short mdeagus, the long strongly curved interbases, and the spinulose outer dististyle.
ttab. Tasmania.
Holotype, 3 , Burnie, February 1, 1923 (.4. Tonnoir).
Paratopotype, ~ .
Lirnnophila suspects, sp. n.
Belongs to thejucunda group ; general coloration brown,
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Dr. C. P. Alexander onantennae short ; wings pale brownish yellow with very paledarker clouds along the cord and outer end of cell 1st M~ ;no macrotrichim in cells of wing ; cell M1 present.
Male.--Length about 4"5 mm. ; wing 5"3-5"5 ram.
Female.--Length about 5"5 ram. ; wing 6"8 ram.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennm short, if bent
backward not extending far beyond the pronotum, darkbrown, the basal segment a little paler; flagellar segments
oval with verticils that are much longer than the segments.
Head broad, brown, with a yellow pollen.
1)ronotum dark brown, sparsely pollinose, the posterior
notum paler. Mesonotal prmscutum brown, with two intermediate darker brow'n stripes that are better indicated on
the posterior half, both pseudosutural fovem and tuberculate pits present, the latter placed at about mid-distance
between the cephalic margin and the level of the fove~e ;scutum dark grey ; scutellum lighter grey ; postnotum darkbrown, sparsely pruir~ose. Pleura dark brown, sparsely
pruinose; dorso-pleural region paler. Halteres of moderate
lengttJ, yellow throughout. Legs with the coxse brownish
yellow, the fore and middle coxm more infuscated; trochat~ters obscure yellow; femora yellowish brown, tibimslightly darker, the tarsal segments passing into dark brown;
segments of legs with long outspreading seta~. Wings witha pale brownish-yellow tinge, the prearcular region more
whitish yellow; stigma oval, brown; broad, pale brown
clouds along the cord and outer end of cell 1st M2; anal
angle slightly darkened ; veins brown. No macrotrichim incells of wing ; those of the veins relatively sparse,.virtually
restricted to beyond the level of the cord. Venation: Sc~
at extreme tip of Scx, ending about opposite three-fourths
the length of Rsj the latter angulated at origin ; R~ faint,
subequal to Rl+2 and varying from about one-half to nearly
equal to R~+3; cell M~ present but small, approximately
one-third to olin-half its petiole ; m-cu about its own length
beyond the fork of M.
Abdomen dark brown, including the hypopygium ; basal
sternites a very little brighter. Male hypopygium generally
as in L.jucunda, sp. n., dististyles very small, the inner style
stout and nearly equal in length to the outer one. Interbasal processes very long and slender, aciculr~r. Ovipositor
with the valves very long a~ld slender, light horn-colour, thebases narrowly darkened.
Hal). Tasmatda.
Hototype, ~ , Burnie, October 26, 1922 (A. Tonnoir).
Allolopotype, ~.

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Paratopotypes, 2 c~ c~.
Limnophila suspecta differs from L. jucunda, sp. n., in the
diffusely patterned wings and the details of venation.
Limnophila suspecta invariegata, subsp, n.
Close to typical suspecta, but without dark markings on
the wing other than the oval stigma. Wings broader, thecells being somewhat wider.
Hab. Tasmania.
Holotype, ~, Cradle Valley, January 16, 1923 (.4.
Tonnoir) .
Allotype, ?, Mr. Field, December 18, 1922 (A. Tonnoir).
Limnophila tigriventris, sp. n.
Belongs to the jueunda group; general coloration darkbrown, including the pleura ; femora brownish yellow, thetips clearer yellow ; wings with a faint dusky tinge, the veinsindistinctly seamed with darker brown; abdomen darkbrown, the intermediate segments broadly margined caudallywith yellowish.
Female.wLength about 6 ram. ; wing 6"7 ram.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennae of moderate
length, if bent backward extending to shortly before thewing-root, dark brown throughout; flagellar segments
elongate-oval with conspicuous verticils that are nearly
twice the length of the segments. Head dark brown.
Mesonotum shiny dark brown, the praescutum darker
medially, only sparsely dusted with yellowish pollen ; pseudosutural fovem present; tuberculate pits at mid-distance
between fovem and cephalic margin of pr~eseutum. Pleura
dark brown, very sparsely pollinose. Halteres yellow. Legs
with the coxae yellowish testaceous ; trochanters brownish
yellow; femora pale brownish yellow, the tips broadly
clearer yellow; tibiae yellowish brown, the tips narrowly
infuscated; tarsi brownish testaceous, the terminal segments
darker; segments of legs with long conspicuous setae.
Wings with a faint dusky tinge, the veins indistinctly
seamed with darker ; stigma oval, darker brown ; dark seams
at origin of Rs, along cord and outer end of ceil 1st M~, onveins Cul and 2nd A ; anal angle darkened ; veins dark brown.
No macrotrichim in cells of wing. Yenation: Scx ending
shortly before the fork of Rs, Sc~ about its own length fromthe tip ; Rs strongly arcuated at origin ; R~ close to the tipof Rl+~ and a little shorter than R2+3; R~+3+~ nea~ly t~,iee
m-cu; cell M~ longer than its petiole; cell 1st M2 large,

