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V t l I . - - N e w or little-known Tipulidm ( D i p t e r a ) . - - X X X .
Australasian Species. By CaaRzns P. AroEXANnE% Ph.D.,
F.E.S., Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst,
Massachusetts, U.S.A.
TrIn species described at this time are all from New Zealand,
where they were collected by my friends Messrs. Campbell,Fenwick, Harris, Howes, Stuart Liudsay, Myers, Philpott,
Tillyard, and Tonnoir. ~[ am especially indebted at thistime to Dr. Tonnoir, who personally collected the majorityof the species herein described as new. The types of thenovelties collected by Tonnoir have been returned to him
for redistribution in New Zealand collections. The othertypes are preserved in the collection of the writer.
Polymoria proximata, sp. n.
Allied to P. argus (Hutton) ; wings nearly hyaline withocelliform yellow markings that are narrowly margined andcentred with brown ; R2+3 longer than the basal section of
R~ ; m-cu at the proximal end of cell 1st M:.
Male.--Length about 1~ ram. ; wing 11"5 ram.
l~ostrum and palpi brown. Antennae with the scapal
segment buffy, strongly tinged with green ; flagellum broken.
Head greenish brow~J, heavily pollinose.
Pronotum yellowish fulvous. )£esonotal pr~escutum
yellowish pollinose, the usual stripes more infuscated, better
indicated behind ; scutum yellowish pollinose, each lobe
with a brown mark; scutellum brownish yellow; postnotal mediotergite yellow, extensively infuscated medially.
Pleura greenish yellow, variegated with brown on theanepisternum, sternopleurite, and postnotal pteurotergite ;dorso-pleural membrane more fulvous. Halteres pale, theextream bases indistinctly greenish, the knobs passing into
clearer yellow. Legs with the coxm and trochanters pale,strongly suffused with greenish; femora greenish yellow
with two narrow brown rings before the tips ; tibim greenish
brown, the tips a little darker ; tarsi brown. Wings yellow
and subhyaline, the costal region and a broad seam alongvein Cu more yellowish, the disc whitish subhyaliue; aconspicuous pattern of brown ocelliform markings, marginal
and along ~he cord, outer end of cell 1st M~, fork of
M1+:, and in the radial cell; ocelliform markings yellow
with very narrow brown centres ; marginal spots smallest
at vein ~k[~, becoming larger and with more conspicuous
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Dr. C. 1). Alexander oncentres to vein 2nd A ; veins greenish. Venation: Sc.~ at
tip of Scl, extending to beyond mid-length of R~+~; Rsrelatively short, arcuated at origin; R~+s long, exceeding
the basal section of v e i n / ~ ; cell M1 about twice its petiole ;m-cu at the proximal end of cell ]st M~.
Abdomen greenish pollinose, without distinct darker
markings. Male hypopygium generally similar to that of
P. argus, the interbasal process longer and narrower.
Hab. Iqew Zealand (1North Island).
Holotype, c~, Auckland, Auckland, February 3, 1924
( T. R. Harris).
LimnoThila tounoiri~ sp. n.
Allied to Z. nebulifera (Alexander); wings pale brownwith a relatively small darker brown cloud at origin of Rs
and a conspicuous seam along the cord ; male hypopygiumwith the outer dististyle weakly toothed at apex.
Male.--Length about 4"5 ram. ; wing 5'3 ram.
Rostrum and pulp; brown. Antennm short, brown
throughout; flagellar segments oval, the ends truncated;verticils longer than the segments. Head dark brown~
discoloured in the unique type.
2V/esonotum uniformly dark brown, the pseudosutural
fovem conspicuous, brownish black; postnotum testaceousbrown. Pleura brownish testaceous, ttalteres relatively
elongate, pale brown. Legs with the coxm and trochanters
pale; remainder of legs pale brown throughout; tibial
spurs long and straight, a little more than the basal halfconspicuously setiferous, the apex glabrous ; claws relatively
small, each with a small basal tooth. Wings pale brownwith a diffuse darker brown pattern, the oval stigma a trifle
darker-coloured than the remaini1~g clouds ; these markings
include seams at origin of Rs ; tip of Sol; along cord andouter end of cell 1st M~; veins darker brown. Maerotrichimon the longitudinal veins beyond the cord, including about
five on the distal third of Rs ; cross-veins and deflections ofveins without trichina. Venation: Scl ending a short distance before the tip of Rs, Sc2 about twice its length fromthe tip of Scl; Rs long, nearly straight; r very faint~ alittle more than its own length from the tip of R1 ; innerends of cells R3, Rs, and 1st M~ in transverse alignment ;R~+3 about equal to or a little longer than m-ca ; cell M1
shorter than its petiole; cell 1st M~ relatively small; m-cu
just beyond the fork of M ; anterior arculus present.
Abdomen brown~ including the hypopygium. Male

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hypopygium with the basistyles relatively slender, slightly
narrowed distally ; mesal face at base with the interbasal
process a flattened, obtusely truncated, blackened collar-likeplate that partially encircles the base of the style ; surfaceof basistyle with long setm, shorter and more numerous on
the pale mesal face ; apex of basistyle produced eaudad andslightly mesad into a small cylindrical lobe that is a little
shorter and more slender than the fleshy dististyle, the apex
rather suddenly narrowed, short-setiferous, the base of thislobe glabrous or with still shorter setm. Dististyles two,the outer style a slender black rod, feebly dilated justbefore the tip, which is short~ acute, gently decurved,
just before the apex on outer margin with two small obtuse
denticles to produce a weakly toothed effect ; inner or fleshy
dististyle a little more than one-half the length of the outerstyle, pale, long-setiferous. Gonapophyses appearing as
flattened blades, the apex of each produced mesad as a long,acute, blackened spine.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ¢~, Nelson, ~Telson~ September 28, 1923

(A. Tonnoir)
Paratype, ~, Aniseed Valley, Nelson, December 1-4,
1923 (A. Tonnoir).
This interesting crane-fly is named in honour of Dr. Andr6
L. Tonnoir, to whom I am indebted for many favours.

