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L I I I . - - N e w or little-known Tipulidm (Diptera).--VII. Australasian Species. By CHARLES P. ALEXANDER, Ph.D.,
U~bana, Illinois, U.S.A.
ThE species of crane-flies discussed in this instalment are
mainly from North Queensland, and were received throughthe kindness of Mr. Alan t-). Dodd and Dr. James F.
lllingworth. Mr. Edwards has sent me for study a few
specimens from Fiji, presented by the Imperial Bureau of
Entomology, and a few additional species from Tasmania.
I am very deeply indebted to the above-named gentlemen
for the privilege of studying these specimens. The types arc
preserved in the collection of the writer, except where statedto the contrary.
Dicranomyia ( Thryplicomyia) microstigma, sp. n.
General coloration dark brown ; vertex silvery grey ; legs
dark brown, the tarsi wtdte, the basal third of the metatarsi
dark brown; wings nearly hyali~Je, very slightly darkened
apically; stigma very small; Sc short, SC 1 terminating a
distance before the origin of Rs that is approximately as
long as the basal deflection of Cu1.
Female.--Length about 5"5 ram. ; wing 5 ram.
Rostrum obscure yellowish testaceous ; palpi dark brown.
Antennae dark brown, the terminal pedicels of the flagel[arsegments conspicuous, nearly one-half as long as the basal
enlargement. Head with the vertex clear silvery grey.
Mesonotum brown, the humeral regions and lateral
margins of the pra~scutum slightly paler. Pleura obscurebrownish yellow. Halteres elongate, brown. Legs withthe cox~e and trochanters testaeeotis ; femora and tibiae darkbrown; tarsi white, the basal third or slightly less of themetatarsi dark brown. Wings nearly hyaline, the apex
beyond cell 1st M2 very faintly clouded; stigma small,brown ; veins dark brown. Yenation : Sc very short for amember of this subgenus, SCl ending far before the originof Rs, the distance being as long as or longer than the basal
defection of Cu1 ; Sc2 some distance from the tip of Scl, thelatter alone from one-half to two-thirds the basal deflectionof CUl; Rs strongly arcuated to subangulate at origin;supernumerary cross-vein in cell SCl rather indistinct, slightly
variable in position ; inner end of the elongate cell 1st J l 2
about in alignment with the inner end of cell R3; cell
1st M~ about as long as the longest veins issuing from it ;basal deflection of Cu~ beyond mid-length of cell 1st M2.

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Abdominal tergites dark brown; sterni~es greenish
testaceous.
Hab. North Queensland.
Holotype, 9, Kuranda, Cairns District, altitude 1100 feet,
April 1921 (A. P. ])odd).
Paratype, ? , Gordonvale, :5{arch 1921 (A. P. Dodd).
"Holotype on tree-trunk ; l)aratype on spider-web."Dicranomyia whilei, sp. n.
General coloration dark brownish black, the thoracic
pleura pruinose; ~ings nearly llyaline, tim stigma conspicuously dark brown ; S c l ending a short distance beyond
the origin o f R s ; abdomen dark brown, this coh)ur including
the hypopygium.
Male.--Length about 6"5 ram. ; wing 8 mm.
Rostrum and palpi dark brownish black. Antennm
brownish black throughout; flagellar segments oval, becoming more elongate toward the end of the organ. Headbrownish grey.
Thorax very deep, the mesonotum unusually convex andgibbous. Mesonotal prmscutum dark brownish grey, without distinct stripes, the median area more brownish, thesepassing into grey on the sides of the sclerite ; remainder ofthe mesonotum more pruinose. Pleura dark with a grey
pruinosity. Halteres not unusually elongated, dark brown,
obscure yellow at base. Legs with the coxm brown; trochanters obscure yellow; remainder of the legs broken.
Wings nearly hyaline; stigma conspicuous, dark brown ;veins dark brown. Venation: Scl ending a short distancebeyond the origin of Rs, Sc~ far from the tip of Scl, thelatter alone only a little shorter than the basal dcflectionof Cul ; Rs gently arcuated, about twice the deflection of
R4+~; cell 1st M~ closed; basal deflection of Cu~ at thefork of M.
Abdomen dark brown, including the hypopyg%m. Male
hypopygium with the ventral pleural appendage very large,
dark brown, the rostriform appendage on the inner face
reddish brown, provided with two spines; dorsal pleuralappendage comparatively ~mall, gently arcuated, terminating
in a long straight point.
Hab. Tasmania.
Holotype, c~ , Mangalore, September 25, 1912 (A. l/Vhite).
Type in the collection of the British Museum (Natural
llistory).
This species is dedicated to the collector, the late Mr.
Arthur White.
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Dicranomyia cairnensis, sp. n.
Mesonotal prmscutum obscure yellow, the median area
broadly shiny brownish black; a dorsal brown pleuralstripe; wings tinged with brown; stigma a little darker
brown, small, subeircular; Sc long, cell 1st M2 closed.
Male.--Length (excluding head) 4 mm. ; wing 5 ram.
Head broken in the type.
:Mesonotal prmscutum shiny obscure yellow, the medianarea broadly shiny brownish black ; remainder of the mesonotum crushed in the type, appearing to be almost uniform
brown, the scutellum a little paler. Pleura whitish testaceous, tile dorsal region infuscated to produce a brown,
dorsal, longitudinal stripe. Halteres brown. Legs withthe coxm and trochanters pale whitish testaceous ; femora
dark brown ; remainder of the legs broken. Wings with ast~:ong brown tinge ; stigma small, subcircu]ar, dark brown ;veins dark brown. Venation: Sc long, Scl ending about
opposite four-fifths the length of the long Rs, Sc2 at its
extreme tip; Rs arcuated at origin; cell 1st M: relatively
small, closed, pentagonal; basal deflection of Cul immediately before the fork of M.
Abdomen dark brown, the sternites a little paler. Male
hypopygium with the pleurites moderately stout, the pleuralappendage of each side produced proximad into a long,
slender, chitinized arm, the tips decussate across the medianline ; penis-guard yellow.
Hab. North Queensland.
Holotype, ~, Kuranda, Cairns District, altitude 1100 feet,
April 1921 (A. t). Dodd).
" E x scrub."I)icranomyia cairnensis bears a considerable resemblance
to D. sedata, Alex. (North Queensland), differing chiefly inthe wing-pattern and structure of the hypopygium.
Dicranomyia amicula~ sp. n.
General coloration pale brownish yellow; legs lightyellow, the terminal tarsal segments darkened ; wings nearly
hyaline~ stigma pale brown; Sc long ; cell l~t Ms open by
the atrophy" of the outer deflection of Ms.
Female.wLength 3"6 ram. ; wing 4"2 ram.
Rostrum and palpi light brown. Antennm brown;
flagellar segments oval. Head grey.
Mesonotum obscure yellow~ the median area of the prmscutum brown ; scutum and postnotum sparsely pruinose;new or llttle.knowa Tipulidm.