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equal in length to vein Ma beyond it, gently widened outwardly ; m straight, the outer deflection of Mz a little longer,
strongly arcuated ; m-cu nearly its own length beyond thefork of M.
Abdomen dark brown, segments 2 to 5 with broad conspicuous yellow rings on the caudal margins, producing abanded appearance. Ovipositor with the tergal valves palehorn-colour, gently upcurved to the acute tips; sternalvalves blackened at base.
Hab. Tasmania.
Holotype, ?, Straban, February 1924 (G. H. Hardy), in
the University of Queensland Collection.
Limnophila lepida, sp. n.
Belongs to the ocellata group; general coloration lightbrown; antennae short; pleura grey pruinose ; wings witha brownish-yellow tinge, variegated with a sparse solid brownpattern that is confined to the vicinity of the veins; Scl
shorter than m-cu, the latter beyond mid-length of cell
1st M:.
Male.--Length 3'5 ram. ; wing 4"5 ram.
Rostrum and palpi brown. Antennm short, if bent backward extending slightly beyond the pronotum, dark brown;
flagellar segments cylindrical, slightly dilated near midlength and here with elongate verticils which are about
one-half longer than the segments. Head brownish grey.
Mesonotal pr~escutum light greyish brown with threeindistinct darker brown stripes, the lateral margins of thesegment slightly pruinose; pseudosutural fovem and tuberculate pits both conspicuous, black, in approximate transversealignment, the tuberculate pits lying very. far back on thepraescutum ; scutum brown, sparsely prumose; scutellum
and postnotum lighter grey. Pleura brown, sparsely grey
prninose, with two narrow, dusky, longitudinal stripes.
Halteres pale yellow. Legs with the eox~e brownish testaceous; trochanters yellowish brown; remainder of legs
pale brown, the terminal tarsal segments infuscated. Wings
with a brownish-yellow tinge, the base and costal margin
clearer yellow ; a sparse pale brown pattern that is not at
all ocelliform, consisting of simple circular or oval clouds
distributed as follows : beyond areulus in bases of cells R
and M; origin of Rs ; tip of Sc ; along cord ; on R~ andfork of R:+a+4; outer end of cell 1st M~; conspicuous
marginal clouds at ends of longitudinal veins, excepting R 4
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brown, a little darker in the clouded areas. Venation : Sc~
rather far out toward the tip of SCl, the latter alone about
equal to m; R, close to the tip of Rl+~ and a little shorter
than R~+s; cell M1 present, about two-thirds its petiole ;cell 1st M: elongate, widened distally, m-cu beyond midlength. Wing widest immediately basad of the apax of thelong vein 2nd A.
Abdomen dark brown, the subterminal segments somewhat
darker ; hypopygium obscure yellow. )/[ale hypopygiumwith the basistyles long and slender, withou~ a distinct
interbasal process. Dististyles two, the outer slender,
blackened, clavate, the apex truncated, with the outer apicalangle microscopically spinulose ; outer margin of style on
distal half with a few long setm. Inner dististyle a little
shorter and much stouter, pale, with setm. Gonapophyses
small flattened blades, each terminating in an elongate beak.
_/Edeagus very short and stout.
Hab. :New South Wales.
Holotype, ~ , Narara, November 3, 1921 (.4. Tonnoir).
Paratopotypes, 2 ¢~ ~ .
Limnophila lepida is closely related to L. oceUata, Skuse,and with this latter species constitutes a distinct group of
the genus that is characterized by the presence and positionof the tuberculate pits which are placed far back on theprmscutum, in transverse alignment with the pseudosutural
fove~e. The present species is readily told by the sparse
non-ocellate wing-pattern.

Limnophila subtristio, sp. n.
General coloration brown; antennae short; legs darkbrown to black, the femoral bases narrowly paler; wings
with a strong brown suffusion, the stigma darker; nomaerotrichim in cells of wings ; Sc~ at tip of Sc~; cell M1
lacking; male hypopygium with the outer dististyle extended into a simple slender chitinized point.
Male.--Length about 4"5 ram. ; wing 6"2 mm.
Rostrum and palpi brownish black. Antennte short, if
bent backward not extending beyond the pronotum, black
throughout ; basal flagellar segments subcylindrical to oval,
crowded, the outer segments more elongate, with verticils
that are longer than the segments. Head light grey, thecentre of the vertex somewhat darker.
Pronotum pruinose. Mesonotal pr~eseutum brown, without stripes, the surface very sparsely pruinose, especiallylaterally ; tuberculate pits lacking ; scutallum and postnotum

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brown suffusion, the oval stigma darker brown ; veins darker
brown. No maerotrichi~e in cells of wing. Venation : Sc~
ending shortly before the fork of the long Rs, Sc2 at its tip ;2is angulated at origin ; R~ aubequal to RI+~ and more than
twice R2+3; R~+~+4 shorter than m-cu; cell M1 lacking;m-cu before or close to mid-length of cell 1st Ms; veins
beyond the cord elongate ; anterior arculus present.
Abdomen dark brown, the ninth segment more yellow, thestyli weakly infuscated. Male hypopygium with tile basistyles relatively long and slender, strongly setiferous. Outerdististylo elongate, near mid-length somewhat dilated andprovided with long conspicuous set,e, thence prolonged intoa slender, curved, simple apex, the extreme tip decurved.
Inner dististyle fleshy, setiferous to apex. Gonapophyses
with a comb of about nine chitinized teeth or spines.
~Edeagus short or of moderate length only. Ninth tergite
with a U-shaped notch, the margins with microscopic setulze,
the lobes thus formed obtuse.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype, c~, Narara, November 3, 1921 (A. Tonnoir).
Paratopotypes, 2 ~ ~.
Limnophila subtristis is allied to L. levidensis, Skuse, andL. luctuosa, Skuse, differing in the coloration and the position of Sc2.