Limnophila perscita~ sp. n.
General coloration light brown ; head yellowish grey;
femora obscure yellow; wings with a strong yellow tinge,
the stigma, a spot at origin of Rs, seams along the cord andouter end of cell 1st M2, and a spot at fork of M1+2 darkbrown.
Female.--Length 6-8"3 ram. ; wing 7"2-8"2 ram.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennm brown throughout; flagellar segments oval, with verticils of moderate
length. Head dark yellowish grey; vertex between theeyes of moderate width.
Mesonotum light brown, in cases with four darker stripesthat are better defined posteriorly ; in front with a single
median stripe that becomes obsolete near the tuberculate
pits; scutal lobes slightly darkened; remainder of mesonotum reddish brown. Pleura brownish yellow, the anepisternum more or less infuscated and weakly pruinose.
Halteres yellow. Legs with the cox~e and trochantersbrownish yellow; femora obscure yellow with relatively
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conspicuous setm; remainder of legs testaceous yellow, theterminal tarsal segments dark brown. Wings with a strong
yellowish tinge, the base and cells C and S c a trifle moresaturated ; subhyaline longitudinal streaks in cells R and1st /ti~ along vein M and in bases of the anal cells ; conspicuous dark brown markings as follows : at origin of Rs ;the elongate-oval stigma" ; conspicuous seams along cord andouter end of cell 1st M:, the latter cell so small that themarks are nearly confluent ; a spot at fork of Ml+e ; a moreor less distinct spot at arculus ; veins yellow, darker in theinfuscated areas. Venation: Scl ending about opposite
the fork of Rs, Sol about equal to m-cu; Rs moderately
arcuated; r at about one-third the length of the stigma
and just beyond mid-length of the terminal section of R1 ;inner ends of cells R3, R~, and 1st M~ in oblique alignment ;cell 1st M~ very small; cell M1 shorter than its petiole;m-cu near mid-length of the lower face of cell 1st M~;
anterior arculus preserved.
Abdomen obscure brownish yellow, the sternites ~ little
clearer yellow. Ovipositor with the tergal valves tong andslender, gently upcurved. In some cases, the abdominal
segments are light brown~ indistinctly ringed caudally withpaler.
Hub. ~ew Zealand (Sou~h Island).
Holotype, ?, Dun Mt., Nelson, March 1, 1924 (A. Philport); collector's number 60.
Paratypes, 2 ? ?, Waiho, Westland, altitude 600 feet,
January 28, 1922 (A. Tonnoir).
I t is very possible that the discovery of the male sex ofthis conspicuous fly will result in its removal to the genus
Zelandomyia. It is retained in Limnophila only in the
broadest usage of the name.

Limnophila spissigrada, sp. n.
Subapterons (at least in ? sex); wings about as long as
the combined head and thorax; general coloration brown~
grey pruinose; posterior selerites of mesonotum flattened ;femora dilated distally, the segments of the legs hairy.
Female.--Lengtb about 3"2-3"5 ram. ; wing 1"5 mm.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennm short, if bent
backward extending about to the wing-~'oot ; black throughout ; flagellar segments oval with verticils that are slightly
longer than the segments. Head grey, the vertex moreyellowish, the narrowest portion passing into silvery.
Mesonotum brown, grey pruinose; posterior sclerites

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much depressed, the scutum, scutellum, and postnotal mediotergite being almost plane. Pleura grey. Halteres pale,
including the knobs. Legs large and conspicuous, tile
segments with conspicuous erect setm; trochanters dark,sparsely pruinose, the tips more yellowish; femora incrassated outwardly, brown, the bases narrowly paler; tibi~
pale brown, the tips narrowly darker ; tarsi brownish black.
Wings semi-atrophied, about as long as the combined head
and thorax, the venation not seriously distorted ; coloration
brownish white, more yellowish before the cord ; veins darkbrown, conspicuous. Conspicuous macrotrichi~e oil vein R
back to areulus ; on R~, R,+~, MI+~, M1, M~, distal sectionof M3, M~ beyond m-cu ; solitary bristles at outer ends ofveins Cul and 2nd A. Prearcular region extensive, thearculus lying near one-fourth the wing-length. Venation:ahnost as in a typical Zimnophila; Rs relatively long,almost square at origin ; -R2+3short, approximately equal tothe basal deflection of R4+~ ; cell M1 shorter than its petiole;m-cu less than its length beyond the fork of M ; anterior
arculus present.
Abdomen dark brown, the tergites more or less pruinose ;subterminal sternite obscure yellow at base; base ofsternal valves of ovipositor blackened. Ovipositor with thetergal valves relatively short, strongly upcurved, the tips
acute, brownish yellow to horn-coloured.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~, Nit. Arthur Tableland, Nelson, altitude5000 fee b December 23, 1921 (A. Tonnoir); collector's
number 120.
Paratopotypes, 2 ? ?, altitude 4500 feet, December 27,
1921 (A. Tonnoir).
The strict generic position of this little alpine fly is somewhat in question. The species seems to be related toL. oliveri, Alexander, but certain features, especially the
structure of the ovipositor, would indicate that it might well
be a MetalimnoT/tila.