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scutellum yellowish apically. Pleura whitish, more plumbeous on the mesepisternum, ttalteres pale, the knobs alittle darker. Legs with the coxm and trochanters pale;remainder of the legs light yellow, only the terminal tarsal
segments iufuscated. Wings nearly hyaline ; stigma shortoval, pale brown; veins dark brown. Venation : Sc long,
Sct ending about opposite two-thirds the length of Rs, Sc~
close to its tip ; Rs straight, slightly bent near the extreme
base ; cell 1st M~ open by the atrophy of the outer deflection of M~; basal deflection of Ca, about one-third its length
beyond the fork of M.
Abdomen light brown; sternites more yellowish. Ovipositor with the valves yellowish horn-colour ; bases of thesternal valves conspicuously blackened.
Hab. North Queensland.
Holotype, ?, Kuranda, Cairns District, altitude 1100 feet,
April 19~1 (,4. P. Dodd).
" Ex scrub."Dicranomyia opima, sp. n.
General coloration dark brown; mesonotal prmscutnm
light clove-brown; pronotum and a narrow dorsal pleuralline yellow ; front and anterior part of vertex silvery ; wings
faintly tinged with brown, heavily spotted with dark brown ;Sc very long.
Male.--Length 4-5 ram. ; wing 4,'8-6 ram.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennm dark brown
throughout ; basal flagellar segments large, nearly globular,
the segments gradually passing into oval-cylindrical toward
the end of the organ ; vertici]s long and conspicuous. Iteadbrown; front and anterior part o[ vertex conspicuously
silvery white.
Pronotum conspicuous light yellow. Mesonotal prmscutum clear light clove-brown without markings, the lateral
margins narrowly light yellow; remairlder of mesonotum
dark brown. Pleura dark brown, this i~mluding the propleura; dorsal pleural region narrowly yellow. Halteresdark brown, the base of tim stem yellow. Legs with thefore coxm brown ; mid-coxm brown, the tips slightly yellowish; posterior coxm yellow ~ trochanters yellowish testaceous; remainder of t[ae legs brown. Wings with a faintbrown tinge, heavily marked with dark brown as/bllows : a
blotch before the pale arcular region ; bases of cells R a~d
M occupied by a large blotch ; large areas at origin of Rs,
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similarly seamed; wing-tip broadly darkened; a similarbrown seam along vein Ca; veins dark brown. Venation :Sc very long, SCl ending beyond the fork of Rs, Sc~ at tip ofScl; Rs very strongly arcnated at origin ; r from one to one
and one-half times its length from the tip of R1; cell 1st
M: relatively large, closed; basal deflection of Cua at thetb,'k of M; Cu~ from two-thirds to four-fifths of the basal
deflection o[ Cul; anal veins strongly curved proximad~lt tips.
Abdominal tergites dark brownish black ; sternites black,the segments ringed caudaUy with yellowish or greyish;
hypopygium dark.
Hab. North Queen,land.
Holotype, c~, Gordonva}e, Cairns District, January 1921

( A. P. Dodd).
Paratopotypes, 4 c~ (~.
" O n fungus in scrub."I)icranomyia opima belongs to the peculiar group ot~ thegenus typified by the West African D. recedens, Alex., andD. recurvans, Alex., and tile Sumatran D. lrigonia (Edw.).
The collector's notes would suggest that the larvm might befound in fungi.