Limnophila intonsa, sp. n.
General coloration grey, the pr~escutum with three brown
stripes ; antennae short ; wings with a yellow tinge, spottedwith brown, the apices of cells R4 and R~ largely clear; R~
about one-half R1+2; male hypopygium with the outerdiatistyle strongly swollen near mid-length, tha outer face
set with long wavy setae.
Male.--Length 6-6'3 ram. ; wing 6"6-7"5 ram.
Female.--Length 7-8 ram. ; wing 7"3-8 ram.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennm short, if bent
backward not extending beyond the pronotum ; basal segments light brown, the flagellum dark brown~ the verticils
longer than the segments. Head yellowish grey, theanterior vertex broad, more silvery, with a brown spot at
the narrowest point.

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Pronotum yellowish brown. Mesonotal pr~eseutum grey
to yellowish grey with three darker stripes ; pseudosutural
fovem shiny black, conspicuous; no tuberculate pits;
scutum yellowish brown, the centres of the lobes darker
brown ; scutellum and postnotum with a yellowish-greypollen. Pleura dark brown, pruinose; some specimens witha paler longitudinal stripe on dorsal region of sternopleurite.
Halteres pale, the knobs more yellowish. Legs with thecoxm obscure yellow, the middle coxm sparsely pruinose;
trochanters obscure yellow; femora obscure yellow, the tips
narrowly infuscated ; tibim obscure yellow, the tips narrowly
infuscated ; tarsi brownish black, the proximal ends of thebasitarsi sometimes paler. Wings with a yellow tinge, cells
C and Sc faintly infuscated except at tips ; a handsome darkbrown pattern, distributed as follows : postarcular in basesof cellsR a n d M ; at origin o f R s ; a small spot near twothirds the length of Rs ; stigma oval, dark brown, connectedwith a seam on the anterior cord ; a large spot in outer endof cell Rs; a seam at fork of M1+2, this more or lessexpanded over the surrounding veins ; seams at outer endof cell 1st M2, the posterior cord, the outer section of Cu~,
and tip of vein 2nd A ; anal margin of wing slightly
darkened; veins brownish yellow, darker in the infuscatedareas. No macrotrichi~e in cells of wing. Venation: Sc2
at extreme tip of SCl, the latter ending opposite or beyond
the fork of Rs, the latter elongate, strongly arcuated atorigin ; R 2 about one-half Rs+~, and a little more than onehalf R~+~ ; cell M1 about one-half its petiole; m-cu its own
length or more beyond the fork of M; anterior arculus
present.
Abdomen dark brown, sparsely pruinose; hypopygium
dark. Male hypopygium with the basistyles relatively stout.
Outer dististyle chitinized, the outer margin near mid-length
extensively and strongly tumid and here set with abundant
tubercles that bear very long wavy setm ; inner dististyleshorter, pale basally, with conspicuous set,e, the apical third
narrowed, infuscated, the apex with a strong seta and smaller
setiferous punctures. Gonapophyses with three curved
hooks directed mesad. A~deagus short. Ovipositor withthe valves long and slender, acute, the tergal valves horncoloured, gently upcurved; sternal valves nearly straight,
black ; dorsal basal shield infuscated.
Hub. Tasmania.
Holotype, ~ ~ Burnie, October 26, 1922 ( A. Tonnoir).
Allotype, ?, Wilmot~ January 8, 1923 (A. Tonnoir).

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Paratopotype, c~, February 1, 1923 ; paratypes, ? ~ Geevestoz~, December 7, 1922 ; 9, St. Patrick River, October 30,
1922; c~, with the allotype ; ~, Strahan, February 1924
(G. tt. Hardy), in the University of Queensland Collection.
Limnophila serena, sp. n.
General coloration grey; antennm short; halteres pale,the knobs yellowish; legs yellow, the terminal segments
darkened; wings whitish subhyaline with a heavy brownpattern, the apex solidly darkened; both SCl and Scs beyond
the fork of Rs ; /~2 a little more than one-half Rl+s ; cell
M1 present ; male hypopygium with the outer dististyleclavate, the apex a simple spine, the style provided withrelatively short set~e.
Male.--Length 7"5-9 mm. ; wing 8-9"8 mm.
Female.--Length 10'5 mm. ; wing 10 ram.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown, the former sparsely
pruinose. Antennm relatively short, if bent backward extending to about mid-distance between the pronotun andwing-root, brown, the terminal segments passing into darkblown ; flagellar segments gradually decreasing in size tothe apex, the verticils a trifle longer than the segments.
Head brownish grey, the anterior vertex light grey, thecentre with a dusky spot.
Pronotum dark grey. Mesonotal prmscutum dark greywith a medianbrown vitta ; tuberculate pits lacking ; pseudosutural fovem black ; scutum and scutellum dark grey witha narrow brown median line; postnotum grey. Pleuragrey, the dorso-pleural region buffy brown. Halteres pale,the knobs yellowish. Legs with the coxm brownish yellow,
the bases a little darker ; troehanters yellow ; femora andtibiae yellow ; three basal tarsal segments brownish yellow,
the tips narrowly blackened ; terminal tarsal segments black.
Wings whitish subhyaline ; cells C and Sc brownish yellow,
both ends clearer; a heavy brown pattern distributed asfollows :--postarcular in cells R, M, and Cu ; origin of Rs,
this not attaining vein M ; stigmal blotch slightly darker
brown, oval, connected with a continuous brown seam along
the cord to the anal margin; outer end of cell 1st Ms
seamed with brown; wing-apex broadly infumed, this including the outer ends of cells Rs, R~, R,, R~, 2nd Ms, andM3, and all of cell M1 ; a spot at end of vein 2nd A, opposite
the origin of Rs ; a tiny spot at end of vein /1//4; veins paleyellow, darker in the infuscated areas. No macrotrichim
in cells of wing. Venation : Sc~ at tip of Sc~, both ending

