On new or little-known Tipulidae.

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This species is known from Southern India, Ceylon, theMalayan and Pacific Islands, New Guinea, Madagascar,and the Mascarene Is. lu the Maseareues it is recorded
from Rdunion and Mauritius, and has recently been reeeiw~d from Rodrigues (Snell and Thon~asset, 1918), while theCambridge Museum also contains some older ,pecimensfrom that island.
EXPLANATION OF PLATE III.
Fig. 1. C.'yrtom?lel~uscocclnelloides~Kolbe, d, X 23 : a~ apex of elytra of2, x23.
Fig. 2. Cyrtomychus minor, sp. n., X 28.
Fig. 3. Geoendomychusoculatus, sp. n., X 30.
Fig. 4. Anagaricophiluspulchellas, gen. et sp. n., X 25.

V . - - N e w or little-known Tipulidm (Diptera).--XI. Au,tralasian Species. By CKAltT.ES P. ALnXANDC.R, Ph.D.,
F.E.S., Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.
THE species of crane-flies described in the present paper,
like those in the two preceding instalments, are from l~ew
Zealm~d, and were included in very extensive series that weresent to me by my friends Messrs. Campbell, Harris,
Howes, Lindsay, and Watt, to whom I am greatly indebted
for this excellent representation of Tipulidm.
Dicranomyia nebulifera, sp. n.
Size large (wing of ? 13mm.) ; general coloration pale
brown, the pr~escutum with three dark brown stripes; pleuravariegated with dark brown; wings subhyaliue, clouded withpale brown and grey; Sc short; cell 1st M~ short, very
wide distally ; basal deflection of Cul before tile fork of M.
Feraale.--Length 11 mm. ; wing 13 mm.
Described from an alcoholic specimen.
Rostrum brown, the palpi dark brown. Antennm withthe scapal segments dark brown; flagellum broken. Headdark brown.
Pronotum dark brown. 1%~esonotal pr~escutum obscurebrownish yellow with three conspicuous dark brown stripes,
the broad median stripe becoming obliterated before thesuture; a faint brown cloud ou the lateral margin opposite
the anterior ends of the lateral stripes; scutum pale yellowish
brown, the lobes darker; scutetlum and postnotum pale6~

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D,'. C. P. Alexander onyellowish brown, tlle latter with the caudal half dark brown.
Pleura obscure yellow, the propleura, a large area on the
cephalic portion of the mesepisternum, the metapleura, andthe lateral sclcrites of the postnotum conspicuously darkbrown ; sternites dark brown, paler medially. Halteres pale,the knobs slightly infuscated. Legs with the coxre obscureyellow, broadly infuscated except at tips; trochantersbrownish yellow ; remainder of legs broken. Wings large
and broad, subllyaline, sparsely clouded with pale brown ;a small darker brown spot at origin of R s ; narrow pale
brown seams at r, along the cord and outer end of cell
1st M2 ; a small, oval, brown spot at basal third of cell M ;stigma very pale, oval ; vague grey clouds in tim outer radial
and medial cells ; along vein Cu,~; before the end of cell M,
extending into cell Cu; outer end of cell 1st A ; the anal
angle of the wing; veins dark brown. Venation : Sc short,ending immediately beyond the origin of Rs; Rs feebly
angulate at origi,i, almost in alignment with R.2+3 ; r at the
tip of R1, much longer than the distal section of R1,
angulated before mid-length, tile section nearest 1~1 with
about eight macrotrichim ; cell 1st 31~ pentagonal, very widc
at tl.e distal end, m being about one-third the outerdeflection of M s ; basal deflection of Cul about one-third its
length before the fork of M, Cu~ about one and one-halftimes the basal deflection of Cal.
Abdomen dark brown, the genital segment and ovipositor
much brighter brown. Valves of tlm ovipositor long andstraight.
Hab. New Zealand.
Holotype, ?, alcoholic, picked off enginc on SS. ' Ngatoro,'
trading to Chatham ]s]ands; possibly i~om Lyttelton;
November 12, 1921.

Dicranorayia nephelodes, sp. n.
General coloration dull brown~ the pJrescutum with three
confluent darker browll stripes; wings whitish subhyaline,
the origin of' ~s, the cord, and outer end of cell lsl M2 conspicuously clouded with dark brown ; Sc short, Rs long.
Mlle.--Length 7 mm. ; wing 7"8-8'5 ram.
Female.--Length 6"5 mm. ; wing 8 ram.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antenna~ dark brown
throughout. Head dark brown, the front somewhat brighter.
Mesonotum dull brown, the usual stripes confluent, thelateral margins paler; scutum dull, thc lobes dark brown;

