rFrom fie Arxers ero MeeezrNE or N..rnrner, Ilrsrohy,
Ser. 10, vol. xiii. p.24O, I&rwty lg34.

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N ew or little-knownTipulid n (Di,ptera).-Ll. Australnsoan
Speci,es.By Cuanr,ns P. Ar,nxeNDER,Ph.D., F.E.S.,
MassachusettsState College,Amherct, Massachusetts,
IJ.S.A.
Tnn cra,ne-flieshere considered were chiefly taken in
Victoria and New South Wales by Mr. F. Erasmus
Wilson, to whom the types have been returned. A ferv
other specieswere taken by Mr. Andr6 L. Tonnoir near
Ca;rbena, the tytrles to be deposited in the Federal
Collection at Canbena, and by Mr. William Heron,the t54pesretained in my perflonal collection. As in thepa,st,-my very sincerethanks are ext'endedto tho above
entomologists, who a^re so efficiently increasing ourknowledgeof the Tipulidre of Australia.
sp. n.
M acromastirluteisubcostata,Male.-T-ength about lO-f I mm. ; wing 12'5-.14mrn.
Allied to Mauomnstir luteicostn Alexa,nder, differingin the la,rger size and. different coloration of the bod-v*
a,ndwings.
Frontal prolongation of head more elongate. Mesonotal
prescutum- with four distinct dark brown stripes ot]; hght grey ground., the intermediate - pair eepa,rated
odtby r capillary line of the ground-eolour,the stripes

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contrasting strongly with the grorurd. Halteres withthe bases of the stems extensively orange. Legs withthe femoral bases very narrowly but conspicuously
yellow. Wings with the prearcular region, together
with cell and vein Bc, light yellow ; cell C infuscated,
except at outer end and along vein Sc ; stigma small,dark brown ; longitudinal veins broadly and conspicuously seamed with brown, broadest along vein Cu,
the darkenings includittg all longitudinal veins excepting
lst A. Venation i Rr+, preserved but entirely pale, in
position varying from oblique to subtransYerse, shorter
than .8, alone. Abdomen entirely dark, the hypopygium
brighter. Male hy?opygium with the inner dististyle
trispinous, its apex cultriform.
Hab. Victoria.
Holotype, dl, Elth&ffi, May 15, 1927(I. E. Wilson).
2 66; para,tApes,2 33, Cockatoo, SepPara,topotypes,
tember 18, 1924(G. I. Hill).
Dolichopeza(Dolichopeza)fuscorad,ialis,sp. n.
Allied to breaifurca ; mesonotal prrescutum yellowish
grey, with three dark brown stripes, the median one
narrowly divided at' anterior end ; femora obscureyellow, the tips brownish black ; remainder _of J"g*brownish black ; wings narrow, the ground-colour
infumed, with a,conspicuousdark brown pattern, including
the outer end of the radial field beyond stigma and& narrow but conspicuous apical border ; cord andlongitudinal veins seamed with brown ; pale are&s
before and beyond stigma small but very conspicuousi;
arcular region darkened ; m-cu less than its own length
before fork of.M ; male hypopygium rvith outer dististyle
blackened.
Male.-Length about 9'5-10 mm. ; wing l0'4 x2'4
to llx2'5 mm.
Female.-Length about lt'5 mm. ; wing 9'5x2'3 mm.
Rostrum dark brown ; palpi black. Antennrc with thebasal segmentyellow, remainder of organ brownish black;flagellar segments long-cylindrical, the basal _enlargements stight ; verticils small but well-distributed on eachsegment. Head greY, the vertex with a brownish spot. _Pronotum grey, with a median brown spot. Mesonotal
prrescutum yellowish grey, with tE9" dark brown stripes,
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the broader median stripe narrowly split at cephalic
end ; posterior sclerites of mesonotum grey, the scutum
more obscured, the lobes variegated by darker. Pleuragrey, the pteropleurite and pleurotergite in c&sesmore
reddish gr€y. Halteres elongate, the knobs dark brown.
Legs with the coxn gr:ey; trochantens brownish yellow ;femora obscure yellow, the tips brownish black ; tibia
and tarsi brownish black. Wings narrower than inbreaifurco,,the ground-colour strongly infuscated ; stigma
and outer radial field dark brown, very conspicuous;a narTow apical seam continues around the wing-margin
to vein Cur; cord and longitudinal veins of outer halfof wings nb,rrowly but distinctly bordered by brown ;dark se&mon nx-cu relatively na,rrow and inconspicuous;
pale areas before and beyond stigma whitish, vorY
restricted in are& but contrasting conspicuously withthe ground ; arcular region not pale, as in breuifurca.