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shortly beyond the fork of Rs ; Rs long, strongly arcuatedat origin ; R2 oblique, a little more than one-half Rj+2 andsubequal to R2+a; R2+3+4 a little shorter than m-cu; cell
M1 a little more than one-half its petiole ; cell 1st M2 small,m longer than the outer deflection of Me; m-cu less thanits length beyond the fork of M ; anterior arculus present.
Abdomen dark brown, the basal sternites paler; hypopygium brownish yellow. Male hypopygium with the basistyles relatively stout, the outer face with conspicuous
scattered setm, the mesal face with more abundant smaller
erect setm. Dististyles two, closely connected basally bymembrane; outer dististyle longer, blackened, clavate, gently
dilated outwardly, the extreme tip suddenly narrowed into
an acute spine ; style with numerous relatively short setm.
Inner dististyle shorter, broad and fleshy at base, the apex
narrowed and feebly chitinized, terminating in one or twolarger and several microscopic setae. Gonapophyses achitinized plate armed with about five hook-like spines thatare directed mesad. ~deagus relatively short. :Ninthtergite with a very broad, gentle emargination, the laterallobes formed obtuse.
In the female, the sternites are more extensively obscureyellow. Ovipositor with the valves long and slender, thetergal valves gently upcurved, the sternal valves more
infuscated.
Hab. Tasmania.
Holotype, ~ , Mt. Wellington, December 2, 1922 (.4. 7bnnoir).
Allotopotype, ? , January 1924~ (G. H. Hardy), in the
University ot° Queensland Collection.
Paratype, c~, Burnie, January 31, 1923 (A. ~bnnoir).

Limnophila casta, sp. n.
General coloration dark brown, the sides of the pr~escutum
paler; legs with conspicuous suberect setm; wings with afaint greyish tinge; veins /~2+3+4 and the combined R2+aand Ra nearly equal in length, cell R3 thus being short andwidened at margin ; cell M1 present ; male hypopygium withthe outer margin at apex microscopically serrulate.
Male.--Length about 4'5 ram. ; wing 6 mm.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennm small, if bent
backward not attaining the wihg-root, dark brown throughout; flagellar segments cylindrical or truncated fusiform~
becoming smaller outwardly. Head dark brown, sparsely
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Pronotum dark brown. Mesonotal pr~eseutum restrictedly
dark brown medially, the sides broadly paler brown, thehumeral region yellowish brown; tuberculate pits shiny,
elongate, placed at near mid-distance between the level ofthe pseudosutural foveae and the cephalic margin of thepraescutum; foveae relatively small and elongate, dark
reddish brown, placed transversely ; scutum light brown;
scutellum and postnotum darker brown. Pleuradark brown,
the dorso-pleural membrane and the ventral portion of thesternopleurite more brownish yellow. Halteres elongate,
pale, the knobs weakly infuscated. Legs with the coxm
and trochanters yellowish testaceous; femora and tibia~
pale brown, the terminal tarsal segments passing into darker ;segments of legs elongate, with conspicuous subereet setse ;tibial spurs small but distinct; claws long and slender.
Wings with a faint greyish tinge, the stigma barely evident ;veins pale brown. No macrotrichiee on veins of basal halfof wing except on R where they extend slightly basad of
the origin of Rs. Venation : Sc relatively short, Sc~ ending
shortly before the fork of Rs, Sc~ not far from its tip ; Rs
long, arcuated at origin ; R, subequal to Rl+, and approximately twice as long as R2+3 or a trifle less ; R2+3+, elongate, subequal to or a little shorter than the combined
R~+~ and R~, this latter series of veins one-half to two-thirds
as long as R,, the veins strongly divergent, cell R 3 at margin
being nearly twice as wide as cell R~ ; r-m long, arcuated ;celt 3/1 from one-third to two-thirds its petiole ; cell 1st M~
relatively small, widened outwardly; m-cu a little less thanto fully its own length beyond the fork of M; anterior
arculus present.
Abdomen dark brown, the hypopygium a trifle more reddish brown. Male hypopygium with the basistyles relatively
stout, narrowed outwardly. Outer dististyle entirely chitinized and blackened, a straight rod, gently widened at apex,
the outer apical angle produced into a short curved hook,the outer margin of style on distal third with microscopic
appressed serrulations. Gonapophyses with the base enlarged, the caudal angle produced into a very long recurred
spine that is nearly straight. 2Edeagus short and broad.
Hab. Victoria.
Holotype, c~, Millgrove, May 30, 1925 (F. E. Wilson).
Paratopotype, ~ .
Type in the collection of the National Museum~ Victoria.
Limnophila morosa, sp. n.
Sizc small (wing, d ~ about 4"2 ram.) ; general coloration