Melalimnophila protea, sp. n.
General coloration light greyish brown, the thoracic
pleura with a llarrow brown longitudinal stripe; malehypopygium of simple structure; basistyle scarcely produced at tip; dististylcs two, simple ; armature of genitalchamber reduced to three powerful curved hooks on eitherside,
Male.--Length about 6"2 ram. ; wing 6"8 ram.

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Rostrum and palpi black. Antennm of moderate length, if
bent backwards extending to near mid-length of tbe abdomen,
black throughout; flagellar segments elongate-cylindrical.
Head dark grey.
Mesonotal prmscutum light greyish brown, the stripes
somewhat darker-coloured ; scutellum and postnotum lightgrey. Pleura pale, light grey pruinose, with a narrowbrown longitudinal dorsal stripe extending from above thefore coxm to the postnotal pleurotergite. J:Ialteres pale,the knobs a little darker. Legs with the coxm and trochanters obscure brownish yellow ; femora obscure brownish
yellow, the tips very slightly darkened; tibim concolorous,
the tips narrowly darkened ; tarsi pale brown ; the terminal
segments passing into darker. Wings with a faint browntinge, the oval stigma darker brown; veins dark brown.
Venation: Sc~ at the tip of Sc~, the latter ending immediately before the fork of Rs; Rs weakly angulated atorigin, in alignment with R~+~ which is subequal to thebasal deflection of R~+5 ; r very faint, about twice its length
beyond the fork of R~+~ and near two and one-half times
its length from the tip of RI ; cell 1st 11I~ relatively longand narrow ; petiole of cell ,}I1 about one-half longer thanthe cell ; m-cu a little less than its own length beyond thefork of M.
Abdomen dark brown, the hypopygium paler. Male
hypopygium of a very primitive structure for a member ofthis genus. Basistyles very short and stout, the outer facewith long coarse macrotrichim ; the usual produced lobe on
mesal face at apex reduced to a low rounded protuberance.
Dististyles two, but connected with one another at base bymembrane; outer dististyle longer, appearing as a broadbased gently curved appendage that gradually narrows to theacute blackened apex; inner dististyle slender, cylindrical,
gradually uarrowed to the obtusely rounded apex which
terminates in a single large seta. The usual spinousarmature of the genital chamber is here reduced to threelarge curved black hooks on either side.
Hub. New Zealand (Both Islands).
Holotype, ~, Mr. Ruapehu, Wellington, altitude 30004000 feet, ffanuary 20, 192~ (T. R. Harris).
Paratype, ~, Maitai Valley, Nelson, March 16, 1922(.4. Tonnoir).
"Along trail through beech (Notltofagus) forests."-Harris.
Metalimnophila protea superficially resembles M. howesi

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71(Alexander), differing conspicuously from all describe4
species in the structure of the male hypopygium.
Metalimnophila greyana, sp. n.
Antennm of male a little shorter than the body; malehypopygium with the apex of each basistyle produced intoa short obtuse lobe and a small blackened conical tubercle ;outer dististyle narrowed to the apex, which is conspicuously
bifid and restrictedly blackened.
Male.--Length about 6"2 ram. ; wing 6"6 ram.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennm elongate, only alittle shorter than the body; flagellar segments cylindricalto slightly fusiform ; scape brown, flagellar segments black,the extreme base of the proximal segments paler. Headdark grey.
Mesonotum brown, the pr~escutum with four ill-definedslightly darker brown stripes, the intermediate pair only
narrowly separated; scutellum gad postnotum sparsely
pruinose. Pleura dark brown dorsally, more prumose
ventrally ; ventral half of sterno-pleurite suddenly paler;moron ochreous. Halteres pale, the knobs darker. Legs
with the coxm and trochanters light yellow; remainder oflegs broken. Wings with a pale brown tinge, cells C andSc slightly more yellowish ; stigma darker brown ; veinsdark brown. Venation: Scl ending just before the fork of
Rs, Sc~ at its tip ; Rs unevenly arcuated ; R~+~ and basal
deflection of R4+~ approximately equal ; R2 uneven ; cell 2lll
about as long as its petiole; cell 1st M2 small, gently
widened distally ; m-cu at near one-third the length of cell
Ist Ms.
Abdomen dark brown. Male hypopygium with the basistyles stout, the mesal apical angle only slightly produced, the opposite mesal angle with a small, blackened,somewhat conical tubercle that is weakly trifid. Outerdististyle a gently arcuated, elongate-conical horn, gradually
narrowed to the apex, pale, the surface with abundant se~e~
the apex narrowly blackened, terminating in two conspicuous
black spines; inner dististyle small and slender, narrowest
just before tile bluntly rounded apex. Genital armature
relatively powerful, there being about six blackened spines
on either side.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ , Mt. Grey, Canterbury, in beech forest,
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Metalimnophila yorkensis, sp. n.
MaIe.--Length about 5"3 ram. ; wing 6 ram.
Closely related to the genotype, M~ mirifica (Alexander),differing chiefly in antennal and genitalie characters.
Antennse considerably shorter, if bent backward notextending to beyond mid-length of the abdomen, the flagellar
segments correspondingly shorter. Mesonotal prseseutumwith three darker brown stripes. Legs with the coxse
obscure yellow. Wings with the veins dark brown. Macrotrichi~e on all the longitudiual veins for virtually their entire
lengths; sparse trichi~e on many of the cross-veins anddeflections of veins. Venation : Sc2 longer than Set ; r near
one-third the length of the stigma, more thaT~ twice its
length beyond the fork of R~+~; cell M1 about two-thirds
its petiole ; m-ca near mid-length of the lower face of cell
1st M~. Male hypopygium with the apex of each basistyle
produced eaudad and slightly mesad into a slender rod thatis only a little shorter than the inner dististyle ; the rod isgently curved toward the tip which terminates in a single,
small, conical spine; entire apex of the rod densely set
w i t h short recurred set,e; near mid-length on outer edgeof stem are two or three very long and powerful set~e.
Outer dististyle fleshy and provided with long set~e on basal
three-fourths, the outer setze larger and more conspicuous ;apex of style somewhat narrowed into a flattened, obtuse,darkened blade that is provided with tiny setigerous punctures. Inner distlstyle fleshy, the lateral apical angle
prolonged into a slender digiti~orm lobe that terminatesin a single strong seta ; mesal apical angle of style tumid,
provided with several short stout-set~e. Armature of genitalchamber powerful. Ninth tergite with two slender, gently
divergent rods, separated by a deep V-shaped notch.
Hab. New Zealand (North Island).
Holotype, c~, York Bay, Wellington, February 2, 192~
(Y. G. Myers).
Paratypes, 2 c~ c~, ~qihotapu, Anckland~ altitude 500 feet,
Fcbru~ry 23-25, 1923 (.4. ~bnnoir).