Venation : B, very short,; outer medial forks relatively
short, as in breuifwroo; rn-cu closer to fork of M, a little
lessthan its own length before fork.
Abdomen brownish black, annulated with obscureyellow, the latter colour occupying the central portionsof the individual segments. Male hypopygum withthe structure of the tergite and styli much as in breuifurm, ; outer dististyle blackened.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype,d, Sydney,March 10, lgl2.
Allotopotype,S, March 7, f 909.
Para,tgpe,$, Mount Wilson, Blue Mts., October 20-30,
le30 (I. E. Wilson).
Although closely allied to DoliclrcpezabreuifurcaSkuse,the present, fly is evidently distinct in the diagnostic
features listed &bove. For help in determining theidentity of the true breuifurca,I expressmy deep thanks
to Meisrs. Taylor and Woodhill, of the University ofSydney, for photomicrographs of the male nypopVstumof the holotylte specimen,now preservedin the Macleay
Collections.
Dolichopeza(Dolichopeza)cairnensis,sP. r.
General coloration brown, the prreseutum with threeslightly darker brown stripes_; _pleuratestaceous-yellow,
the anepisternum a, trifle darkened ; legs black, theneu)or little-knownTipulidre.

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tips of all tarsi whitened ; wings yellowish grey, witha, restricted darker pattern ; male hypopygium withthe adeagusrelatively stout, its apex tnrncated.
Male.-Length about 7.5-8.5 mm. ; wing 7.5-8.8mm.
Frontal prolongation of head light brown ; palpi
dark brown. Antennp with scape and pedicel brownish
ochreous; flagellum passinginto black ; flagellar segments
elongate-cylindrical. Head brown, the anterior vertex
paler.
l\fesonotum light brown, the prrescutum with threeslightly da^r:kerbrown stripes that are but little conspicuous against this ground-colour ; each scutal lobe
variegated with two dark brown &reas. Pleura andpleurotergite pale testaeeous-yellow,the ventral anepisternum a trifle darker. Halteres elongate, pale, theknobs brownish black. Legs with the coxrc and trochanters pale testaceous-yellow; femora brown, passing
into black at tips, the bases nanowly paler ; tibire
and tarsi black ; tips of all tarsi creamy-white, narrowly
so on the fore legs, more extensively so on the posteriortarsi rvhere the tips of the basitarsi and succeeding
segments&re brightened, the outermost segmentsagain
darkened. Wings greyish yellow, with a restricteddarker pattern ; stigrna oval, dark brorvn ; relatively
broad brown seamson anterior cord and rn-cu; outerend of cell Sr, conspicuouslvdarkened, only the base,beyond the stigma, cre&my-;ellow, r'eins of medial field
narrowly seamed with brown ; cells C and ,Sc & trifle
darker than the ground-colour ; pre-stigmal pale area
relatively inconspicuous; veins black. Macrotrichia ofveins relatively long and conspicuous. Venatiolt : forksof medial field moderately deep ; nx-clr nearly its own
length before fork of.M ; vein 2nil,A of.moderate length,
the cell narrow.
Abdominal tergites chiefly brown, only the lateral
portions of the intermediate segmentswitlt ,vellowa,reas;sternites extensively pale yellow, the incisures narrowly
darkened ; hypopygium chiefly dark. i\Iale hypopygiumwith the caudal margin having a very extensive but
shallow median notch, the lateral portions produced
into short broad lobes that are shallowly emarginate
at tips. Outer dististyle & cylindrical fleshy lobe thatis conspicuously setiferous. fnner clististyle pale, the
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apex obliquely truncated ; at near _mid-lelgtn thg styleb-earsa blbckened lateral flange or lobe. A conspicuons
pale depressed phallosomic _plate, its caudal margin
lently concave, each lateral angle with a very longpo*etfot-posticatn seta. ,lEdeagus more slender than in sub'but still relalively stout, the ?Pex truncatedand provided with a subapicalring-like collar.
Hab. Victoria, New South Wales.
Holotgpe, 3, Ben Cairn, near Millgrove, victoria,
in beecli gully, altitude 2900-3200 feet, February 9,1929(8. E. Wilson).