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brownish grey; antennae short, the flagellar segments oval
to cylindrical ; wings tinged with brown, the stigma a little
darker ; Scl long ; R2+3+4 longer than m-cu; R2+3 a little
more than one-half R3 ; cell Ma lacking; no maerotrichi~ein cells of wing.
Mule.--Length about 3 ram. ; wing 4-4"2 mm.
Rostrum and palpi brown. Antennae brownish black
throughout, short, if bent backward not reaching the wingroot; basal flagellar segments oval, becoming cylindricaland finally elongate-cylindrical at t i p ; verticils a little
shorter than the segments. Head broad, greyish brown.
Mesonotum brownish grey with a sparse yellow bloom;
pseudosutural fove~e lying longitudinally with the axis of
the body, comma-shaped, not far from the margin of thesclerite. Pleuralight grey pruinose. Halteres pale. Legs
with the eox,'e elongate, light grey pruinose ; troehantersbrownish yellow ; remainder of legs dark brown, the femoral
bases narrowly paler, the tarsi still darker. Wings with astrong brownish tinge, the stigma subeireular, only a trifle
darker than the ground-eolour and very ill-defined ; veins
darker brown. Venation: Scl ending shortly beyond theibrk of Rs, Se2 some distance from its tip, Sel alone being
longer than m-cu ; Rs in alignment with R:+3+4, the latter
longer than m-cu; veins R3 and R~ relatively short, divergent ; R , in alignment with R:+~+4 ; R~ subequal to RI+~ ;R:+3 a little more than one-haft Ra ; inner ends of cells R4,
R~, and 1st M,~ in transverse alignment; cell M1 lacking;cell 1st M~ long and narrow; normally the three veins
issuing from the cell are equidistant at origin, but in theparatype MI+ 2 and M~ are approximated or even united
for a short distance at base--in this ease, the outer deflection of M3 thus including the whole outer end of the cell ;m-eu shortly before to beyond mid-length of cell 1st M~.
Abdomen dark greyish brown, the hypopygium slightly
more brownish. Male hypopygium with the basistyles
simple, relatively stout. Dististyles two, terminal in position, the outer relatively short, stout, blackened, narrowed
to the bifid apex ; outer tooth a little more slender than
the inner or apical tooth ; surface of style with conspicuous
ereet set~e, inner dististyle a little shorter, narrowed
gradually to the obtuse apex ; a little more than the basal
half with conspicuous set,e, these mostly short or of moderate length; subapical portion nearly glabrous, the apex
with numerous microscopic setul~e. Gonapophyses appearing
as strongly curved hooks, in slide-preparations with the long
Ann. & Mag. ~'V. Hist. Set. 10. Vol. i.
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apex directed laterad and cephalad, the apex longer than theenlarged basal portion. }Edeagus relatively short and stout.
Hab. Tasmania.
Holotype, c~, Cradle Valley, January 10, 1923 (A. Ton-noir).
Paratopotype, c~, January 27, 1923 (A. Tonnoir).
Gynoplistia ( Paralimnophila) bicincta, sp. n.
General coloration grey, the prBescutum with eight darklines ; antennae 16-segmented, in the male with nine branchedsegments, the branches short ; femora and tibiae each witha pale r i n g ; wing-pattern relatively heavy; hypopygium
dark.
Male.--Length about 10-10"2 ram. ; wing 10'2-10"5 mm.
Female.--Length about 12 mm. ; wing 10"5 mm.
Rostrum dark brown, sparsely pruinose; palpi brownish
black. Antennm 16-segmented, the branches relatively
short, the formula (,~') being 2 + 9 + 5 ; first flagellar segment with a branch that is nearly twice the segment;
branches gradually increasing in length to the fourth andfifth flagellar segments where they are about two and onehalf times the segment, thence gradually decreasing inlength, the last branch shorter than the segment; unbranched terminal segments gradually decreasing in length tothe last ; basal segment of scape infuscated above, pruinose ;second segment obscure brownish yellow; basal ilagellar
segment obscure yellowish brown ; remaining segments andall branches black. Head grey, the centre darker, theanterior vertex paler.
Mesonotal praescutum grey with four darker greyish-brown
stripes 7 the intermediate pair longest, narrow and confluent
behind, separated from one another by a capillary vitta only ;lateral stripes short ; interspaces and a short sublateral stripe
darker velvety-brown than the usual stripes, subequal inlength to the lateral stripes, the praescutum thus appearing
to have eight stripes; pseudosutural fove~e very large andconspicuous, circular, blackened; scutum dark grey, eachlobe with two darker markings; scutellum and postnotum
dark grey. Pleura light grey, the dorso-pleural membrane
obscure yellow ; sternopleurite and base of fore eox~e with apaler longitudinal area. Halteres yellow, the knobs darkbrown. Legs with the coxae grey, the fore coxae small,brownish grey ; troehanters obscure yellow ; femora withthe bases broadly yellow, narrowest on the fore legs, broadest(about the basal third) ot~ the hind legs; remainder ofnew or little-known Tipulidm.