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scutellum and postnotum pale brown, sparsely pruinose.
Pleura with a very heavy, microscopic, grey pubescence thatappears like a pruinosity. Halteres pale, the knobs darkbrown. Legs with the cox~e and trochanters obscure yellow ;femora obscure brownish yellow, the tips d-~rk brown ; til)ia~
and tarsi dark brownish black. Wings whitish subhyaline,
heavily clouded with brown ; a large brown spot at origin of
Rs ; stigma brown~ the area connected with a large spot attile fork of Rs; a broad, conspicuous seam along the cordand outer end of cell 1st M2; a pale cloud along the entire
length of vein 6'u, beginning at arculus ; veins pale brown,darker in the infuseated area. Venation: Sc short, Scx
ending just beyond the origin of 1is, Sc~ a slightly greater
distance before this origin; Rs long, arcuated, almost inalignment with R~+~ ; cell 1st M2 pent~gonal, longer thanany of the veins beyond it ; basal deflection of Cut longer
than or subequal to Cu~, at or before the fork of M.
Abdomen (lark brown, the hypopygium fulvous ; in somecases the abdomen is distinctly bicolorous, the caudal half"of each segment being slightly darker brown than the basal
half. Male hypopygium with the two spinea on the rostrum
ot' the ventral lobe long and powerful, straight, the distal
spine a little shorter than the proximal spine, longer than
the apex of tile rostrum beyond them. Gonapophyses withthe mesal angle produced caudad into a long digitiform
lobe, directed caudad, the extreme apex a little laterad.
Ovipositor with the valves slender.
1lab. NewZealand (North Island).
Holotype, ~ , Ohakune, altitude 2060 feet, October 27,
1921 (T. R. Ha.iris).
Allotopotype, ~, October 23, 1921.
Paratopotypes, 1 ~ , September 30, 1921 ; 1 ~ , October 14,
1921 ; 1 ? , October 5, 1921.
Paratypes of Dicranomyia nephelodes were sent to
Mr. Edwards for comparison with his types of D. tenebrosa,
Edwards; he writes that the present species has a muchheavier wing-pattern, the spot at the origin of I~s being far
more conspicuous; Rs is longer and cells M1 and 2rid M 2
are decidedly shorter. The present fly is distinguished fromD. hemimelas, Alexander, by the dull coloration.

Dicranomyia incompta, sp. n.
General coloration grey; rostrum brownish black, about
as long as the head ; mesonotum dull yellowish grey with

Dr. C. P. Alexander on86three dark brown stripes; lcgs dark brown; wings subhyaline~ the stigma oval, pale brown ; Sc short, Sc2 close to
the tip of Sc~.
Ma/e.--Length 6"5-6"8 ram. ; wing 7-7"2 ram.
_b'emale.mLcngth 7 mm. ; wing 8 ram.
Rostrum as long as the head, brown, almost black
dorsally, the palpi dark brownish black. Antennm darkbrown, the basal flagellar segments short-oval, the apicalsegments more elongate. Head brown, the vertex between
the eyes more golden yellow.
Mesonotum yellowish grey, the praescutum with threeconspicuous dark brown stripes ; scutum grey, the lobes withrelatively small brown marks; scutellum and postnotum
grey. Plenra grey. Halteres with the stem yellow, theknobs darker. Legs with the cox~e and trochanters yellow ;remainder of the legs dark brown, the bases of the femora
paler. Wings subhyaline; stigma oval, pale brown; veinsbrown. Venation: Sc short, Scl ending just before theorigin of Rs, Sc~ at tip of Scl, Rs gently arcuated ; cell
1st M2 elongate, m less than one-half the outer deflection of
M3; ba.~al deflection of C'al close to the fork of ~I, variable
iu position.
Abdomen dark brown, the sternites a little paler, thecaudal margins of the segments indistinctly greyish. Male
hypopygium with the mesal apical angle of the gonapophyses
produced caudad into a short curved hook. Ovipositor withthe valves long and straight.
Hab. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype~ c~, Mt. Grey, Canterbury, altitude 1200150(} feet, November 27, 192[ (J. /4r. Campbell and Stuart

Lindsay).
" On undergrowth in beech forest."

Allotopotqpe, ?.
Paratopotypes, 9 ~ ~.
Dicranomyia incom/,ta resembles the smaller D. conulifera,
Edwards, but the flagcllar segments are oval and the wings
unmarked except for the pale stigma.

l-)ieranomyiafunesta, sp. n.
Male.-- Length 5"6 mm. ; wing 6"8 ram.
Kelated to D. brookesi, Edwards, from which it differs as
follows : Head dark brown, including the genae. Femora darkbrownish black, the extreme tips obscure yellow, mostevident on the inner face. Wings less distinctly tinged

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87with brown, the stigma darker. Venation: Scl shorter~ alittle more than one-half the basal deflection of R4+~ ; Rs
shorter, about one-third longer thaz~ the basal deflection of
Cul ; cell 1st M2 larger, about as long as vein Cul beyond
it ; vein 2nd A much straighter.
Hub. New Zealand (North Island).
Holotype, ~, Wanganui~ October 10, 1921 (M. N. Watt).
The type of D. fanesta was submitted to Mr. Edwards forhis expert opinion, and tie agrees with the writer that it is
au undescribed species. The obliteration of the subtermitlal
yellow ring on the femur is a conspicuous character of thisspecies.