Paratype, 3, Mount Victoria, Blue Mts., New South
Wales,October2G-30,1930(8. E. Wilsonl.
is DoliclwpezasubposticatnAlexander
The nearest ally-differs
in the details of coloration and,(Victoria), which
especially, the structure of the male hypopysum. The
powerful setre on the phallosome make the present'
fly easily recognized.
Dotichopem,(Dolichopezn)cyatheti,sp. n.
General coloration brown, the prrescutum with moreor less distinct paler stripes ; pleura ochreous-yellow,
va,riegated with darker ; legq brown ; wings__cre?mcoloured.,conspicuouslyclouded with brown ; su!,hyaline
areas before and beyond stigma conspicuous; abdomen
annulated with obscure yellow and dark brown ; malewith the adeaguslong and slender.
hypopygium
Mate.-Length about 6'5-7 mm. ; wing 8-8'3 mm.
Female.-Length about 8 mm. ; wing 8'5 mm.
Frontal prolongation of head light brown ; Pllpi
brownish 6lack. Antennre with scape and pedicelochreouft; flagellum brownish black ; flagellar-segments
elongate, especially in male. Head brown ; front andanteiior vertex more yellowish ; a small darker groupof setp on either side of the naruowed point of thevertex.
Mesonotumbrown, with a very broad medianyellowishbrown stripe on prescutum, the lateral stripes lessindicated ; scutal lobes darker brown, the median region
and. the scutellum brighter ; postnotal mediotergite
obscure yellow, darker on either side behind. Pleura
chiefly obhreous-yellow,with an extensive darker areaon th-eanepisternumand the dorsopleuralregion immediately above it ; ventral sternopleurite weakly infumed.

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Halteres elongate, pale, the knobs infuscated. Legs
with the coxrc yellow, the fore coxre somewhat darker ;trochanters yellow ; remainder of legs brown, becoming
darker outwardly ; femoral bases and genua vaguelybrightened. Wings cream-coloured,with a, conspicuous
clouded dusky pattern ; stigma large, oval, dark brown ;the darkened clouds include most of the radial fieldbeyond cord and somewhat narrower seams along Cu
and the medial veins ; broader clouds on anterior cord
and rn-cu; conspicuous brighter &reas before andbeyond the stigma ; veins dark, paler in the obliterative
areas. Venation : medial forks relatively deep, m-cu its
own length before fork of M ; vein Znd,A of moderate
length.
Abdomen conspicuouslyannulated with obscureyellow
and dark brown, the latter ba,ndsoccupying the caudal
portions of the segmentsbut encroa,chingon the basal
portion of the succeedingsegment,especiallyon proximal
segments; hypopygium chiefly dark. Male hypopygiumwith the caudal margin of the tergite produced into
two gently roundedlobes,a little broaderthan the mediannotch. Outer dististyle & short pale clavate setiferous
lobe. ,iDdeagusunusually long and very slender, notexpandedat apex.
Hab. Victoria.
Holotype,6, Belgrave,in dark tree-ferngully, March 31,
1929(F. E. Wilson).
Allotopotype,Q.
Paratgpes, a broken 6, Macedon, in tree-fern gully',
March 24, 1929 (8. E. Wilson); I d, I ?, Walhalla,
April 1930(F. E. lVilson).
Dolichopezncyatheti is amply distinct from all otherregional species. The general appearanceof the malehypopygium is somewhat like that of D. subpostiwta
Alexander, but the phallosome and redeagusa;re quitedistinct.
Doliclnpez,a(Dolichopezn)
subannulipes,sp. n.
Generally simila,r to annulipas ; legs blaak, the genua,
narrow tips of all tibire, and, part of all tarsi, snowywhite ; wings tinged with brown, the stigma darker ;large and conspicuous cneam-coloureda;reasbefore andbeyond stigma ; male hypopygium with the caudal
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expanded. outwardly, coarsely -toothed, at base with& consprcuous flange ; no phallosomic hairy structure
as in annuliltes.
Mole.-Length about 8'5 mm. ; wing 8'6 mm.