Limnobia eraacerata, sp. n.
General coloration yellow; thoracic pleura with a conspicuous, longitudinal, brown stripe; legs brownish yellow
throughout; wings u ith a faint grey tinge, stigma subcircular, dark brown; abdominal segments yellow, the apicalhalf of the tergites dark brown'; hypopygium yellowish.
Male.-- Length 5 mm. ; wing 6"3 mm.
RostHnn and palpi yellow. Antennae dark brown throughout, flagellar segments oval. Head greyish brown ; eyes ofmale large.
Mcsonotal prmscutum yellow, the median area behind alittle darkened; scutum yellow, the scutal lobes suffusedwith brown; remainder of mesonotum yellow. Pleura
yellow with a conspicuous, brown, longitudinal stripe beginning at the cervical sclerites, passing above the fore cox~e andbeneath the hal~eres to the base of the abdomen. Halterespale, the base of tile knob a little infuscated, the apices of
the klmhs couspicuously yellow. Leg~ with the coxm andtr(,chanters yellow; remainder of the legs pale browxlish
yel!ow. Wings with a faint grey tinge ; stigma subcircutar,newor littge-}r~oxn Tipulidm.

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dark brown; veins dark brown. Venation: Sc long, Sc~
ending about opposite two-thirds the length of Rs, Sc~ at the
tip of Set; Rs long, gently arcuated; r at the tip of R~;
cell 1st M: elongate, slightly widened distally ; m and theouter deflection of ~1/3 subequal; basal deflection of Cut ashort distance beyond the fork of M ; Ca~ a little shorter
than the basal deflection of Uu,.
Abdominal tergites with the basal half of the ~egmcnts
obscure yellow, the apical half dark brown to give the organ
an annulated appearance; sternites somewhat similar, but theco]ours less distinct; hypopygium and penultimate segment
yellowish.
Hab. North Queensland.
Holotype, c~, Gordonvale, Cairns District, February 1921
( A. P. Dodd).
" E x leaf in scrub."
Limnobia semiermis, sp. n.

General coloration yellow; mesonotal praescutum withthree brown stripes; femora light brown with a darker
brown subterminal ring ; wings subhyaline ; stigma elongate,
brown; Sc long; abdominal segments brown, the apicalfourth of each segment yellow.
Male.--Length 6'8 ram.; wing 8 ram.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennm with the basal
segment dark brown basally, the apical half pale l)rown ;flagellar segments dark brown, short-oval, each segment
clothed with conspicuous white pubescence. Front narrow,light" cream-yellow; vertex brown and obscure yellow
interspersed.
Pronotum yellow, dark brown medially. Mesonotal prm*
scutum obscure yellow with three dark brown stripes; remainder of mesonotum brownish tcstaceous. Pleura yellowish
testaceous, indistinctly variegated with darker. Haltercs
pale. Legs with the coxm and trochanters yellow; femora
yellow basally, gradually passing into light brown ; a conspieuous brown rut)terminal ring preceded by a very indistinct
pale ammlus, the extreme tips very narrowly yellow ; til)i;e
and tarsi light brown; posterio r tibim longer than tile tarsi.
Wings subhyaline, cells C and Sc indistinctly yellow;
stigma large, elongate, brown; origin of Rs an([ ti;e e,,~rd
very iadi~tilmtly seamed with pale brown; v(:ins brow's.
Venation: Sc long, S, ending nearly opposite ;'-m, S~ ashort distance from the tip of S1 ; lCs gently arcuated; r at
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R4+~ about equal to m; cell 1st M~ elongate, rectangular;
m arcuated, longer than the outer deflection of M3 ; basal
deflection of Ca1 at about two-fifths the length of cell 1st M~.
Abdominal segments dark brown with about the apicalquarter of each conspicuously yellow; hypopygium yellow.
Male hypopygium armed with four partly chitinized appendages, the genital chamber open.
lfab. North Queensland.
Holotype, ~ , Kuranda, Cairns District, altitude l l 0 0 ['ect,April 1921 (A. P. Dodd).
" Ex lca[ in scrub."

Limnobia (?) daetylolabis, sp. n.
Antennae black; mesonotal pr~escutum obscure orange;
pleura whitish testaccous with two narrow brown longitudinal stripes; wings hyaline, stigma oval, dark brown;
Sc, ending before mid-le~)gth of Rs ; cell ls! ~]/I~closed; malehypopygium witli a single pleural appendage appearing as along, slender, curved, blackened rod.
Male.--Length about 4"6 mm.; wing 5"2 ram.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennae moderately
elongate for a member of this genus; first segment pale,remainder of organ black; flagellar segments oval with ashort, shiny pedicel.
Head brownish orange, darker
adjoining the margin of tile eyes.
Pronotum orange-brown. Mesonotal praescutum obscureorange, unmarked; remainder of the mesonotum orangebrown. Pleura whitish testaceous with two narrow, brown,
longitudinal stripes, the more dorsal passing beneath theroot of the halteres, the ventral stripe occupying the sides ofthe mesosternum and extending from fore to the middle
coxae. Halteres long and slender, dark brown, the base of
the stem paler. Legs with the coxae testaceous, the outerfaces slightly infumed; trochanters testaceous; remainderof the legs broken. Wings hy~dine; stigma small, oval,
dark brown; veins dark brownish black. Venation: Sc
moderately long, Sc~ ending before mid-length of Rs, Sc~some distance from its tip, $1 alone about two-thirds thebasal deflection of Cuz, a little longer than the first sectionof M~+~; Rs long, strongly arcuated at origin ; r at tip of
R1 and near two-fifths the length of R2+~ ; cell I st M2 closed,
rather small, pentagonal ; basal deflection of CUl at, or ashort distance before, the fork of M ; vein 2nd A close to
the wing-margin, cell 2nd A being linear.
Abdominal segments dark brown, paler caudally; basal