Dicranomyia annulifera, sp. n.
Male.--Length 6"8 ram. ; wing 8"1 ram.
Female.--Lellgth 6"2 mm. ; wing 7"5 mm.
Re]a~ed to D. brookesi~ Edwards, from which it differs as
follows : Femora dark brown, the tips broadly but indistinctly
obscure yellow, not with a subterminal ring as in brookesi.
Wings with the cord and outer e~d of cell Jst M2 narrowly
seamed with brown; origin of Rs unmarked. Venation:
Sct very long, longer than the basal deflection of Ra+a andonly a little shorter than /~s, ending opposite the origin of
Rs. Abdominal segments conspicuously annulated obscureyellow and dark brown, the tergites with less than the basal
half pale, the sternites with all but the narrow, dark brown
posterior margin obscure yellow.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, c~, Mr. Grey~ Canterbury, altitude 12001500 feet, November 27, 1921 (J. W. Campbell and Stuart

Lindsay).
AUotopotype, 9.
Paratopotype, c~.
"O[l undergrowth in beech forest."

Dicranomyia annulifera, D. funesta~ sp. n.~ and D. brookesi,
Edwards, form a natural group of closely allied species thatare related to D. vicarians, Schiner, distinguished by thestliny coloration of the mesonotum, the shiny dark brown
thoracic pleurites, and the presence of more or less yellow
coloration on the femora.
Amphineurus subfatuu~, sp. n.
Related to A. fatuus (Hutton); legs with the femora
brownish black with faint indications of a broad yellow ring

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Dr. C. P. Alexander onnear mid-length; wings with a conspicuous dark 1)rt~wu
tinge, sparsely variegated with yellow, this including thewing-base and a narrow seam along the cord, the anal angle
darkened.
_Female.--Length about 6"2 ram. ; wing 8 ram.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennae with the scapedark brown, the flagellum paler brown, especially on thebasal segments. Head dull greyish brown.
Mesonotum pale brown, the prmscutum near the suture,
the median area of the scutum and the base of the postnotum
darker. Pleura conspicuously dark brown, the dorsal pleurites
narrowly obscure yellow. Halteres with the stem brown,
the extreme base pale yellow, the knobs obscure yellow.
Legs with tile coxae brownish yellow, darker basally;remainder of the legs brownish black, the femoral bases
narrowly obscure yellow; a very ill-defined yellowish ringnear mid-length of the femora, best indicated on the fore
femora. Wings with a conspicuous dark brown tinge,
variegated with yellow, this including the bases of cells R,
M, and Cu, the middle portions of cells 1st A and 2nd A ;anal angle darkened; a narrow yellow band along the
cephalic half of the cord, extending from costa to the forkof M ; veins pale yellow in the flavous areas, darker elsewhere, much paler than in A. fatuus. Macrotrichim more
extensive than in A. fatuus, the yellow areas destitute ofthese setae being more restricted. Venation: Rs shorterin A. fatuus ; basal deflection of CuI almost transverse inposition, perpendicular to Cu at its origin, inserted at or justbefore the fork of M ; petiole of ceil M~ longer than thebasal deflection of Cal.
Abdominal tergites obscure yellow, the caudal lateralangles of the segments broadly infuseated; pleural region
dark brown.
Hub. New Zealand (North Island).
Holotype, ~, Ohakune, altitude 2060 feet, November 13,
1921 (7'. R. Harris).
Paratopotype, ~ , February 20, 1922 (T. R. Harris).
Amphineurus campbelli, sp. n.
General coloration brown; antennae short; legs unicolorous ; wings greyish subhyaline with conspicuous darkbrown macrotrichiae ; cell R2 subsessile; cell 1st M2 closed ;male hypopygium with the pleuritcs very long and slender,
the distal pleural appendages within the basal third of thenew or l{ttle-known Tipulid~e.