X'rontal ptolongation of head palg yellowish white ;basal segrnent of palpus whitish, the outer segments
darkened, the terminal segment nearly black. Anterurrewith the scape white, the pedicel dirty white ; fl?g911yp
black ; flagettar segmentselongate-cylindrica!,wilh feebly
indicated. basal enlargements and verticils that a,reshorter than the segments. Front and anterior vertex
pale yellowish white ; remainder of vertex rich brown,harker on anterior portion, so the line demarking thecolour of the front is unusually abrupt.
pale^
Grognd.-eolourof prescutum pale brown, the cephalicportion of the sclerite abruptly paler ; - three brown
it"ipu*, the median one_muchPaler than the dark brown
lateials, the latter confluent with & more blackish are&that continues ventrad and caudad around the wingroot ; scutal lobes extensively dark brown ; poslgrl-or
sclerites of notum extensively darkened. Pleura chiefly
whitish, the colour extending from the prascutal humeri
ventrad. across the pleura ; ventral sternopleurite
d.arkened.,the anepisteinum less evidently so ; ventral
meron and. pleurotergite similarly darkened. Haltereselongate, stem brown- with restrict"lly brightened base,the [nobs blackened. Legswith the fore coxreextensivell'dark brown, the middle cox& darkened on basal half,
the posterior coxrc pale ; trochanters S.ellow; femora
obscrire yellow basalll-, passing into brorvnish black
outwardli, the tips narrowly but a,bruptly whitened ;tibire blatk, the 6ases very namorvly, the tips slightly
more broadly, whitened, the latter evident on "11-l-tg*
but somewhat more extensively so on posterior tibire ;basitarsi extensively blackened, the tips and succeeditg
tarsal segments whitish ; terminal tarsal- seggent
blackenedl Wings with a, brownish tinge, tb" stigma
d.arker brown, conspicuous; narrow and but little
evident dark brown seams on ant'erior cord and In-cu ;large and. conspicuous cream-coloured areas before andbefond stigma ; veins dark brown, _yellow in thebrightened.ireu*. Venation : outer medial cells sonewhat
shdrter than in annulipes; cell 2nd,A nawower.

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Abdominal segments conspicuously annulate withblack and yellow, the latter colour involving the central
third of the individual segments, the black including
both ends of the segments. Male hypopygium withthe caudal margin of tergite nearly transverse, the outer
lateral angles slightly produced, the median area witha gentle ema,rgination; on ventral surface, on eitherside, a dark flattened lobe that is denselyset with small
teeth and tubercles. Outer dististyle. small, gently
curved, the apex obliquely tnrncated, the margins
without toothing. fnner tlististyle relatively short, eurved,
the basegreatly dilated, the margin of this flange sligbtly
blackened and coarsely toothed ; outer portion of styleand coarsely toothed, before apex onslightly expand.ed.
ventral margin with a low blackened flange. No hairy
phallosomic lobe as in annulipes and allies. .CIdeagus
a simpleblackenedrod, narrowedoutwardlv, the apexpale.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotypa,6, Wentworth Falls, Blue Mts., October20-30,
1930(F. E. Wilson).
The present fly much resemblesDolichopezaannuliptes
Skuse, but from the structurre of the male hfpopygrum
is entirely distinct and presumably not very closely
allied. D. annulipes belongs to a restricted group that
includes also monticoln Skuse and wesitropha Alexa,nder,
having a conspicuous median phallosomic lobe, moneor lessemarginateat apex, and provided with long coarse
setre. Such & structure does not occur in the present
fly, and the inner dististyle is entirely different in conformation from that of all other described Australian
membersof the genus.
Limonia (Limonia) inan'is,sp. n.
Allied to sarat'ilis ; general coloration grey ; fore
femora with tips black, middle and hind femora withnarrower black subterminal rings, all black femoral
rings preceded by yellowish annuli ; wings whitish
with a, restricted brown pattern ; cell C clear ; malehypopygrum with the caudal margin of tergite witha, deep U-shaped notch ; rostral spines relatively long,equal to or longer than the prolongation itself, arisingclosetogether at nea,rmid-length of the prolongation.
Male.-Length about 6 mm. ; wing 7 mm.
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Rostrum and palpi black. Ant'ennreblack throughout ;flagellar segments subglobular, the outer ones a trifle
longer. Head tight grey.