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femora black with a narrow but conspicuous yellow ring
about twice its length before the tip ; tibim brownish blackwith an obscure yellow ring a little more than its own length
beyond the base; tarsal segments light brown, the incisuresdarker, the terminal two segments uniformly dark brown.
Wings whitish subhyaline, extensively spotted and washedwith darker; cells C and Sc light brown; the dark brownspots include quadrate areas at one-third the length of cellR~ origin of Rs; the oval stigma ; seams on anterior cord ;outer end of cell 1st M2 and a spot at end of vein R 3 ; somewhat paler brown washes occupy the wing-apex, outer twothirds of cell M, cell M4, the cord, apices of cells 1st A and2nd .4, and bases of cells Cu and 2nd A ; a circular pale
droplet in the outer end of cell Ra ; veins dark brown, palerin the hyaline areas. Veuation: Sct ending about opposite
the fork of Rs, Sc2 some distance from its tip ; veins/C a andR4 long, very gently divergent at bas% more abruptly sotowards their tips; cell M1 about twice its petiole; m-cu
about one-half or more of its length beyond the fork of M.
Abdomen dark brown, dark grey pruinose; hypopygium
dark. Male hypopygium with the outer dististyle heavily
blackened, broadly expanded at tip, the apex with a roundednotch to give a bilobed appearance to the end of the style,the outer arm being an acute black spine, the imler arm astouter lobe that is obtuse at apex; inner dististyle broad
and ttattened.
The female is generally similar to the male; antennae
16-segmented, with the basal flagellar segments only slightly
produced on lower face beyotld mid-length. Pseudosutural
fove~e more reddish. Tibial band paler, more whitish, than
the femoral ring.
Hub. Tasmania.
Holotype, g , Cradle Valley, January 12, 1923 (A. Ton-noir).
Allotype, ?, Geeveston, December 8, 1922 (A. Tonnoir).
Paratopotypes, 2 (~ d', January 10-12, 1923 (A. Tonnoir).
Gynololistia ( Paralimnophila) unicincta, sp. n.
General coloration grey, the pr~escutum with four darkbrown stripes ; antennae ( ~ ) more than one-half the lengthof the body, with long branches; tibiae with an obscureyellow subbasal ring; wings creamy-white with a heavy
brown pattern.
Male.--Length 12-13 mm. ; wing 12-13 ram.; antenn~
about 7-7"5 mm.
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Rostrum grey pruinose, the apex tufted with a few longyellow seta~; palpi black. Antennae 17-segmented, theformula being 2 + 14 + 1 or 2 + 13 + 2 ; elongate, with conspicuous branches, if bent backward extending to about
one-third the length of the abdomen, black throughout;longest branches about three times the segments. Headdark, light grey pruinose.
Pronotum light grey pruinose. Mesonotal praescutum
grey with four dark brown stripes, the narrow intermediatepair separated by a broad line of the ground-colour ; extreme
lateral margins of the notum at the suture darkened;
posterior interspaces more or less suffused with darker;
pseudosutural foveae large, oval, light reddish to nearly black;scutum dark grey, each lobe with two dark markings;
remainder of mesonotum grey. Pleura dark with a heavy
light grey pruinosity, the ventral sternopleurite darker.
Halteres yellow, the knobs brownish black. Legs with thecoxm brown, light grey pruinose; trochanters obscure yellow ;femora brownish black, the basal fourth or fifth obscureyellow ; tibiae black with an obscure yellow subbasal ringplaced about its own length or less beyond,the base; theparatype has the rings much broader and more distinct,
especially on the posterior legs ; tarsi black, the posteriortarsi paler, their vestiture consisting of yellow set,e, thelast segment black. Wings creamy-white with a very heavy
brown pattern; base of wing light yellow, cells C and Sc
light brown; the brown markings are arranged generally
as four interrupted cross-bands, all but the last being connected by a broad longitudinal wash in cells R and M ; thebasal band includes the bases of cells R and M and tileouter half of cell 2rid A , broadly interrupted in cell 1st A ;the second band includes a circular or rectangular area atorigin of Rs and the outer end of cell 1st A , the band beingnearly continuous by tile wash in cells M and Cu, interrupted only as a slight line in cell R ; a broad complete
band at tim cord, the oval stigma darker brown, this band
including a pale spot before the stigma and a circular spotin cell 1st M~; the fourth band includes the wing-tip,
except the apex of cell Rs, but including all of cell M1;
veins yellow, dark brown in the infuscated areas. Venation: R2+3+4 very short; cell Ra deep; veins Ra and R ,parallel except at their outer ends ; cell Ms deep ; m-cu at
mid-length of cell 1st M:.
Abdominal tergites dark brown, sparsely pruinose ; sternites paler brown, each segment with three darker markings,
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pruinose; hypopygium reddish brown, the tergite darker
medially, the caudal margin produced.
Hub. Tasmania.
Holotype, c~, Hartz Mts, December 10, 1922 (.4. Tonnoir).
Paratopotype, c~ ; paratype, (~, Mt. Wellington, November 25, 192~t (A. Tonnoir).