Metalimnophila producteUa, nora. nov.
1922. Zimnophila(3letalimnopMb,)producta, Alex.) Ann. & 5Iag. ~a¢.
Hist. (9) ix. pp. 514-515; nec l~'ionolabis 19roducta, Mean., Mon.
Tipulid~ et Dixid~ede l'Ambre de la Baltictue~pp. 376-3~7 (1906).
An examination of the type-specimen of Meunier's Prionolabis producta (Baltic amber) shows tha~ it is referable to
the genus Limnophila, necessitating the above change of name.

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73Zelandomyia tantula, sp. n.
Male.--Length about 3 ram. ; wing 3"5 ram.
Female.~Length 3"6 ram. ; wing 3"8 ram.
Closely allied ~o Z. pygmcea, Alexander, differing asfollows : ~General coloration slightly darker, including the head
which is faintly pruinosc. Wings with R~+s shorter,
approximately one-half, or a trifle more, of R~ alone ; cell
1st M~ elosed by the retention of m, relatively large for amember of this genus. Male hypopygium with the gonapophyses strongly curved, the extreme tips bent mesad into
long, slender, very acute tips. In Z. pygm(ea, the gonapophyses are broad-based, the tips short and very obtuse.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~, l~ewanui, Paparoa Range, Westland, altitude
600-800 feet, February 15, ] 923 (2'. R. Harris).
Allotopotype, ?.
Trieyphona furcata, sp. n.
Male.--Length about 7 ram. ; wing 10-10"5 mm.
Female.--Length about 8"5 ram. ; wing 11 ram.
Related to T. nov~-zelandi~, Alexander, differing chiefly
in the structure of the male hypopygium, especially the
deeply furcate interbasal process.
Antennae dark brown throughout; flagellar segments
short-oval, clothed with a delicate white pubescence. Headwith the centre of the vertex largely brown. Median pr~seutal stripe narrowly split by a capillary dull grey vltta.
1Pleura strongly grey pruinose.
Wings more greyish.
-Venation: cell R: normally sessile, in one wing of theparatype male short-petiolate; m nearly its length beyond
the fork of M~+2 ; iu the allotype, cell 1st M~ is open by
the atrophy of m in both wings. Male hypopygium obscurebrownish yellow ; mesal face of basistyle with a group oflong powerful set,e; dististyle very extensive, especiallythe yellowish chitinized portion which is deeply notched on
external margin, the surface with abundant microscopic
delicate seta~ and a few large powerful bristles. Interbasal
process appearing deeply forked, the organ being bent into
the shape of a boomerang, the apex obtusely routaded, justbeyond the bend with a long, powerful, acute spine thatis subappressed to the apex. Tergal region with caudal
margin transverse, each lateral a~glc produced caudad into
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Dr. C. P. Alexander onarises a hook-like chitinized rod that is likewise shaped
somewhat like a boomerang, but smaller than the interbase,the apex obtuse.
Hab. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ , /V[t. Arthur Tableland, Nelson, altitude4500 feet, December 26, 1921 (A. Tonnoir); collector's
number 119.
Allotopotype, ~, December ~21, ]921.
Paratopotype, ~, with the allotype.

Rhabdomast{x ( Sacandaga) monilicornis~ sp. n.
Female.--Length 4"8 mm. ; wing 4"8 mm.
Closely allied to R. (S.) neozelandiee, Alexander, differing
as follows :-Antennm short, the six basal flagellar segments moniliform, or nearly so, each being only a trifle longer than wide
(terminal segments broken). In neozelandiee the intermediate and outer flagellar segments are long, fully twice
as long as broad. Head broad, heavily dusted with grey.
Mesothorax dark brown, very sparsely dusted with a yellowish pollen, not at all pruinose. Knob~ of the halteres
infuscated. Wings with a strong brownish tinge, the stigma
scarcely darker; veins darker brown. No macrotrichim onveins Rs, R~+3, R:, R3, MI+~, Ma, or M4; those on R,+5
confined to the outer four-fifths of the vein and relatively
scattered. Abdomen brownish black. Ovipositor with thetergal valves slender, strongly upcurved, near two-thirds thelength becoming slightly expanded and pale.
Hab. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, 9, Maitai Valley, Nelson, March 16, 1922
(A. Tonnoir) ; collector's number 105 n.
Rhabdomastix monilicornis is readily distinguished by thenearly moniliform antenn~e~ the total lack of macrotrichim
on all veins beyond the cord excepting R~+~, and the darkknobbed halteres.