89length ; basal pleural appendage slender, the apex a strongly
curved spine; gonapophyses strongly recurred.
Male.--Length about 5"5 mm. ; wing 5'2 mm.
Female.--Length about 6 mm. ; wing 6"8 mm.
Rostrum and palpi brown. Antennae brown, relatively
short in both sexes--in the male, if bent backward, extending
about to the wing-root, tiead dark brown with conspicuous
white setae.
Mesonotnm brown, the humeral region of the przescutum
obscure yellow. Pleura brown. Halteres yellow. Legs witi~
the eoxze brown; trochanters obscure yellow; remainderof the legs brown, the terminal segments darker. Wings
greyish suhhyaline with abundant dark brown macrotrichim
that almost conceal the grouud-colour ; veins pale brown.
Venation : cell R~ almost sessile ; R2+ 3 short to practicallylacking ; cell 1st M~ closed, m a little shorter than the out¢~r
deflection of M~; basal deflection of Cu~ just before thefork of _~I.
Abdomen dark brown, the caudal margins of the sternites
paler. Male hypopygium with the pleurites exceedingly
elongate, digitfform, the distal pleural appendages at lessthan one-third the length of the pleuritos; basal pleuralappendage slender, strongly curved into a black terminal
spine; two distal pleural appendages, both strongly curved.
Gonapophyses very strongly curved, the apical half lying
parallel to the basal half, the slightly blackened point
directed mesad, almost touching one another on the mid-line.
Ovipositor with the elongate valves horn-coloured.
Hab. New Zealand (South Lland).
Holoiype, c~, Mr. Grey, Canterbury, altitude 12001500feet, November 27, I921 (J. IV. Uampbell and Stuart
Lindsay).
Allotopotype, ~.
Paratopotype, (~ ; parotypes, ~ ~ , Lake Wakatipu, Otago,
December 1921 (F. S. Oliver).
" On undergrowth in beech forest."
Amphiueurus campbeUi is related to A. perdecorus, Edwards,
and A. senex, Alexander, but is very distinct in the structureof the male hypopygium. It is named in honour of myfriend, Dr. J. W. Campbell.

Molophilus lindsayi, sp. n.
General coloration dark brownish black ; antennm short ;halteres yellow ; wings pale brown ; male hypopygium with

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Dr. C. P. Alexander onfour slender elongate appendages, the terminal pair toothed
near apex.
Male.--Ler~gth about 3'5 ram.; wing 5 ram.
Itostrum brown; palpi black. Antennae short, black.
Head brown, grey pruiuose.
Pronotum brown, the seutcllum obscure yellow. Mesonotum and pleura dark brown, sparsely pruinose. Haltereslight yellow. Legs with the eoxm obscure yellow, the posterior coxm more infuseated ; troehanters obscure yellow;
fore femora dark brown ; mid-femora dark brown~ the bases
narrowly paler; posterior femora pale brown ; tibiae andtarsi brown. Wings pale brown, the veins slightly darker
brown, the base a little paler; maerotrichia~ conspicuous.
Venation : basal section of R2+3about four times r ; basal
deflection of Cu~ about one-half longer than the basal deflection of M~+~; vein 2nd .4 elongate, extending to about
three-fourths the length of the petiole of cell Ma.
Abdomen dark brownish black with conspicuous goldenyellow setae, longer and more conspicuous on the genital
segment. Male hypopygium with four slender, elongate,
black appendages, an apical pair that are strongly curved,
before the long straight apex with a single small lateralspine ; second pair of appendages are on the dorsal (apparent
ventral) face and are directed eephalad, appearing as slendersmooth spines, strongly bent at the base and less conspicuously so at the acute tips. Penis-guard small, paleyellow.
1lab. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ , Mr. Grey, Canterbury, altitude 12001500 feet, November 27, 1921 (J. I47. Campbell and Stuart

Lindsay).
Paratopotype, d', altitude 2000 feet, March 19, 1922.
" O n undergrowth in beech forest."
This interesting Molophilus is named in honour of thecollector, who has secured many rare Tipulid~e on Mr. Grey.

Rh(~bdomastix ( Sacandaga) neozelandice~ sp. n.
Size large (wing of male over 5"5 ram.) ; general coloration dark brown, the thoracic pleura sparsely pruinose;wings with a strong brown suffusion; R~+3 about threefourths the length of R3 alone.
Ma/e.--Length about 5 ram. ; wing 5"6-6 ram.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennae short, darkbrown ; flagellar segments oval, the terminal segments moreelongate. Head greyish brown. Mesonotal pr~eseutumnew or little-known Tipulid~e.

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dark brown, sparsely dusted with yellowish-brown pollen,
clearer brown sublaterally; scutum and seutellum morepruinose. Pleura dark brown, sparsely pruinose. Halteres
pale throughout. Legs with the eox~e brown; trochantersobscure yellow; femora and tibim brown, the tips a little
darker; tarsi dark brown. Wings with a strong brownsuffusion; wing-base narrowly paler ; stigma brown, distinct
but pale; veins dark brown. Venation: SO ending about
opposite three-fifths the length of Rs, Scs barely indicated,
ab.Jut its own length from the tip of Scl ; Rs+a nearly threefourths the length of R3; tip of R~ a little more than its
own length from the tip of R1; cell 1st Ms irregularly oval,
the inner end narrow ; m variable in length, up to three orfour times as long as the outer deflection of Ma; basal
deflectiou of Cul just beyond mid-length of cell 1st Ms ; vein
2nd A sinuous. Anal angle prominent.
Abdomen dark brown, the hypopygium obscure brownish
yellow.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ , Waipori, Otago, December 5, 1921
( G. Howes).
Allotype, ? , Lake Wakatipu, Deeember 1921 (F. S.
Oliver).
Paratypes, 2 c~ ~ , Dunedin, Otago, November 26, 1921
( G , Howes ) .
The di,covery of species of Rhabdomastix in New Zealandis of especial interest.
Rhabdomastix ( Sacandaga) otagana, sp. n.
Size small (wing of male under 4"5 mm.) ; general coloration obscure yellow; wings with a faint greyish-yellow
tinge ; R~+a about three-fifths the length of 1~3 aloue.
Ma/e.--Length 3"3 mm. ; wing 4"2 mm.
Rostrum brownish yellow ; pulp; dark brown. Antennm
short ; basal segment of scape brown ; the remainder of theantenna dark brown; flagellar segments oval, attenuate
apically, provided with long, outspreading, white verticils.
Head pale brownish grey.
Mesonotum obscure yellow without markings. Pleura
pale brownish yellow. Halteres short, obscure yellow.
Legs with the eoxae and troehanters obscure yellow; legs
brown. Wings with a faint greyish-yellow tinge; stigma
pale, oval, barely indicated ; veins pale brown. Venation :Scl ending beyond mid-length of Rs, Sc: faint, not far fromtile tip of SCl ; Rs long and straight, Rs+a about two-fifths