Gynoplistia ( Paralimnophila) decincta, sp. n.
Antennm 16-segmented, the male with nine branchedsegments, the branches relatively short and inconspicuous ;femora and tibim without pale annuli.
Male.--Length about 9"5 mm. ; wing 9"5 mm.
Rostrum grey ; palpi black. Antennm 16-segmented, theformula being 2 + 9 + 5 ; branches relatively short andinconspicuous, the longest (flagellar segments 4 and 5)
scarcely twice as long as the segment; antennm short, if
bent backward not attaining the wing-root, black throughout, the basal segment weakly pruinose. Head dark grey,
the anterior vertex and the orbits lighter grey.
1)ronotum grey. Mesonotal preescutum light grey, theposterior half more suffused with light brown, the threeusual stripes dark brown, the median stripe divided by apaler brown line ; scutum light grey, the lobes largely brown;
scutellum and postnotum dark, light grey pruinose. Pleura
dark, heavily grey pruinose; dorso-pleural membrane restrictedly obscure yellow. Halteres yellow, the knobs darkbrown. Legs with the cox~e dark, grey pruinose; trochantcrs
obscure brownish yellow, the posterior trochauters slightly
pruinose; femora black with about the basal fourth obscureyellow ; tibim brown, the tips passing into brownish black ;tarsi brownish black. Wings whitish subhyaline, spotted
and longitudinally washed with darker; cell C brown ; ceil
Sc largely yellow ; stigma oval, darker brown ; sparse brownmarkings at arculus; origin of R s ; along cord; ends ofveins R~ and/~4 ; the brown washes are paler but very extensive, including most of the posterior half of the wing except
the basal two-thirds of cell 1st A, the basal third of cell
2nd A, and ahnost the apical fourth of cell Cu ; veins brown,
more yellowish in the pale areas. Yenation : Rs relatively
short, angulated and weakly spurred at origin ; cell M l deep,
more than twice its petiole ; m-cu about one-third its length
beyond the tbrk of M.
Abdomen dark brown, the sternites more pruinosc ; hypopygium slightly more reddish brown. Male hypopygium

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the apical two-thirds blackened, the outer apical angle
further produced into a chitinized point. Gonapophyses
appearing as very slender, acicular, gently curved horns.
Hab. Tasmania.
Holotype, c~, Zeehan, February 1924 ( G. H. Hardy).

Paratopotype, c~.
Type in the collection of the University of Queensland.

Gynoplistia (Paralimnophila) decincta breviramus, subsp, n.
Male.--Length about 10 ram. ; wing 10"5-10"6 ram.
Agreeing closely with the typical form, differing especiallyin antennal structure.
Antennm only 15-segmented, the formula being 2 + 8 4- 5 ;branch of the first flagellar segment a little longer than
the segment; longest branches (flagellar segments 3 and4) only about one-half longer than the segments that bearthem ; from this point outward the branches decreasein length, that of flagellar segment 7 being about twothirds the length of the segment ; that of flagellar segment
8 reduced to a stout subapical protuberance that is slightly
variable in length. Wings with the brown pattern darker
and more extensive, including a series of about sevenbrown spots in the radial field that are represented only by
pale washes in the typical form. Venation: _R~ approximately twice RI+~ ; ~2+~ about one-half R8 alone; cell
1st ~ll~ larger, with m-cu close to its inner end; m much
shorter than the outer deflection of M~.
Hab. Tasmania.
Holotype, ~, Mr. Field, December 18, 1922 (A. Tounoir).

Paratopotype, ~.

Gynoplistia (Paralimnophila) setulicornis, sp. n.
General coloration grey, the pr~escutum with three brown
stripes ; antennae 16-~egmented, in the male with long slenderbranches, the entire flagellum with sparse coarse aetm ; tarsi
with central portions yellow ; wings narrow, the costal region
dark brown, the disk with a sparse brown pattern ; matehypopygium with the outer lateral angle of the outer dististyle terminating in a curved hook.
Male.--Length about 10 mm.; wing 8"2 ram. ; antenna
about 4"5 mm.
Rostrum light grey ; palpi dark brown. Antennm with theucapal segments dusted with grey ; flagellum black throughout ; antennae elongate, with long conspicuous branches, thenew or little-known Tipulid~e.

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longest about three times as long as the segment ; antennae
16-segmented, the formula being 2 + 12 + 2 ; branch of tlm
first segment a little less than twice the length of the segment ; last branch about two-thirds the segment ; segments
and branches with long, sparse, relatively coarse set~e thatare fully twice as long as the diameter of the branches.
Head clear light grey, the centre of the vertex suffused withbrown. Anterior vertex wide.
Pronotum light grey. Mesonotal prmscutum light greywith three brown stripes, the median stripe narrowed behindand reaching the suture ; pseudosutural fovem large, black ;scutal lobes grey, the centre of each brown ; scutellum andpostnotum light grey, the median line of the former narrowly
ligh~ brown. Pleura light grey, the propleura and anepisternum somewhat darker. Halteres pale, the knobs infuscated. Legs with the cox~e pale brown, their inner faces
yellow, the outer surface sparsely pruinose; trochantersobscure yellow ; femora black, only the narrow bases obscureyellow~ more broadly so on the fore femora where about
the basal fburth is included ; tibim black ; hasitarsi black,the tips narrowly yellowish; tarsal segments 2 and 3 andthe base of segment 4 obscure yellow; remainder of tarsi
black. Wings narrow, whitish subhyaline ; cells C and Sc
dark brown ; stigma oval, dark brown ; very smal| brownspots ot origin of Rs, beyond mid-length of the distance
between arculus and origin of R s on R, tip of R1+2; very
narrow seams along cord, outer end of cell 1st M~, fbrk of
MI+~, and at the margins ; veins dark brown. Venation:
R s angulated and spurred at origin; R2+ s approximately
equal to RI.~; m short.
Abdominal tergites dark brown, sparsely pruinose; sternites obscure yellow, darker outwardly ; hypopygium black.
Male hypopygium with the tergal region relatively broad~the apex truncated. Basistyles relatively stout, the setae
sparse. Outer dististyle blackened, a gently curved flattened
blade, slightly dilated at apex, the outer apical angle a shortcurved hook, the inner apical angle evenly rounded ; surfaceof style smooth. Inner dististyle approximately equal inlength, stout, the outer margin narrowly chitinized, the baseof the style with coarse setm, the apex with smaller setulze ;a basal raised portion densely set with a cushion of microscopic setul~e. Gonapophyses appearing rougMy lyriforn beach a flattened blade that is narrowed to the acute tip, theouter margin densely fringed with setae, the inner marginsmooth.
Hab. :New South Wales.