Rhabdomastix (Sacandaga) trichiata brunneipennis, subsp, n.
Male.--Length about 4 ram. ; wing 5"5 ram.
Female.--Length about 4"5 ram. ; wing 6"2-6"5 ram.
Differs from typical trichiala, Alexander, in the following
regards : Head and thorax dark brown, without pruinosity, themesonotum almost black, subshiny. Wings with a uniform
strong brownish suffusion, the costal region and stigma onlya trifle darker. Maerotrichim on/~2+a reduced to but twonew or llttle-known Tipulid~e.

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or three scattered setae. Venation: R2+3 elongate, fromfour to five times R, alone; R~ short, the space on costab e t w e e n / ~ and R~ nearly twice the length of the latter veinalone.
The spines on the outer margin of the outer dististyle ofthe male hypopygium are relatively short and markedly
appressed to the margin of the style; terminal spine relatively stout. The inner dististyle is rather suddenly
narrowed at apex into a cylindrical tip that bears a single
powerful seta. Distal blades of gonapophyses relatively
narrow.
Hub. New Zealand (North Island).
Holotype, c~, Nihotapu, Auckland, altitude 500 feet,February 24, 1923 (A. Tonnoir) ; collector's number 105 h.

Allolopotype, ?.
Paratopotypes, 2 ~ ~.
Gonomyia (LipoThleps) ludibunda~ sp. n.
Generally similar to G. (L.) nigrohalterata, Edwards;
abdomen largely orange; outer dististyle of male hypopygium with two unequal black spines ; elements of phallosome elongate, acute at tips.
Male.--Length about 3"6 ram. ; wing 5"2 ram.
Female.--Length about 3"8 ram. ; wing 4"5 ram.
l~ostrum obscure brownish yellow ; palpi brownish black.
Antennae black throughout. Head obscure orange-yellow
in front, dark brown behind, the posterior vertex andocciput with a median pale mark.
Pronotum and conspicuous lateral margins of the prsescutum bright sulphur-yellow. Mesonotnm dark brown,
the median area of scutum, the scutellum, and anterior hallof postnotal medlotergite bright sulphur-yellow. Pleurasulphur-yellow with two conspicuous dark brown longitudinal stripes, the more dorsal one extending from the
propleura, passing above the halteres to the postnotal mediotergite ; ventral stripe occupying sternopleurite and meron.
Halteres brownish black, the knobs of the halteres indistinctly yellowish. Legs with the cox~e and trochantersobscure yellow, the outer faces of anterior ones more
infuscated; legs dark brown~ the femoral bases paler.
Wings about as in G. nigrohalterata, the stigmal region atrifle darker.
Abdomen of males with the basal tergitcs darkened, theremainder of the organ largely orange, including the hypopygium. Male hypopygium with the style asymmetrical as

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Dr. C. 13. Alexander onin the group. Outer style of right side a chitinized
relatively short beak, ,lear mid-length narrowed to the subobtuse apex, the whole structure more or less resembling
the head and bill of a duck; inner style fleshy, terminating
ill a long fasciculate bristle.
Outer style of left side
itattened apically, the mesal angle produced into a powerful,gently curved, black spine, directed slightly laterad ; immediately beside this spine a much smaller, straight, blackspine ; base of larger spine with small subappressed set~e ;inner style of this side generally similar to the corresponding
one of opposite side. Elements of phallosome unusuallylong and slendcr~ much longer and more pointed at tips thanin nigrohalterata ; the shorter one (presumably all apophyse)with the margins from base almost to apex with small setm ;apex a chitinized spine.
1tab. :New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~, Dun Mt., Nelson, altitude 3000 feet, January
5-7, 1922 (A. Tonnoir) ; collector's number 107.

AUotopolype, ~.
Paratopotype , 1 d', 1 doubtful ? .
The paratype female may not be conspecific, as theabdominal segments are dark brown with narrow yellow
caudal margins.

Gonomyia (LiTophleps) tenuistylus, sp. n.
Male.--Length about 3"6 ram.; wing 4"2-4"5 ram.
~[ost closely related to G. (L.) longispina, Alexander,from which it differs chiefly in genitalic characters.
ttostrum yellow; palpi brownish black.
Head darkbrown, extensively variegated with sulphur-yellow. Prmscutum largely brown, the scutal lobes somewhat darker
brown; mediall area of seutum and the broad seutelhlmbright yellow; postnotal mediotergite largely yellow,
darkened posteriorly. [Pleural stripes conspicuous. Apicesof knobs of halteres rather bright yellow. Male hypopygium asymmetrical as in the group. Spines of outerdististyles unusually long and slender. Outer dististvle ofleft side subcylindrical, narrowed to the apex, which b~ears along carved spine, the base encircled by dense, short, reddish
setm. Outer dististyle of right side arising from an enlarged
base, gently curved to the acute apex. Inner styli of bothsides fused or closely approximated to their respective outerstyles, approximately equal to one another in shape and size,
setigerous, each terminating in a powerful fasciculate seta.
Elements of phallosome two, very unequal in size, one (pre-new or llttle-known Tipulid~e.

77sumahly an apophyse) very short, the other (presumably themdeagus) unusually long and acutely pointed at apex.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ¢~, Nelson, Nelson, November 8, 1923 (A. Tonnoir~ ; collector's number 107.
Paratopotype 7 ~ , March 16, 1923 (A. Tonnoir).