Mesonotal prescutum black, with a greyish bloom onsides, more yellowish on central portion and including
the usual interspaces ; a relatively narrow dull black
median stripe, the lateral stripes short ; interspaces
lined more or less distinctly with more blackish streaks ;posterior sclerites of notum pruinose, the scutellum
paler grey. Pleura heavily dusted with grey. Halteres
small, pale yellow throughout. Lug* with the cox&
dark, pruinose ; trochanters yellow ; femora obscureyellow basally, passing into more brownish yellow ;fore femora with a, broad black ring that is terminalin position or nearly so, middle and hind femora with& narrow black ring that is distinctly subterminal, being
about twice as wide &s the yellow a,pex beyond ; allfemora with the black ring preceded by a clear yellow
annulus ; tibire and basal three tarsal segments obscureyellow, the tips na,rrowly blackened ; terminal two tarsal
segments black. Wings relatively broad, whitish, witha restricted brown pattern of moderate intensity ; cell C
clear, Bc clouded on basal half ; prearcular region pale ;brown clouds at' stigma ; origin of .Es and tip of Sc,
this &reaconfluent with a paler cloud in cell ,B beneath frs ;a, cloud in cell n at mid-length of vein R ; cord andouter end of cell lsf M z narrowly seamed r+'ith brou'n ;a conspicuous wash in outer radial field, involving
cells 8, and Rs; very pale washesalong vein Cu in cellMand in cell znd A ; r'eins dark brown, somewhat palerin the ground-areas. Venation : Sr, ending opposite
or just beyond one-third the length of Bs, Sr, a shortdistance from its tip ; 8s and basal section of Rn*u
in a,pproximate alignment, the inner end of cell R5 notconspicuously arcuated ; rn more arcuated than basal
section of.M " ; rn4u at or very close to fork of.M .
Abdomen brownish black, sparsely pruinose, theincisures paler ; hypopygrum yellow. Male hypopygrum
with the tergite narrowed out'warily, its caudal margin
with a deep lJ-shapednotch, the lateral lobes thus formed
relatively na,rrow, their tips obtuse. Ventral dististylelarge and fleshy, the spines of the rostral prolongation
elongate, placed at near mid-length of prolongation,

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the Iongest subequal to or exceedingin length the prolongation itself ; spines arising close together, the outermoie strongly curved and a very little shorter, sessile;
inner spine nearly straight, arising from a short enla,rgedbase. Dorsal dististyle strongly curved, t'he tip darkened.
Mesal-apical lobe of gonapophysis darkened, narrowand straight.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holntype, d, Blackheath, Blue Mts., October 20-30,
1930(I. E. Wilson).
Allotgpe, 9, Hawkesbury R,., October 20-30, f 930(8. E. Wilson).
The nearest ally of this fly is Limonia (Limnnia)
saratilis (Skuse), which diffens especially in the lessdistinct *ittg-pattern and the very d.ifferent structureof the male hypopygium, notably the scarcelyemarglnate
tergite and the very short, separated, rostral spines.
I am transferring the members of the saratilis group(annulipes Skuse, cinctitibia, sp. n., gemina Alexander,
id,oneaAlexander, saratilis, and the present fly) to thetypical subgenus, basing this action on the length ofvein Sc, which extends distinctly beyond the origin
of .Es,in casesto fully one-half the length of the lat'ter.
This assignment to Li,monio may well be disputed, since
the structurc of the male hypopygium is typical of
D i cranomyi,a Stephens.
Limonia (Limonia) ci'nctitibia,sp. n.
Allied to saratilis; generalcoloration black, pruinose;
prrescutumsilvery, with a median black stripe ; halteres|ale yellow, the knobs blackened; femora a,nd tibire
Landed with black and yellow ; wings whitish, heavily
patterned-blackenedwith dark brown, cell C almost entirely; abdomenblack, pruinose.
Iemale.-Length about 7'5 mm. ; wing 7-'6mm.
Rostrum black, relatively produced, about' one-halfthe remainder of head ; palpi black. Antenn& black
throughout; flagellar segments subglob$?t to shortoval. Head grey-pruinose, more yellowish on front ;posterior portion of anterior vertex wit'h a brown eentral
ipot ; narrowest point of vertex about equal in width
to diameter of scaPe.