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Rs; tip of R2 about its own length from the tip of Ra ;m long, about four times the outer deflectio~ of M~ ; basal
deflection of Cul near mid-length of ceil 1st M2; vein
2nd A sinuous. Anal angle prominent.
Abdomen brownish yellow, the hypopygium concolorous.
Hab. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ , Dunedin, Otago, December 14, 1921

( a. Howes).
Limnophila hudsoni, Edwards, atripes, subsp, n.
Male.--Length 12 mm. ; wing 13 ram.
Differs from typical hudsoni, Edwards, as follows :-Antennm slightly longer, the flagellar segments much lessconspicuously hicolorous, the extreme tips of the segments
being pale, beyond mid-length of the organ passing into
uniform black. !V[esonotal prmseutum clearer grey, themedian stripe, the interspaces behind, and the lateral marginsof the sclerite narrowly but distinctly lined with reddish
brown. Femora brown, beyond tile basal third passing into
black, the extreme apices narrowly and indistinctly pale; aconspicuous subterminal yellow ring that is a little more
extensive than the black ring beyond i t ; tibial apices
distinctly blackened.
Hab. ~qew Zealand (North Island).
Holotype, ~, Ohakune, altitude 2060 feet, November 6,
1921 (T. R. Harris).
Paralopolype, (~, November 14, 1921.
The general appearance of this fly is rather different fromthat of L. hud,oni, Edwards, due to the increase in theamount of black on the antennm and legs, but there is no
doubt of the close relationship of the two.

Limnophila cinereipleura, sp. n.
General coloration dark grey, the thoracic pleura clear
ashen grey; wings greyish yellow, clearer yellow basally ;stigma barely indicated ; cell 2nd R1 at wing-maxgin a little
wider than cell R~ ; cell M1 small.
Male.--Length about z~ram. ; wing 5 mm.
Eemale.--Length 5 mm. ; wing 5"6 mm.
Rostrum, palpi, and antennm black, the latter short in both
sexes. Head brownish grey.
Mesonotal prmscutum yellowish grey, clearer grey laterally,
with three ill-defined brown stripes, the median stripe indistinctly split by a paler vitta ; scutum dark gley ; scutellum
and postnotum light grey. Pleura with indications of anew or llttle-known Tipulid~e.

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ventral and dorsal dark longitudi,~al stripe enclosing a clear
ashen-grey area. Halteres pale. Legs with the coxte dark,
dusted with grey; trochanters obscure yellow, margined
apically with brown; remainder of the legs dark brown.
Wings greyish yellow, clearer yellow basally, the stigmal
area barely indicated; veins pale brown. Venation: Scl
ending just before the end of Rs, Sc~ a little more than its
length from tip ; Rs long, arcuated at extreme origin ; R2+a
short, about equal to the basal deflection of R4+~; r faint,
about three times its length from tip of R1; cell 2nd RI alittle wider at wing-margin than cell R~ ; cell 1st Ms small,
rectangular ; petiole of cell M: very long, from one to twotimes the length of the cell ; basM deflection of Cul at orjust beyond the fork of M ; arculus complete.
Abdomen dark brown, i,cluding the hypopygium ; each
pleural appendage elongate, tapering to the acute point.
Ovipositor with elongate valves, as in this group of species.
Hab. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, (~, Mt. Grey, Canterbury, altitude 12001500 feet, November 27, 1921 (J. ~V. Campbell and Stuart
Lindsay).
Allotopotype, ?.
" O n undergrowth in beech forest."
Limnophila truncata, sp. n.
Mesonotum obscure yellow, scutal lobes and anterior hal~of postnotum brownish black ; wings nearly hyaline with abrown spot at origin of Ils and seams along tile cord andouter end of cell 1st Ms ; r near tip of Rt ; petiole of cell M 1
short ; basal deflection of Cul near mid-length of cell 1st M: ;abdominal .sogments bicolorous; hypopygium compressed,
obliquely truncated.
Male.--Lcngtb 5"5 mm. ; wing 7"2 ram.
l~o~tvum yellow, palpi brownish black. Antennae short ;basal segment of scape obscure yellow ; remainder of antenna
brownish black ; flagellar segments elongate-oval with shortverticils. Anterior part of vertex brownish yellow, theremainder of head brownish grey.
Mesonotal pr~escutum brownish yellow with three clearer
yellow stripes that are very ill-defined ; median stripe split~)y a capillary dark brown line that becomes obliterated
before the suture; scutum obscure brownish yellow, thelobes conspicuously dark brown; scutellum pale brownish
testaceous ; postnotum brownish black on the cephalic half,
the pos~exior halt' pale brown. Pleura brow~Ji~h yellow