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sternites more extensively pale. Male hypopygium with thepleurites broad-based, narrowed apically; a single, pleuralappendage that is longer than the pleurite, appearing as apale broad base that narrows into a long, slender, black rod
that is bent proxlmad. Ou the inner face of each pleurite
is a small blunt lobe set with abundant set~e.
Hab. Fiji.
Holotype, c~, Mountain, La~toka, 11.4. 1920 (H. Greo~-wood).
Type in the collection of the British !V[useum (Natural
History).
Limnobia (?) dact3~lolabis is an aberrant member of thegenus, and might well be considered as representing a
distinct subgcneric group.

Limnobia (?) teucholabina, sp. n.
tlead yellow; antennm obscure yellow, four intermediate
flagellar segments dark brown ; mesonotal prmseutum withthree confluent obscure orange-yellow stripes; pleura darkbrown; legs yellow, femora narro~ly tipped with white andwith a broad brown subterminal ri,lg; wings subhyaline,
sparsely spotted with brown, this including a series of spots
along the margin at the ends of the longitudinal veins ; Sc
long, Sc2 at the tip of Scl.
Female.--Length 3'8 ram. ; wing 4"3 ram.
Rostrum a little pronounced, about two-thirds theremainder of the head ; rostrum and palpi black. Antennm
apparently with fourteen segments ; basal flagellar segments
obscure yellow, terminal two or three segments yellow, thet~our intermediate segments before this yellow apex conspicuously dark brown. Head bright yellow, the centre of
the vertex shrunken, apparently slightly darker in colour.
laronotum pale yellow. Mesonotal prmscutum with three
confluent obscure orange-yellow stripes, narrowly marginedlaterally with silvery; humeral region and lateral margins
obscure yellow; scutum obscure testaceous, the centrcs ofthe lobes brown; scutellum obscure yellowish testaeeous;postnokum pale with two dark spots at the posterior margin.
Pleura dark brown. Halteres brown, the knobs brol~cn. Legs
with the coxm dark brown, the tips conspicuously whitened;trochanters white ; femora yellow, the tips rather narrowly
but conspicuously white; a broad dark brown subtermi~ml
ring, about four times as broad as the pale apex ; tibiae andtarsi yellow~ the terminal tarsal segments darkened ; tarsal
claws h)ng, simple; empodia distinct. Wings subhyaline,

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and the anal veins ; small brox~n spots at arculus, origin ofRs and Sc,2 ; veins pale yellow, brown in the infuscatcd areas.
Venation : somewhat as in the genus Teucholabis; Sc long,
Scl ending a little beyond mid-let~gth of Rs, Sc~ at the tip of
S1; Rs long, gently arcuated ; r about its length beyolld
the fork of Rs ; R1 beyond it about one-half of r ; deflectionof R~+5 feebly angulated at mid-length ; R~+3 and R~+5diverging at wing-margin, so cell Rs is trumpet-shaped ; cell
1st M2 very long, longer than Rs or any of the veins beyond
it ; m less than one-half the outer deflection of M3 ; r-m on
M~+: about its own length beyond the fork of M ; basal
deflection of Cul just beyond the fork of M.
Abdomen dark brown, the subtcrminal tergites consp!cuously yellow.
Ovipositor with the valves yellow,
flattened, upcurved to the acute tips.
Hub. Fiji.
Holotype, ? , M o u n t a i n , Lahtoka, 1 1 . ¢ . 1 9 2 0 ([[. Green-wood).
Type in the collection of the British M~lseum (Natural
History).
Limnobia (?) teucholabina is a species of very doubtful
generic position. The type-specimen is a female in indifferent co~ldition. Mr. Edwards had arranged the fly in thegenus Teucholabis, which it resembles in a rather striking
manner, but there seem to be but fourteen anteunal segments.
Until more material is available, it seems best to place thisvery interestillg fly as an aberrant Limnobia, with the indication that it will probably be found to represent a newgeneric or subgeneric group when more specimens come to
hand.

Libnotes sub~equalis, sp. n.
General coloration yellow, pronotum and mcsonotal pr~escutE~m with a median darker stripe ; tips of femora pale ;wings greyish yellow, the costal and stigmal regions mores~oagly yellowish; Rs short, straight, in alignment withthe remaining elements of the cord; abdominal tergites
bicolorou~.
Male.--Length 8 mm. ; wing 9 mm.
Rostrum and t)alpi brown. Antennae dark brown. Head