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pruinosity, leaving an intensely blackened median stripethat is more or less divided on posterior two-thirds
by a, pale vitta ; lateral stripes less apparent, visible
only in oblique views ; posterior sclerites of notum
black, sparselypruinose,most heavily so on the scutellum
and mediotergite. Pleura black, pruinose. Halteres paleyellow, the knobs blackened. Legs with the coxa black,pruinose ; trocha,rrtersyellow ; femora yellow, the tips
broadly and conspicuously blackened, preceded by ayellow ring that is about'one-half the length of the apex ;a seconddark femoral tittg placed just beyond mid-lengthof the segment, more distinct on the middle bgu thanon the posterior pair (fore legs broken) ; tibire chiefly
black, conspicuously ringed with yellow, this colour
including the extreme baseand a broad ring on posteriorhalf, the latter narrower than the black subbasal ringbut much wider than the black tip ; tarsi black, theproximal end of basitarsi obscure yellow, broadest on
post'erior legs. Wings with the ground-colour whitish,heavily and conspicuously va,riegatedwith dark brown ;cell ,Sc beyond h entirely darkened, excepting a small
spot near Str; a seriesof four da,rk costal &reas,the firstat arculus, third at origin of .Bs and fork of Bc, the last
including the stigma ; basal three areas subquadrate
in outline, posteriorly not quite reaching vein M ;prearcular region white ; cord and outer end of celllsf M z narrowly seamed with brown ; brown washes
in centres of outer radial cells, in the medial, cubital,
and anal fields becoming more extensive and greyish
brown in colour. Venation : Sc, extending nearly to
mid-length of Rs, Sc, at, near mid.-distance between
origin of .Esand tip of Br, ; .Esangulated and sometirnes
weakly spurred at origin ; free tip of Sr, very short ;inner end of cell ns arcuated ; rn<% a short distance
before fork of M.
Abdomen black, sparsely pruinose ; genital segments
deep chestnut. Cerci slender, gently upcurved, yellow ;hypovalva long and straight, horn-yellow, blackened
at bases.
Hab. Federal Capitol Territory.
Holotypa,?, Blundell's,January 7, 1930(4. L.Tonnoir).
The pattern of the tibip readily separatesthe present
fly from its near allies, L. (L.) annuliptes (Skuse),

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L. (L.) gemina Alexander, L. (L.) 'i,d'oneaAlexander,and L. (L.) inanis, sp. n.
Limnophila, circumscripta,sp. n.
General coloration greY, the prrescutum with three
more brownish stripes ; head and prrescutum with &capillary darker median vitta ; tuberculate pits lacking ;l"S* pale brown, the tips of the femora and tibip slightly
darker ; wings whitish, heavily patterned with brown,
including a, border that completely encircles the wing,slightly n&rrower on apical portion ; cell M extensivel;rwashedwith brown ; cell lst M, open by atrophy of basal
section of M r, producing a pectinate appear&nceto theouter medial field ; male hypopygium with the outerdististyle gradually narrowed to a simple point ; adeagus
spiraliform basally ; gonapophyses long and slender,
gently curved, subtending the redeagus,the two together
appearing lyriform.
Male.-Length about 7 mm. ; wing 8'5 mm.
Rostrum grey ; palpi black. Antennre with the scapeand pedicel brownish black ; flagellum broken. Headlight Sey, the posterior vertex with a capillary blackish
median vitta ; narrowest point of vertex fully three times
the diameter of scape.
Pronotum massive, brownish grey. Mesonotal prescutum yellowish grey, with indications of three morebrownish stripes that are poorly evident against the
ground, the median one firrther divided by a capillar-vblackish vitta ; tuberculate pits lacking ; pseudosutural
fovererelatively small, luniform, black ; posteriorsclerites
of notum chiefly dark grey. Pleura brownish gref ,the dorsal sclerites slightly darker ; dorso-pleural membrane buffy. Halteres relatively long, pale, the knobs
weakly darkened. Legs n'ith the coxa testaeeous-yellow;
trochanters obscuro yellow ; remainder of legs chiefly pale
brown, the tips of the femora and tibire insensibly darker ;tarsi passing into black. Wings with the ground-colour
whitish, conspicuouslypatterned with brown, including anuninterrupted dark margin completely encircling the wing,slightty wider on costal portion where both cells C and Sc
are included, much narrower at' and ne&r the &pex,
wider but more diffuse along the posterior border ;atlditional brown clouds at origin of .Bs,stigil&, cord, fork

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brown washes in bases of cells R and M and including
about the basal two-thirds of cell IW beyond the postarcular darkening ; outer end of cell Znd, A and theaxilla darkened ; veins cream-yellow in the ground,darkened in the clouded areas. Venation : Sc long,Br, ending opposite the fork of fts, St, at its tip ; .Es
elongate, only feebly arcuate at origin ; anterior cordin oblique alignment ; inner end of cell lsf M z lying
more basad than cells Rs or Rd I Rr*, about twice Rzalone I Rz+s..nsubequal to Rrar; in both wings of type,cell lsf M z open by atrophy of basal section of M ",so the oute-r niedial field is pLctinately branched ; *iu
about its own length beyond fork of.M.