Guophomyia ( Campbellomyia) brevitarsis, sp. n.
General coloration pale yellow; rostrum and scapal segments of' antennm yellow ; head pale brown, the oeciput andgen~e paling into yellow ; tarsi very short, a little less than
one-fourtiL the tibiae ; wings nearly hyaline.
Male.--Length about 3"2 ram. ; wing 4"2 ram.
Closely allied to G. (U.)falvipleura, Alexander, both species
having long slender legs with relatively short and inconspicuous trichi~e and with the tarsi unusually shortened.
1~ostrum pale yellow, the palpi passing into pale brown.
Antennm short, the scapal segments light yellow, theflagellum brown; flagellar segments oval with verticils ofmoderate length. Vertex very broad ; head pale testaceousbrown, a little darker on the sides of the vertex, the oceiput
and gen~e paling into dull yellow.
Pronotum obscure yellow, a little darkened anteriorly.
Mesonotum obscure yeliow, the pra~scutum a very little
darker; pseudosutural fovem pale, inconspicuous against
the ground-colour. Halteres elongate, pale. Legs with thecox~e and trochanters light yellow ; femora and tibiae pale
brownish yellow ; trichke of tile tibize moderately long, but
subappressed and inconspicuous; tarsi pale brown; tarsi
very short, the segments gradually decreasing in length, thefirst approximately twice the second, the second approximately twice tile third, the entire posterior tarsus measuring
1"2 ram., the tibia 4"2 ram. Wings relatively narrow~ nearly
hyaline, the stigma ill-defined and only a trifle darker thantile ground-colour; veins darker brown. Maerotrichi~e on
distal third of R.2 and on distal three-fourths of R~. Venation : m-cu near mid-length of cell 1st M~ ; cell 2nd A longand narrow.
Abdomen pale brown~ the sternitcs obscure yellow ; eighth
abdominal segment darker browIl to produce a narrow subterminal ring; hypopygium obscure yellow. Hypopygium
almost exactly as in the genotype, G. (C.) alpina, Alexander.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, c~ , ~elson, Nelson, December 1921 ( A. Tonnoir) ;collector's number 109.

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Gnophomyia ( Campbellomyla) alpina pallipes, subsp, n.
Male.--Length about 3"2 ram. ; wing 5 ram.
Female.--Length about 3"6 ram. ; wing 5"6 ram.
Differing from typical alpina in several details.
Antennae pale brown. Pr~escutum with the produced
anterior end and lateral spots behind the pseudosutural
fove~e dark brown; lateral ends of scutal lobes darkened.
Pleura pale, the sternopleurite and anepisternum with aconspicuous dark brown girdle; postnotal pleurotergite
similarly darkened. Knobs of halteres conspicuously infuscated. Outer face of fore coxa not more infuscated thanthe other coxm. Legs with the cox~e concolorous with thetibiae, obscure brownish yellow, the tips of the basal threesegments and the terminal segments weakly more infu~catcd.
In typical alpina the tips of the tibim and all the tarsi areblack. Tarsi proportionately shorter, approximately onethird the length of the tibia (posterior tibia 4 ram., tarsus
1"3 ram.) ; in alpina, the posterior tarsi are approximately
two-fifths the length of the tibia (posterior tibia 5 ram.,tarsus 2 ram.). Wings more greyish; cell 2nd A a trifle
wider.
In some specimens, the dark lateral spot on the pr~escutum
and the postnotal pleurotergite are not evident, but the darkvertical girdle on the anterior mesopleura is evident in allcases.

Hub. New Zealand (Both Islands).
Holotype, ~, Aniseed Valley, Nelson, March 22, 1922
(A. 7bnnoir); collector's number 121.
Allotype, ?, Wilton's Bush, Wellington, December 2, 1921
(A. Tonnoir).
Paratypes, ~', Khandallah, Wellington, November 30,
1921 (A. Tonnoir); ~'~ Nelson, Nelson, March 4, 1922
(A. Tonnoir).
Aphrophila trifida, sp. n.
Size small (wing under 7 mm.) ; vertex broad; medianpr~escutal carina present; cox~e grey pruinose ; legs dark
brow% the femoral bases narrowly paler; abdomen dark,grey pruinose, the hypopygium with the smaller plate of the
gonapophyses terminating in three acute subparallel teeth.
Male.~Length about 4"5-4"6 mm. ; wing 6"2 ram.
Female.--Length about 6 mm. ; wing 6"5 mm.
Head clear light grey, the vertex between the eyes broad,in the male about equal to the diameter of a single eye.