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dark brown, narrowly yellowish silvery adjoining the marginof the eyes.
Pronotum yellow, dark brown medially.. Mesonntal
prmscutum with a narrow brown median stripe, the lateral
margins broadly obscure yellow ; remainder of mesonotum
sunshiny yellowish brown. Pleura reddish yellow. Halteresyellow, tim krobs dark brown. Legs with the cox~e a~(ttrochanters testaeeous ; femora brownish testaceous, passi~g
into a darker subterminal ring, tbe apices narrowly obscureyellow ; tibiae and tarsi brown, the terminal segme~lts of theiatter darker. Wings greyish yellow, cells C, Sc, ]st Sol,
2nd Scl, 1st R1, and along vein Cu strongly yellowish;
stigma and a seam along the supernumerary cross-vei~ i~cell Scl strongly seamed with brown; an indistinct aml
narrow infuscation along cord; veins brown. Venation:
Sc short, Scl extending to just beyond tbe fork of Rs~ Sc2 a
short distance from the tip of Sct, beyond the origin of Rs ;a supernumerary cross-vein in cell Scl more than its length
before r ; the veins forming the cord (Rs, deflection of Ra+.~,r-m, and deflection of MI+~ all subequal in length) ; veins_R~+3 and R~+~ both turned strongly eaudad beyond twothirds their length; cell 1st Me elongate, subrectangular ;m about one-half longer than deflection of Ms; basal deflection of Cul before mid-length of cell 1st M:.
Abdominal tergites indistinctly bicolorous, the basal halfof each segment dark brown, the broad caudal marginobscure yellow ; sternites obscure brownish yellow.
]lab. North Queensland.
ttolotyTe , (~, Green hills near Cairns, December 7, 1920
(J. F. Illing,l orth).
" In scrub on leaves near stream."
Libnotes sub~equalis is closest to L. samognsis, Alexander(Samoa), differing chiefly in the venational details, i. e., thelonger Scl~ short and straight Rs, position of the sut)ernumerary cross-vein in cell Scl, the small cell 1st ~]f2, slid thestronger caudal deflection of tt.e branches of the sector.

Am~vhineurus minuseulus, sp. n.
Size small (wing, c~, under 4 ram.); bead grey; thoracic
pleura with two broad, brown, longitudinal strip,':s thate~,close a slightly wider light grey area; knobs or' thehalteres whitish; femora and tibim yellow; wings ti~,g'ed
with brown, the macrotrichim white and dark brown.
Male.--Leng!h 3-5 ram. ; wir~g 3"8 ram.

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Rostrum and palpi brown. Antennae comparatively shortfor a member of this group, if bent backward not attaining
the wing-root ; scapal segments brown, basal flagellar segments obscure yellow; intermediate segments indistinctly
bicolorous, the basal half of each segment being infuscated ;terminal flagellar segments uniformly infuscated; flagellar
segments subcylindrical. Head dull grey.
Mesonotum light greyish brown, unmarked.
Pleuraclear grey, bordered above and beneath by a broad, darkbrown, longitudinal stripe, the dorsal stripe beginning at thecervical sclerites, passing above the root of the hal~eres tothe abdomen; ventral stripe occupying the sides of themesosternum ; the dark stripes only a little narrower than
the grey stripe enclosed. Halteres dark brown, the base of
the stem yellowish, the knobs whitish. Legs with the cox~epale, the basal half infuscated ; troehanters yellowish testaceous; femora and tibiae yellow, the femoral bases a little
darkened; tarsi brown. Wings with a strong brown tinge,
the stigmal region darkened; veins brown; macrotrichiae
on wing-surface mostly pale, those along the cord, at originof Rs and less distinctly elsewhere on wing dark brown, theeffect produced being a very indistinct mottling. Venation:
Scl ending opposite r, Sc2 immediately beyond tim origin of
Rs ; R~+s at a marked angle to the end of Rs, about twice
as long as the deflection of R~+5 ; r immediately before thefork of R~+3.
Abdomen ligtit brown, the lateral margins of the tergites
broadly and conspicuously velvety black; sternites pale
brownish yellow. Male hypopygium large and complicated.
Hab. North Queensland.
H,,lotype, c~, Kuranda~ Cairns District, altitude 1100 feet,
April 1921 (.4. P. Dodd).
~c EX s c r u b . ~'Gnophomyia gloria, sp. n.
General coloration black with steel-blue reflections ; head
and thoracic pleura with a blue-grey bloom ; legs darkbrown, the bases of the tarsi yellow ; wings dark brown,cross-banded with whitish hyaline, the extreme wing-tip
narrowly darkened ; cell 1st ~I2 sessile to short-petiolate.
Male.--Length 4"4-5 ram. ; wing 4"7-5 ram.
Female.--Length 5"4-6"2 ram. ; wing 4'8-5"5 mm.
Coloration generally similar in the two sexes, in thisrespect differing from the two other members of this group,
G. fascipen**is (Thoms.) and G. cyanoceps, Alex.