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Dr. C. P. Alexander on

testaeeous. Halteres elongate, pale brown, the knobs darkbrown. Legs with tile coxm and trochanters yellowish testaceous ; femora dark brown, the bases broadly paler, mostextensively on the fore legs where more than the basal half
is pale, least extensively ou the posterior legs where less thantile basal third is pale; tihim and tarsi black. Wings nearly
hyaline, with a sparse brown pattern; stigma oval~ darkbrown ; a brown spot of origin of Rs ; a brown seam along
the cord, beginning at Sc~. continued across the fork of R~+sto the basal deflection of Cul ; a brown seam along the outerend of cell 1st M~. Venation : Sc~ considerably longer thanSCs, just beyond the fork of R.~+8; Rs long, arcuated atorigin ; R:+3 about one-h~lf longer than the basal deflectionof Cul ; r about one and one-half its length from the tip of
R1 and on R2 beyond mid-length ; cells Ra, Rs, and 1st M~
in alignment ; cell Ma deep, its petiole about equal to R~+~ ;m shorter than outer deflection of Ma; basal deflection of
CUx at or just before mid-length of the caudal face of cell
1st M~; cell 2nd A long and narrow; anterior arculus
atrophied. Wings petit)late.
Abdominal tergites dark brown, the basal half of tergite
2 pale ; tergites 2 to 7 conspicuously ringed caudally withpale yellow ; tergites 8 and 9 dark brown ; sternites obscureyello% less than the basal half of each segment infuscated.
Hypopygium compressed~ viewed laterally appearing obliquely
truncated.
Hab. :New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ Mt. Grey, Canterbury, altitude 12001500 feet~ November 27, 1921 (J. W'. Campbell and Stuart
Lindsay).
" O n undergrowth in beech forest."

Limnophila (Metalimnophila) unipuneta~ sp. n.
Allied to L. producta, Alexander; wings with a faintbrown tinge ; stigma brown; a narrow brown seam alongr-m ; male hypopygium with the mesa[ apical angle of each
pleurite produced into a stout lobe that is nearly as long as
the pleurite itself; outer pleural appendage simple; innerpleural appendage strongly bent at mid-length.
.Male.--Length about 5 mm. ; wing 6 mm.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennm elongate, black.
Head dark brown.
Mesonotal prmscutum light brown with three darker
brown stripes ; scutum pale brown, the centre of the lobes
dark brown; scutellum and postnotum brownish grey.

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Pleura silvery grey, the pleural stripe very broad, brownish
black; sides of mesosternum faintly darkened. Halteresbrown, the base of stem and apex of knob pale. Wings witha faint brown tinge ; stigma elongate, brown ; a narrow but
conspicuous dark brown seam on r-m and the basal deflection of R4+n ; veins dark brown. Venation : Sc: near tip ofSc~ and about twice the length of the latter ; petiole of cell
M 1 one-half longer than the cell.
Abdomen da~k brown, the caudal margins of the basal
segments very faintly paler. Male hypopygium with theninth tergite having two slender parallet lobes. Mesal faceof pleurite produced into a very large flattened lobe, themesal apical angle produced into a second lobe that is nearly
as long as the pleurite but stout, broad at base, gradually
narrowed to the blunt apex, tMs lobe much longer than in
L. howesi, but shorter than in L. producta ; outer pleuralappendage a long, curved, simple blade, bearing long setm on
the outer face before the apex; inner pleural appendage
slender, very strongly arcuated at mid-length. Spines ofthe eighth sternite arising from a pedunculate base.
_Hab. ~ew Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ~ , Dunedin, 0tago, November 26, 1921
( g. Howes).
Para/ype, c~, Ben Lomond, Otago, December 30, 1921
( G. Howes).