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Thorax higher and more gibbous than in .4. triton. Mesonotal pr~escutum clear blue-grey with three dark grey stripes,
the median stripe divided by a median earina. Legs with thecoxm black, grey pruinose ; outer faces of trochanters infuseated ; legs dark brown, only the femoral bases narrowly
paler. Wings with a strong brown tinge; stigma oval,slightly darker brown, relatively ill-defined; veins darker
brown. Veins with macrotrichi~e on distal half of R=+3;
none on basal quarter of M1+2 or basal third of distal sectionof Cul. Yenation: Sol ending beyond three-fourths thelength of Rs, Scl about twice Sc~ ; r nearly its own length
before the fork of/~+~, and nearly three times its lengthfrom the tip of R I.
Abdomen dark grey, including the hypopygium. Male
hypopygium with the dististyle long and slender, narrowed
to the single apical tooth. Larger plate of gonapophyses
neither darkened nor serrulate at apex ; smaller plate narrow,terminating in three rather long, acute, subparallel teeth,
the outer pair a trifle longer and more acute, the median
tooth broader and a trifle shorter, with faint indications of
microscopic lateral shoulders at extreme base.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ , Mr. Arthur Tableland, Nelson, altitude4500 feet, December 27, 1921 (A. Tonnoir); collector's
number 114.
2111otopotype, ~, altitude 5000 feet, December 23, 1921.
Paratopotypes, 1 ~ , 1 ?, with allotype ; paratypes, 1 ~ ,Dun ~ t . , Nelson, altitude 8000 feet, January 5-7, 1922
(A. 1bnnoir); 1 ~ , Waiho, Westland, January 18, 1922
( A. Tonnoir).
Aphrophila trifida bears a resemblance to A. triton (Alexander)~ differing most evidently in the smaller size, broadvertex, median carina on mesonotal prmscutum, and detailsof structure of the male hypopygium.

Aphrophila luteipes, sp. n.
General coloration obscure brownish yellow, the prmscutumwith darker stripes, at least indicated antero-medially i legswith femora obscure yellow; wings tinged with brownish
yellow ; male hypopygium with the smaller plate of gonapophyses roughly triangular in outline, the median tooth large
and conspicuous, the lateral teeth subobsolete.
Male.--Lcngth about 5"5 ram. ; wing 6"5 ram.
Female.--Length about 6 ram. ; wing 7"5-8"5 ram.
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flagellar segments short-oval. Vertex brown, sparsely
pruinose; relatively narrow, at narrowest point less than
one-half the diameter of a single eye.
Mesonotal pr~escutum obscure brownish yellow with threedarker brown stripes, the median one not reaching thesuture ; median carina indicated posteriorly, but very faint ;scutal lobes extensively darkened, the median area andseutellum pale; postnotal mediotergite darker behind.
Pleura brownish yellow, the dorsopleural membrane somewhat clearer. Halteres pale yellow. Legs with the coxm
obscure yellow, the extreme bases weakly i~fuscated; frochanters yellow; femora obscure yellow, scarcely darkened
apically, the surface with abundant short brown setm;
tibim obscure yeilow, the tips narrowly brownish black;tarsi black. Wings tinged with brownish yellow, cells U
and Sca trifle darker; stigma very ill-defined, only a trifle
darker than the ground-colour; veins darker brown.
5Iacrotrichim on vein 2~+3 near origin and on basal sectioitof R4+,~ ; trichim on M and Cu proximad of cord. Venation: r on R~+3 about one-half its length before the fork
and on ]~l a trifle more than twice its length from the tip.
Abdomen brownish black, the pleural membrane more
buffy; hypopygium yellowish. Male hypopygium with thedististyle a trifle more slender than in A.flavopygialis, terminating in an acute blade, with a smaller subapical tooth.
Smaller plate of gonapophyses roughly triangular in outline,
the median tooth large and conspicuous ; lateral teeth subobsolete, appearing as ill-defined shoulders at base of median
tooth.
? . The females that are associated with the type maleprobably belong here, although differing in some details ofcoloration. Pra~scutal stripes paler~ only the anterior
ends of the median stripes darkened; median carina indicated throughout its length. Wings with stigma welldefined; in the allotype, Sc2 at extreme tip of Sci. Abdomenlight brown, the tergites a little darker.
l]rab. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~, Alexandra, Otago, January 7, 1923 (C. C.

Fenwick).
Allotype, ~, Woodside, near Maungatua, Otag% December
15, 1923 (/4/. Geo. ttowes).
Paratypes, ~, Lake Manapouri, Southland~ altitude 600
feet, January 1-7, 1923 (S. Zindsay) ; ?, Waih% Westland,
altitude 600 feet, January 2 ~ 1922 (A. Tonnoir) ; collector's
number 115.

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Aphrophila tridentata, sp. n.
General coloration pale brown, the preescutum with threedarker brown stripes; pr~escutum with median carina;
pleura obscure yellow; femora testaceous-yellow, the tips
narrowly infuscated ; wings tinged with pate brown; malehypopygium yellowish, the dististyle bifid at apex ; smaller
plate of gonapophyses terminating in three small subequal
teeth.
Male.--Length 4"5-5"5 ram. ; wing 5"5-6 ram.
Antennm with the scapal segments yellowish brown;
flagellum black, the segments short-oval. Head brownish
grey, paler ou the anterior vertex, the latter relatively
narrow, a trifle less than one-half tile diameter of one eye.
Mesonotal prmscutum pale brown with three dark brown
stripes, these but little evident against the ground-colour ;lateral margins of sclerite and humeral region more yellowish;
median carina distinct ; mesonotum gibbous, the pr~escutum
produced ccphalad over the base of the head, the dorsum of
the prmscutum when viewed laterally plane or even feebly
concave ; scutal lobe dark brown, the lateral edge of thedarkened portion weakly earinate ; median area of scutum
more testaceous ; scutellum and postnotum dark brown.
l°leura obscure yellow, tile sternopleurite slightly infuscated. Italteres pale. Legs with the cox~e and trochanterstestaceous-yeliow ; trochanters obscure yellow ; femora testaceous-ycllow, tile tips narrowly but distinctly infuscatcd;
tibim tcstaceous, the tips narrowly infuscated; tarsi withthe basal two segments testaceous, tipped with darker;
terminal segments uniformly dark brown. Wings with apale brown tinge, the stigma oval, slightly darker brown ;veins dark brown. Macrotrichim lackiDg on basal deflectionof R4+5 and on base of terminal section of M,+~; chiefelements of cord pale to semi-obsolete. Venation : Sc~ notfar from tip of Scl, terminating near two-thirds the lengthof" Rs, the latter feebly angulated at origin ; r on R2+3 onehalf or more of its length before the fork, and more than
twice its length from the tip o f / ~ ; base of terminal sectionof Ms semi-obliterated.
Abdomen brown, the sternites a little paler ; subterminal
segments dark brown to produce a ring ; male hypopygium
yellowish, the extreme bases of dististyle a trifle infuscated.
1VIale hypopygium approximating the type of A. flavopygialis. Dististyle relatively slender~ terminating in aslender spine with a slightly smaller spine just hack fromtip.
Smaller plate of gonapophyses long and slender,
Ann. & Mat/. 2?. tIist. Ser. 9. VoL xvii.
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narrowed gradually outwardly, the apex truncate and provided with three small, up*proximately equal teeth, themedian tooth a trifle shorter and broader. The larger platerests on three supports, with a cavity beneath.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, (~, Aniseed Valley, Nelson, December ]-~,
1923 (.4. Tonnoir) ; collector's number 113 c.
Paratypes, 2 ~ ~ , 1 ~, Takaka, ~elson, February 6,
1920 (R. J. Tillyard).
The paratypes were earlier (Ann. ~ Mag. Nat. Hist. (9)vol. ix. pp. 150-151, 1923) included as paratypes of A. flavopygialis (Alexander), to which species the present form isclosely allied.