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Rostrum and palpi dark brownish black. Antennm darkbrown, first scapal segment pruinescent above; second
scapal segment elongate-pyriform, pale hasally. Head witha clear blue-grey pruinosity.
Mesonotum black witt~ brilliant steel-blue reflexions.
:Pleura with a shimmering blue-grey pruinosity. Halteresdark brown. Legs with the coxee black, sparsely pruinose ;trochanters obscure yellow ; femora and tibim dark brown,
the former pale basally ; first and second segments of thetarsi obscure yellow, narrowly tipped with dark brown;
remainder of the tarsi dark brown. Wings dark brown,
conspicuously cross-banded with whitish hyaline, these paleareas arranged as follows: Wing-base to the level of thearculus ; a large quadrate area in cells 2~ and M before theorigin of Rs, together with a similar but smaller isolatedarea near the outer end of cell 2nd A ; a conspicuous band
immediately before the cord, this extending entirely acrossthe wing, although more yellowish in cell Scl, of nearly
equal width throughout; the termbml band is lunate withthe convexity lying distad, this band being close to thewing-apex, extending from cell R2 through cell M3 ; wingtip in cells R2, R3, R~, and 2nd M3 narrowly darkened ; veinsdark, paler in the white areas. Venation : Scl ending about
opposite mid-length of Rs, Sc2 some distance from the tip of
Scj ; Rs long, almost straight; R2+s about twice r-m ; ~ell
1st M~ closed, comparatively small, rectangular; m very
short to lacking, so cell 2nd M~ is narrowly sessile to shortpetiolate; basal deflection of Cul at near two-fifths thelength of cell 1st M2.
Abdomen black with conspicuous blue and purple reflexions. Valves of the rather elongate ovipositor reddish
horn-colour.
Hab. North Queensland.
Holotype, ~ , Gordonvale, Cairns District, February 1921
(A. P. Dodd).
Allotopotype, ~.
Paratopotypes, 6 c~ ? January 1921, 4 c~ ? February 1921.
" O n foliage along edge of stream."

Gonomyia (Lelponeura) terree-regince, sp. n.
General coloration dark brown, variegated with yellow;
thoracic pleura striped brown and white ; legs brown ; wings
rather broad, strongly tinged with greyish; Sc long, Sc~
near tip of Scl; cell 1st M s closed ; male hypopygium with

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two fleshy pleural appendages; gonapophyses and penisguard forming a complicated mass that projects beyond thelevel of the pleural appendages.
Male.--Length about 4 ram. ; wing 4 ram.
Rostrum whitish; palpi brown. An entJ~e dark brown;
fl:~gellar segrnellts elongate, cl(~thed with a long erectpubescence and a few long verticils. Head dark grey.
Pronotum white.
Mesonotal prmscutum dark brownwith a sparse pollen ; sculal lobes dark brown, the medianarea and caudal margin of the lobes yellow ; scutellum darkbrown anteriorly, broadly margined with light yellow;
postnotum dark brown, spar.~ely pruinose. Pleura with abroad white ventral stripe; a cons}dcuous greyish-brownarea on the mesepistertmm, the mesepimeron pale. Mesosternum brown, sparsely pruinose. Halteres pale brown,
the extreme bust of the stem paler. Legs with tim cox~eobscure yellow, the fore coxee and base of middle coxm
darker ; trochanters brownish testaceous ; remainder of legs
brown, the tips of the femora iLldisti,mtly darker. Wings
rather broad, strongly tinged with greyish, the stigma very
faintly indicated ; veins brown. Yenation : Sc of moderate
length, Scl extending to about opposite two-fifths the lengthof the long sector, Sc~ a little more than its own lengthfrom the tip of SCl; Rs long, straight, with four macrotrichi~e, only the extreme base arcuated; cell R3 trumpetshaped ; cell 1st M2 closed; basal deflection of C'//1 immediately before the fork of M.
Abdomen dark brown ; sternites paler. Male hypopygiumwith the plcurites stout, the caudo-lateral angles produced
caudad into stout fleshy lobes; two pleural appendages,
both pale; the largest appendage is fleshy, a little longer
than the pleural lobe but more slender, the surface with afew strong set,e, the tip with a very strong and powerfulbristle; second pleural appendage small, triangular orconical in outline. Penis-guard and gonapophyses forminga large complicated mass that projects beyond the level ofthe pleural appendages, the guard curved, the extreme tip
running out into a spine, the apophyses forming a large
shield at the apex, the angles produced latcrad into obtuse
triangular points.
Hab. North Queensland.
Holotype, ~ , Gordonvale, September 1920 (.4. P. ])odd).
" E x scrab."
Gonomyia terrae-reg~nce is closest to the type of the subgel)us, G. (L.) skusei, Alex. (gracilis, Skuse, preoccupied),differing in the small size and broad wings.

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Trenlepohlia ( TrentepoMia) media, sp. n.
Male.~Length ahout 6 mm. ; wing 5"3 ram.
Belongs to the group of T. trentepohlice, in most of its
characters intermediate between trenhToMi~e (~Vied.) andspeiseri (Edw.).
Mesonotmn shiny brownish yellow without distinct darker
markings. Wings with the cord distinctly seamed withbrown, this not including the extreme base of Rs or tile
base of cell 1st R1 as in speiseri; cells C and Sc, together
with their veins, yellow. Wing-apex darkened, this including the entire cell _R~ as in speiseri and the distal partof cell 2nd R1 ; cells R3, R~, and M~ of a slightly paler shadeo f brown, but still plainly infuscated. Petiole of cell R~
indistinctly seamed with brown, dividing the broad yellow
anteapieal cross-band.
V e n a t i o n : Rs shorter than thedeflection of R~+5.
Hab. North Queensland.
Holotype, c~, Gordonvale, Cairns District, February 192i