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Holot#pe, ~, Mt. Kosciuseo, November 24, 1921 (R. J.
7~llyard).
The present species is allied to G. (P.) punctipennis, Westwood, differing, among other characters, in the colorationof the legs.

Gynoplistia (Paralimnophila) incompta; sp. n.
General coloration grey, the prmseutum with seven brown
stripes; a continuous brown median line from the scutum
to the postnotum; wings with a strong brownish-yellow
tinge, the dark pattern very sparse ; veins Rs and R 4 strongly
divergent, cell R3 at margin very wide ; m-cu at or shordy
before the fork of M.
Male.--Length about 7 ram. ; wing 8"8 ram.
Rostrum aud palpi brownish black, the former somewhat
shiny. Antennae with the basal segment dark, dusted withgrey ; second segment brown ; flagellum broken. Headgrey ; centre of the vertex with a longitudinal dusky line.
Pronotum dark, sparsely pruinose. Mesonotal praescutum
grey, with three brown stripes, the median stripe strongly
narrowed behind, the interspaces with a slightly paler brown
virtu, the sublateral regions of the pr~escutum behind thepseudosutural fovem similarly darkened, the whole giving to
the prmscutum the appearance of having seven stripes which
are alternately dark and paler brown ; pseudosutural fovem
oval, blackened ; scutum dark grey, each lobe with a linear
oblique line that is a caudal prolongation of the lateralpr~scutal stripes; median line of scutum with a capillarydark brown vitta that extends caudad across the seutellum
and postnotum ; scutellum and postnotum brown, heavily
dusted with grey, the lateral margins of the mediotergite
and the mesal half of the pleurotergite darker. Pleura grey,
the sternopleurite variegated with pale brown ; dorso-pleural
membrane dark. Halteres brown, the base of the stem
narrowly obscure yellow. Legs with the fore cox~e dark,
the other coxae more reddish brown, sparsely dusted withgrey ; troehanters obscure brownish yellow ; femora obscureyellow, the apices passing into pale brown; tibiae obscureyellow, the tips narrowly infuscated; basal tarsal segments
brownish testaceous, the tips of the segments narrowly
darkened; terminal tarsal segments entirely darkened.
Wings with a strong brownish-yellow tinge, the baso andcostal region somewhat darker ; stigma oval, darker brown ;very vague and barely indicated clouds at origin of Rs, along
cord and outer end of cell 1st Ms, and fork of Ml+2; veinsbrown. Venation: Sc relatively short, Scl ending shortlySur les Fulgorides nouveaux da Brit[s/, Muse,lm.

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before the end of Rs, Sc~ close to its t i p ; Rs elongate,angulated at origin; _R2.a+4 short and s t r a i g h t ; /~z onehalf or less Rl+2 and about one-half R2+3; veins R3 a n d / / 4
diverging, cell 1~ at margin being very wide ; basal sectionof R5 arcuated ; cell M1 more than twice its petiole ; cell
1st M: rectangular, slightly widened outwardly ; m-cu at or
shortly before the fork of M ; anterior arculus present.
Abdomen dark brown. Male hypopygium with the outerdististyle much as in G. (P.) setulicornis, sp. n., the apex
dilated, the outer apical angle produced into an acute spine,
the inner apical angle evenly rounded.
Hub. New South Wales.
Holotype, c~, Sydney, September 21, 1921 ( G. H. Hardy).
Type preserved in the collection of the writer.
Despite the lack of antennm and the general appearance,
which is very much like a Limnophila, I believe the present
species to be correctly placed as above, because of the venation, notably the shortness of Sc and the position of m-cu,
and the structure of the male hypopygium.

XX.--Ful.qorides nouveaux provenant de la Collection du.British Museum. Par le Dr. V. LXLLEMX~n.
[Sous-famille ~UL~ORSN-~E.
Tribu A~ IIAN zkR I:N I.
~]*OVODICTYA,gen. nov.
Front irr~gulier, ~ larges fossettes, une sous la carSne transversale, une de chaque c6t~, pros du bord; sur la partie m~diane,
sous la fossette sup~rieure, le front se bombe 16g~rement en un
talu longitudinal bord~ de chaque c6t~ par un assez large sillon.
Surface du vertex fort concave, ~ bords saillants; lobe lateral
portant les yeux, relativement assez gros. Trone commun desdeux nervures du clavus, au lieu de se prolonger en arri6re, setcrminant dans le bord interne; par~ie apicale r~ticul~e du corium
remontant ~ peu prSs jusqu'au milieu de l'~lytre. Trois ~pines
sur les tibias post6rieurs. Rostre s'~tendant entre les hanches
post~rieures. Yoisin des genres t)seudodictya et ~uldella, Schmidt,
par la surface du front non unie, s'en distingue ais~ment par letronc commun des deux nervures du clavus se terminant dansle bord interne.
Type du genre, N. punctata, Lallemand.
( l ) Novodict:~a punctata, sp. n.
T~te, pronotuln d'un jaune tr~s l~g~rement brun~tre, brillants ;