.4phrophila monacantha, sp. n.
General coloration reddish brown, the prmscutum withthree darker brown stripes; vertex of male narrow, about
equal in width to the diameter of the basal segment ofscape; femora obscure yellow, tipped with black ; wings
tinged with pale yellow~ ceils C and Sc indistinctly cloudedwith brown; male hypopygium yellowish, the dististylebifid at apex ; larger plate of gonapophyses with a U-shaped
apical notch; small plate of gonapophyses reduced to aslender spine.
Male.--Length 4"5-4"8 ram. ; wing 6-6"8 ram.
Female.--Length about 6 ram. ; wing about 6"6 ram.
Rostrum pale brown~ the palpi dark brown. Antennm
with the basal segment oF the scape reddish yellow, theapex darker; remainder of organ dark brown; flagellar
segments oval. Head dark grey, tile anterior vertex andorbits lighter grey ; vertex between eyes very narrow, about
as wide as the diameter of the first scapal segment. Ia theiemale, the vertex is a trifle wider.
~Vfesonotum reddish brown, the pr~escutum with threedarker brown stripes ; median carina present but ill-defined;
scutal lobes vaguely darkened ; scutetlum obscure yellow;
postnotal mediotergite blackened posteriorly. Pleura reddish yellow, the sternopleurite darker; a vague darkened
area on anepisternum immediately behind the fore coxze.
tlalteres pale. Legs with the coxm and trochanters obscurebrownish yellow; thmora obscure yellow, the tips conspicuously blackened ; tibiae pale brown, the tips narrowly
blackened ; tarsi black. Wings with a pale yellowish tinge ;cells C and Sc faintly infuscated ; stigma oval, brown ; veins
pale brown, the major veins betbrc the cord more yellowish.

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Sparse macrotrichize on R~+ 3 and the extreme tip of Rs;
numerous trichim oil basal section of R4+5 ; no trichi~e onveins M and,Ca proximad of cord. Venation : Sc~ less thanhalf its length from tip of Scl, ending beyond three-fourths
the length of Rs; r ou R~+a close to or some distance
before the fork and on R1 about twice its length from tip.
Abdomen brown, the three subterminal segments brownish
black to produce a broad annulus; bypopygium obscureyellow. Male hypopygium of the general type of A. flavopygialis ; dististyle moderately broad, with a long, slender,
subterminal spine, in addition to the stouter apical one.
Larger plates of gonapophyses fused together apically, thecaudal margin with a U-shaped notch, the extreme caudal
margin narrowly darkened, each lobe formed being obtuse
to subaeute. Smaller plate of gonapophyscs reduced tosingle slender spine, the tip moderately acute.
Hab. New Zealand (Both Islands).
Hololype, ~ , Wairakei, Auckland, March 6, 1923 (A.
lbnnoir); collector's number lI5 b.
Allotype, ~, Nelson, Nelson, January 1, 1920 (A. Phil-.

pot@
Paratopotypes, 2 ~ ~ ; paratype~ c~, Nelson, Nelson,
January 1, 1920 ( R. J. Tillyard).
The allotype and paratype of Aphrophila monacantha had
earlier (Ann. &Mag. Nat. I-Iist. (9) vol. ix. pp. 150-151, 1922)
been included in the type-material of A. flavopygialis (Alexander), to which species the present fly is most closely allied.
Of the eight species of Aphrophila known to the writer at
the present writing, all hut monacantha, luteipes, andflavopygialis have been taken in the Province of Nelson. Therecan be but little doubt that the last-named species likewise
occurs, since it is entirely regional (Wellington to Westland
and Otago).

IX.--Some Orthoptera from Pamir and adjacent Countries.
By S. P. TARBINSKY.
ThE material on which this paper is based has been collectedprincipally by Prof. N. V. Bozojavlensky during his expeditions to Pamir in 1895, 1898, and 1901. N. Bogojavle~sky's collectiot~s, which are preserved in the ZoologicalMuseum of tile Moscow University, have been already partly
determined by ~ r . N. Zubovsky, but tile results of this study
6e