Abdominal tergites brownish black ; sternites morebrownish, the basal ones obscure yellow. Male hypopygium with the caudal margin of tergite convexly
rounded, the median portion with a small rounded
emargination. Outer dististyle a simple rod that narrows
gradually to the slender blackened tip, the extreme
apex slightly decurved ; surface of style with moderately
long pale setre. ,CIdeagus spiraliform at base, thestraight distal portion with a linear lacuna. Gonapophyses appearing as slend.ersimple horns that subtend
the redeagus, the two together appearing somewhat
lyriform.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype, d, Megalong Vallel', October 20-30, l g30(I. E. Wilsun).
The general appearance of this handsome fly is most
like speciessuch re Limnophiln cumberlnnd,en^sfs
Alexander,
L. intonsa Alexander, L. renta Alexander, and L. serencr,
Alexander, yet amply distinct in the continuous dark
marginal pattern of the wings and tbe structure of themale bypopygium. The open cell lst M* if a constantcharacter, would readily separate this fly from all otherknown members of the genus.
Limnophilfr clnuigero,sp. n.
Allied. to intnnsa; general coloration grey, the prescutum with three darker grey stripes ; a capillary
median brown vitta extending from posterior portion ofprescutum across the scutum and scutellum ; halteres

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and legs yellow ; wings yellowish, variegated withbrown, including a darkening in the outer radial cells ;male hypopygium with the outer dististyle conspicuously
dilated on outer half, at' near mid-length with a groupof long conspicuoussetre ; apical portion of inner dististylelong and slender.
Male.-Length about 7 mm. ; wing ? *-.
Female.-Length about 9 mm. ; *ing 9 mm.
Rostrum grey ; palpi black. Antennre with the scapebrown, Sey-pruinose ; pedicel dark brown ; flagellum
broken. I{ead gr"y.
Mesonotum light ashy grey, the prrescutum with threedarker grey stripes, the median stripe on posterior
portion of sclerite becoming darker brown and muchnarrower, crossingthe suture and occupying the mid-lineof the seutum and scutellum ; scutal lobes variegatedwith dark grey. Pleura grey, the dorso-pleural region& little more buffy. Halteres pale yellow throughout.
Legs with the coxrc and trochanters yellow, the basesof the former a trifle more greyish ; remainder oflegs yellow, the outer tarsal segments darker. Wings
yellowish, variegated with brown, the latter including
alt of cell C excepting the pale yellow ends, the brown
colour darker and more evident in the female ; stigma
and outer ends of cells .8, and .Er abruptly dark brown ;other dark spots in extreme bases of cells n a.nd M,
at origin of ,Bs,along cord and outer end of cell lst M 2,
and as marginal spots at ends of veins M s to 2nd, A,
inclusive, being small and but little evident' on lsl A ;a brown cloud in outer end of cell ^Ebeneath Bs ; veins
yellow, darker in the clouded areas. Venation : Sr,
ending oppositefork of .Rsor ne&rlv so, Sc, not far fromits tip ; frs weakly angulated at origin i R z+sangulated
and spurred shortlv beyond origin ; cell trI , a trifle
shorter than its petiole ; mlu just before mid-lengthof cell lst M,
Abdominal tergites dark brown, grey-pruinose; basal
sternites obscureyellow, darker brown laterally, the outer
segments more uniformly darkened. Male hypopygtum
with the outer dististyle of the general type of intonga
but with the distal half greatly dilated, the apical beaklike portion short and inconspicuous; the elongate
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setreat nea,r mid-length of the style ; beyond this pointon opposite face, a linear seriesof about l0 smaller setre.
fnner dististyle with the n&rrowedapical portion unusuall;'long and slender, &t the basewith a small tubercle bearing
about 6 or 7 longer setrc. fnterbases appea,ringas dusky
obtuse lobes. Gonapophyses terminating in a single
spinous point.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype, 3, Blackheath, Blue Mts., October 20-30,
f 930 (F. E. Wilson).
Allotype, 9, Megalong Valley, October 20-30, 1930
(F. E. Wilson).