Macromastix pallidistigma, sp. n.
Mesonotum uniformly reddish brown, unmarked; wings
pale greyish; cells C and Sc brown; stigma large, palecream-yellow ; petiole of cell M x longer than m ; cell 2vd Ah)ng and narrow; abdomen pale greenish brown ; ninth
tergite of male hypopygium with a broad, U-shaped, mediaa
lmteh, the lobes short, obtusely rounded.
Male.--Length 9 mm. ; wing 11"5 ram.
Frontal prolongation of the head long~ pale, sparsely
pruinose, the nasus long and broad. Antenn~ very small ;first seapal segment pale, second segment pale green;
flagellum brown, the basal segments tinged with green, theterminal segments uniformly dark. Head laale brown,
sparsely dusted with grey.
Pronotum tinged with green. Mesonotal prmscutum
uniformly reddish brown, unmarked; seutum similar, thelateral margins of the lobes dark ; scutellum and postnotum
a little paler, especially the former. Pleura obscure yellow.
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Dr. C. P. Alexander onwith the pleura ; trochanters green ; femora obscure yellow,
the bases and tips narrowly tinged with green; tibia~
and tarsi pale brown. Wings with a pale greyish tinge,
cells C and Sc dark brown, the former a little paler;stigmal area large, pale cream-yellow; wing-base indistinctly
pale; veins slender, dark brown. Venation: Sc2 ending
about opposite mid-length of Rs, the latter straight, abo,t
two-thirds R~+3 ; r faint, with one macrotrichia near midlength ; distal section of R~ pale but evident, nearly as longas m; petiole of cell M) a little longer than m ; inner endof cell 1st M~ pointed; cell 2nd A very long and narrow,parallel-sided.
Abdomen pale greenish brown, the eighth sternite indistinctly darker ; hypopygium obscure greenish. M~de hypopygium with the ninth tergite having a broad, U-shaped,
median notch, the short lobes obtusely rounded. Region oftile ninth pleurite not produced beyond the level of the endof the tergite as in M. albistigma, Edwards.
Hab. ~Tew Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, d', White Rock, Mt. Thomas, Canterbury,
altitude 1000 feet, December 18, 1921 (J. W. Campbell andStuart Lindsay).
Paratopotype, ¢~.
Macromastix pallidistigma is by far the smallest species ofthe viridis group so far described. The second cell is very
narrow for a member of this group.

Macromastix greyana, sp. n.
Male.--Length 11-12 ram. ; wing 17-17"2 ram.
Related to M. alexauderi, Edwards, from which it differs
as follows : Size a little larger. Frontal prolongation of head elongate,
the nasus long and conspicuous. Head pale buff with arelatively small dark brown spot in the centre of the vertex.
Thorax clear light grey, the pr~escutum with four conspicuous dark brown stripes, the intermediate pair narrowly
separated by a capillary line ; lateral margins of prmscutum
not darkened; each scutal lobe with a conspicuous darkbrown area ; median area of scutum, the scutellum, and postnotum pale testaceous, the caudal margin of the latter alittle darkened. Pleura clear light grey. Wings relatively
narrow, the pattern much darker brown; cells Mx and2nd M~ clear except the extreme bases which are abruptly
dark ; basal half of cell -)1/3 clear, the apex with a dusky
triangle; no conspicuous brown blotch in cell M on vein Cunew or llttle-known Tipulidm.

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just before its fork, so the large clear blotch in cell M isconstricted only on its cephalic side ; bases of cells 1st ,4 and2nd .4 more extensively pale. Venation: basal section of
R~ short, in some cases almost lacking; r joining R~ close
beyond tile fork of R~+8 ; basal deflection of R4+5 short, lessthan twice r-m ; basal sections of MI+~ and Ma+4 subequal ;petiole of cell MI only a little longer than m. Abdomen
dark brownish grey, very slightly darker dorso-medially, thebasal tergites broadly ochreons on the sides; basal sternites
a little more brownish than sternites 6 to 8.
Hub. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, c~, Mt. Grey, Canterbury, altitude about1000 feet, November 27, 1921 (J. W. Campbell and Stuart
Lindsay).
Paratopotype, 1 ~ ; paratypes, 1 d', White Rock,Mr. Thomas, Canterbury, altitude about 1000 feet, December 18, 1921 (J. 14z. Campbell and Stuart Lindsay) ; 9 c~ c~ ,Glentui, Ashley Co, Canterbury, December 1921 (Stuart
Lindsay).
"Swept from tussock grass on hill-side."
Macromastix greyana is distinguished from M. huttoni,
Edwards, by the coloration of the wings, thorax, andabdomen.
Macromastix rufibasis, sp. n.
Related to M. rufiventris~ Edwards; mesonotal pr~escutumwith three black stripes ; wings uniformly infuscated, thepale diseal blotch larger and better delimited; abdominal
tergites 1 and 2 with the lateral margins rufous-orange.
Male.--Length about 9"5 ram. ; wing 13"2 mm.
Differs from M. rufiventris as follows : - Mesonotal pr~escutum light grey with three conspicuous
black stripes, the median stripe entire, broadly cuneiform;
scutellum and postnotum light ashy grey. Wings with thedark suffusion more uniform, the pale discal blotch at thecord larger and better defined, including the outer end ofcell R, the basal third of cell 1st M~ and a small area incell M ; in addition, the centre of ceil M, the bases of cells Cu,
1st A, and 2nd A, and the prearcular cells are less distinctly
pale; no clear obliterative area before stigma. Venation:
petiole of cell M1 about two-thirds m ; basal section of M3
only a little shorter than the basal section of M1+2; cell
2nd A wider. Abdominal tergites with the rufous-orangc
colour confined to segments 1 and 2; segment 1 rather
broadly infuscatcd medially ; segment 2 narrowly infuscatcd
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On new or llttle.known Tipulid~e.