( A. P. Dodd).
Paratopotype, c~, January 1921.
" On foliage in scrub."Lechria sublcevis, Alexander.
199.0. Lechrla sublceds, Alexander; Mere. Queensland Mus. vol. vii.
pt. ], pp. 54, 55.
This interesting species was based on alcoholic material.
The following details of coloration may be added from aseries of five dried specimens [Gordonvale, North Queensland, J a n u a r y 1921 (A. P. Dodd); resting on trunks of
Eucalyptus in forest~. Head and thorax with a clear bluegrey pruinosiLy, more brownish on the mesonotal prmscutum.
Femora yellow, the tips conspicuously and abruptly darkbrown. Abdomen bicolorous, the segments dark brownbasally, yellowish ochreous apically. This small seriesshows the following considerable range in size : - Male.--Length 5"2-5"5 ram. ; wing 6"5 ram.
~'emale.--Length 6"5-8 ram. ; wing 6"4~-8 ram.
Genus LIMNOI'HILA,Macquart.
IOARAL1MNOPHILA~subgen, nov.
Antennm with sixteen segments, the basal segments of theflagellum slightly enlarged at apex. Coxa~ large ; legs andtibial spurs bicolorous. Frosternum between fore coxm very

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Dr. C. P. Alexander onnarrow.
Wings with arculus semiobsolete; R1 conspicuously arcuated before tip ; basal deflection of Cul at or
before the fork of M ; 2nd Anal vein sinuous.
Type of the subgenus :--Limnophila leucoph~eta, Skuse(Australia).
This new group is apparently related t o Dactylolabis,
Osten-Sackell, but shows some affinities with Pseudolimnophila, Alexander. Ttle discovery of the male sex will be ofinterest.

Limnophila (ParaIimnophila) leucophaeta cairnensis, subsp, n.
Female.--Length 10 mm. ; wing 8"7 ram.
Similar to Z. leucopheeta, Skuse, differing as follows : Size slightly smaller. 1)ronotum and humeral region ofprmscutum yellowish. Thoracic plema largely dark brown.
Wings pale yellowish subhyaline~ the costal cell brown, moreyellowish at the tip ; cell Sc largely yellowish ; veins andcells conspicuously clouded with brown, distributed asfollows :--Two subhyaline areas in cell R before the originof Rs, these a little smaller than the dark area between ; apale area before the stigma ; cell 1st M2 pale. Venation :Scl extending to just beyond the fork of R~+s, Sc2 somedistance from the tip of Scl, lying far before the fork of Rs,
Scl alone longer than the basal deflection of C u 1 ; R 1
arcuated opposite r ; r about twice its length before the tipof R1 and on R2 a distance about three times R~+s ; Rs very
long ; R~+a shorter than the basal deflection of R4+5 ; cell
1st M, very small ; basal deflection of Cul before the forkof M a distance about equal to r-re.
Hab. North Queensland.
Holotype, ?, Babinda, November 10, 1920 (J. F. Illing-

worth).
"' On scrub leaves."
It is probable that more material will give the present
form full specific rank.

Gynoplistia claripennis, sp. n.
General coloration shiny coal-black ; thoracic pleura grey
pruinose ; femoral bases broadly yellow ; a broad yellowishwhite ring before the tips of the posterior tibive; wings
hyaline, stigma brown ; a faint brown cloud along the cord
and at the wing-tip; hypopygium black, concolorous withthe remainder of' the abdomen.
Male.--Length 8"7 mm. ; wing 8"3 mm.
Head, with appendages, black. Antennae with seventeeu

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segments, all flagellar segments but the terminal two being
peeti hate.
Mesonotum shinv black. Pleura black, grey prninose.
Halteres obscure brownish yelllow, the knobs dark brown.
Legs with the eox~ black, greyish pruinose; troebanters
black; remainder of 1he legs bhwk, the femoral bases
broadly yellow, on the fore legs including about the basal
halt; on the posterior legs including about the basal twothirds; a broad yellowislx-white ring before t/~e tip of thetibia. Wings hyaline; cell Sc yellowish; stigma brown;a very faint brown clouding along the cord; wing-tip
indistinctly darkened ; veins dark brown. Venation : Sc
long, Sca ending opposite the fork of Rs, Sc,~ at the tipof Sol; Rs long, strongly areuated at origin ; R~+3 short, alittle longer than r - m ; cell M1 present; petiole of cell M~
about equal to the basal deflection of Ca,, the latter at
about one-third its length beyond the fork of M.
Abdomen shiny black, including the hypopygium.
Hub. Tasmania.
Holotype, c~, !fit. Wellington, altitude 1300-2300 feet,
January 15-February 6, 1913 (R. l'g. Turner).
Type in the collection of the British Museum (Natural
History).
Gynoplistia doddi, sp. n.
Antennm with twenty-four segments, all flagellar segments
except the terminal two with long flabellate branches, basal
three branches directed outward ; tarsi black ; wings grey,
marked with dark brown; abdomen black, cross-bandedwith orange-yellow ; a subterminal black ring ; hypopygiumorange.
Male.--Length 8"5 rnm. ; wing 8"4, mm.
B.ostrum and palpi brown. Antennm of the male large
with very long flabeltate peetinations; flagellum with twentytwo segments, of which all but the terminal two arc peetina te;peetinations of the basal three segments directed outuard(as in G. rills); longest peetinations about one-half thelength of the entire antenna ; the 21st flagellar segment has
a small spur near mid-leI:gth; scape and basal flagelb,rsegments obscure yellow, the terminal segments and all thepeetinatioas black. Head broad, dark brown.
Mesonotum and pleura brownish yellow without distinet
markings. Halteres short, yellow, the knobs dark bro~vn.
Legs with the coxm and trochanters yellow; femora yellow
with a broad (1"5 ram.) black subterminal ring, the extreme
apex pale ; tibim black, the extreme base pale ; tarsi black.
A n m & Mag. N. Hist. Set. 9. Vol. viii.
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Wings with a fablt grey tinge, marked with dark brown;
cell Sc brown ; a faint brown cloud in the base of cell R ;a conspicuous quadrate area at the origin of R s ; a broadband occupying the space between the ends of vein Scj andR~, extending caudad to cell 1st M~; both ends of cell 1st Ms
and the basal deflection of CUl broadly seamed with brown ;wing-apex broadly but indistinctly darkened, this coloration
continued around the wing-margin into the anal cells;
veins dark brown. Venation: Rs strongly angulatcd atorigin, and more than twice its length from tip of R1 ; innerend of cell Ra far proximad of cell R~ ; cell 1st M~ relatively
small~ roughly quadrate in outline ; basal deflection of' Cu1
at near three-fourths the length of cell 1st 3!2.
Abdominal tergites black, the extreme base of eachsegment narrowly, the apex more broadly, orange-yellow;
segments 6 and 7 entirely black; hypopygium orange;
steraites obscure brownish yellow, the sixth and seventhsegments black.
Hab. North Queensland.
Hclotype, ~ , Yungaburra, Cairns District, altitude2500 feet, April 1~21 (A. P. Dodd).
" O n leaf in scrub."This very distinct Gynoplistia is dedicated to the collector,
Mr. Alan P. Dodd, to whom I am indebted for many
interesting Tipulid~e from North Queensland.