on the basal ring, very broadly so on the posterior ring, thelateral margins here being obscure orange ; lateral marginsof the remaining tergites broadly cinereous; the very broad
dark brown median stripe on tergites 3 to 9 is split by aconspicuous grey line that becomes more diffuse on theposterior segments ; sternites with the basal segmeats obscurebrownish yellow, soon passing into grey.
H,~b. New Zealand (South Island).
Holotype, ¢~, Dunedin, Otago, Novembcr 20, 1921
(M. N. Watt).
" Beaten from foliage."

Macromastix harrisi, sp. n.
General coloration pale brown; wings subhyaline, thestigma pale brown ; r lacking; cell 1st M~ rectangularly
quadrate; basal deflection of Cul some distance before thetbrk of M as in the genus Nephrotoma.
Pemale.--Length about 7"5 mm. ; wing 11"5 mm.
Frontal prolongation of the head pale testaceous; nasus
obsolete; palpi pale brown. Antennae short, pale brown,
the terminal segments darker; first flagellar segment longand tumid. Itead dark, especially on the vertex, with a palegreyish-yellow pollen on the front and adjoining the marginof the eyes ; a very narrow brown median vitta on vertex.
Mesonotum pale brown, the median stripe darker but illdefined; remainder of mesonotum pale reddish brown ; anindistinct brown spot at each anterior lateral angle of thepostnotum. Pleura pale reddish yellow, tIalteres brown,
the base of the stem and the knobs obscure yellow. Legs
with the cox~e and trochanters coneolorous with the pleura ;remainder of the legs darker brown. Wings subhyaline;
stigma pale brown, entirely proximad of R~; veins pale
brown. Venation : Sct preserved ; Rs relatively short,arcuated; R~ close to Rt at tile wing-margin, the distanceabout equal to Scl; r lacking; petiole of cell M1 about
equal to m; cell 1st M~ quadrangular; m-cu punctitbrm,
some distance before the fork of M, the distal section of M
equal to or longer than the basal deflection of R4+5 ; cell
2nd A broad.
Abdomen brown, distended and discoloured with eggl.~lass(~s.

Hab. New Zealand (North Island).
Holotype, ~, Ohakune, altitude 2060 feet, November 13,
1921 (T. R. Itarris).

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The type is rather teneral. Macromastix harrisi is dedicated to the collector, ]V[r. T. R. Harris, to whom I am
greatly indebted for many fine Tipulid~e from New Zealand.
I t is allied to ,¢I. atridorsum, Alexander, but differs fromthis species, as well as all others so far described, by the
position of the basal deflection of Cul, which is basad of thefork of M as in the genus Nephrotoma.

VI.--On a Collection of Mammals obtained by Capt. G. C.
Shortridge in .Northern Rhodesia, with .Fieht-notes by theCollector. By P. S. KE~SnAW.
(Published by permission of the Trustees of the British Museum.)
Trip. following is a list of the small mammals obtained by
Capt. G. C. Shortridge in 1919 and 1920 in Northern
Rhodesia. The bulk of the collection was seeured during theconstruction of the aerodrome at N'dol% near the Belgian
Congo frontier, at 12 ° 501 S.~ 28 ° 40 / E. The remainder,
with one or two exceptions, came from Monz% 200 miles
south of N'dola. Many specimens of tile genera IVasilio,

Crocidura, Taterona, 8teatomys, Saccostomus~ Aeomys~ Leggada, Zelotomys, and Cricetomys were captured during thel~velling of the numerous large ant-hills on the aerodrome.
Three new species fi'om this collection have already been
described by H i n t o n * .
These were Mimetillus thomasi,
Kerlvoula lueia, and Zelotomys shortridgei. On a fm-therexamination of the material it has been found necessal'y togive names to the following forms :-- Crocidura katharina,
Helogale brunnula r~ce]os~ and Tatevona lobengalce ndolee.
This opportunity has been taken to describe a new form of
Acomys--viz, A. sabryi--from Helouan, near Cairo, thetype and other specimens of which have been kindly presented
to the British Museum by the Giza Zoological Museum.
There is also appended a list of the Ungulatos obtained invarious localities in 2Northern Rhodesia: and presented to the
British Museum by Mr. D. Gordon Lancaster~ Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Read, Mr. E. R. D. Hall, Capt. G. C. Shortridge,
Mr. H. Wainwrighq and Dr. J. Harmer, donations which I
have much pleasur% on behalf of the Trustees, in acknowledging.
* Ann. & Mug. Nat. Hist. (9) vi. p. 239 (1920).
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