Ctenacroscelis fijiensis~ sp. n.
General coloration yellow, heavily marked with brown;
antennal flagellum fulvous ; thoracic pleura variegated withbrown ; a pale dorso-pleural stripe continued caudad acrossthe postnotum; femora with a conspicuous yellow subterminal ring, the tips broadly dark brown.
Female.--Length about 21 ram. ; wing 23 mm.
Frontal prolongation of bead obscure yellow above, thesides darker brown; palpi dark brown. Antennre short ;firs~ scat)al segment brown ; second segment light yellow ;flagellum flflvous. Head dark brown, narrowly yellow
adjoining the inner margin of the eyes; vertical tubercle
brown, margined with yellow.
1)ronotum dark brown, narrowly yellowish medially.
Mesonotal pr~escutum obscure yellow, this colour almost
entirely hidden by conspicuous brown stripes ; intermediatepair almost confluent ; sublateral stripes elongate but considerably constricted on the outer margin opposite thepseudosutural foveae, the anterior ends confluent internallywith the intermediate stripes ; lateral lnargi.~ls of prmscutumOn new Mammals fi'om Easl Aft'lea.

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of a darker brown than the four diseal stripes, deflected
strongly proximad at the pseudosutural fovem, their anterior
ends confluent with the sublateral stripes; extreme lateraland m~terior margin of pr~escutum pale ; scatal lobes dark ;scutellum pale basally, the caudal margin dark ; postnotumwith a basal dark triang!e, the apex directed backward,
followed posteriorly by a pale yellow transverse stripe;
caudal margin of postnotum narrowly darkened. :Pleuragrey, conspicuously variegated with brown, this not appearing
as a distinct dorso-pleural stripe as in C. conspicabzlis; aconspicuous light yellow dorso-pleural stripe passing beneaththe wing-root across the postnotum as described above.
Halteres I)roken. Legs with the coxm grey ; anterior coxm
with two longitudinal brown lines; mid- and hind coxm
with a single conspicuous brown blotch; troehanters .vell°w;
femora brownish yellow, the apices broadly dark brown ; abroad, conspicuous, yellow subterminal ring; tibiae andtarsi brownish yellow. Wings with a strong brownish
suffusion ; stigma brown ; a brown cloud at the fork of Cu
and at r-ra ; veins brown. Venation as in the genus ; thetip of R a bent strongly eephalad, so that cell Rs is abruptly
widened outwardly.
Abdomen with the tergites dark brown, the lateral andcaudal margins very narrowly pale yellow. Ovipositor withthe valves horn-coloured.
Hab. Fiji.
Holotype, ?, Lab~ea, Octob:r 1914 (R. Veiteh).
Type in the collection of the British ~{useum (Natural
History).
Clenacroscelis fijiensis differs from the Australian (7,. conspicabilis (Skuse) in the stouter and differently colourcd
legs, the fulvous antennm, and the pale dorso-pleural stripethat continues caudad across the mesonotal postnotum.

L I V . - - O n some new small Mature,Is from E~st Africa.
By P. S. KEt~SHAW.
(Published by permission of the Trustees of the British l~[useum.)

Elephantulus ocularis, sp. n.
A member of the ruJescens group, with sternal gland,bicoloured short-haired tail o[ moderate length, and shorb
sleek fur.
Colour of the head and back light fawn, between "ecrud r a b " and " vinaceous ciunamon" (l¢idgway)~ similar to36 ~`