The only generally similar species is Limnophila,
intonsa Alexander (Victoria-Tasmania), which is most
readily told by the structure of the male hypopygiunr,
especiallythe very differently constructed dististyles.
Limnophila otwayensis,sp. n.
Belongs to the pilosipennis goup ; allied to referta ;general coloration dark brown ; wings with veins ns
and .Enstrongly divergent, so cell R, at margin is about
twice as wide as cell Rz; cell Mr small; male hypopygum with the caudal margin of tergite evenly convex.
ll[ale.-Length about 5'5 mm. ; wing 6 mm. ; antenna
about 2.5 mm.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennre(C) relatively
long, nearly one-half the length of bod-'-, dark brounthroughout ; flagellar segments subcvlindrical, clothedwith a short erect,pubescenceand with scattered verticils
that are shorter than the segments; terminal segment'
reduced in size. Head dull brown.
Mesonotum dark brown ; tuberculate pits and pseudosutural fovere lacking. Pleura dark brown. Halteres
relatively long and slender, pale, the knobs infuscated.
Legs with the coxre and trochanters obscure yellow ;remainder of legs dark brown, the terminal tarsal segments
blackened; femoral basesrestrictedly brightened. Wings
with a strong brownish tinge, unma;rked except for theoval brown stigma ; veins dark brown. Macrotrichia
in central portion of outer endsof cells .Er to Mr,inclusive.
Venation : Sr, ending opposite rln, Sr, not far frorn
its tip ; Rr+, & little shorter than Rz+g+E
i Rs and B1
widely divergent, cell Rz at' margin about one-half asTipulidre.
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wide as cell Rs i vein Bn gently sinuous ; cell //, small,less than one-half its petiole ; rn4'tr at mid-length of therectangular cell lst M r.
Abdomen dark brown. Male hypopygium with thecaudal margin of tergite evenly convex. Outer dististyleslender,heavily blackenedthroughout, the apex bidentate ;outer spine smaller and weaker ; style with numerous
coarse seta except on out'er face. Gonapophyses terminating in a long, slender, beak-like portion, somewhat
resemblittg the head of a curlew. Adeagus long andslender,twisted on basal portion.
Hab. Victoria.
Holotype, $, Crowe's, Otway Peninsula, January 10-20,
Ig32 (8. E. Wilson).
Limnophi,la otwayensisis most nearly allied to L. referta
Alexander and. L. subcylind,rica Alexander in theelongate antennre of the male, in conjunction with theapically hairy wings and presence of cell M L. The
venation of the radial field, especially the strongly divergent veins .8, and R4, ta&dily separatesthe species.
Limrwphila pallid,istyla,sp. n.
Close to nocticolnr Alexander in the general dark greycoloration a,nd short antennre, differing most evidently
in the structure of the male hypopygium.
Male.-Length about 5 mm. ; wing 5'5 mm.
General coloration d.ark brownish #eV, including thehead and thorax, the prescutum without st'ripes. Halteres pale, the knobs infuscated. Legs with the coxre
obscuretestaceous; remainder of legs black, the femoral
basesrestrictedly obscureyellow. Wings n'ith a brounish
tinge, the oval stigma slightly' darker brou'n : veinsdark brown. l\facrotrichia in outer ends of cellsrelatively
sparseand restricted. Venation as in noctieolor.
Abdomen bronrrish black, the basistyles of the
hypopygum conspicuouslypale. I\Ialehypopygrum muchas in nocticolor, but the phallosome distinct, the redeagus
elongate, with a weakly spiraliform penis. Gonapophyses
small, only gently curved, the tips simple.
Hab. Victoria.
Holotype, 6, mountains above Warburton, April 1931
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Limnnphila reniformis, sp. n.
Generalcoloration of thorax yellowish brown ; antennre
l5-segmented; verticils exceeding the segments; tibire
and tarsi black ; wings unusually narrow ; no macrotrichia in cells of wing ; Bc, shorter than rn-c'ui Rz+s+t
two or more times the basal section of Rs i veins ns
and R4 at outer ends rather strongly divergent, cell ns
at margin being fully twice cell Rz; male hypopygiumwith the outer dististyle bidentate at apex ; redeagus
on distal half compressed-reniform.
Male.-Length about 4'2-4'5 mm. ; wing 4 x 0.9
to 5Xl mm.
Female.-Length about 5 mm. ; wing 4.8X I mm.
Rostrum very short, brown ; palpi short, brownish
black. Antennre only l5-segmented; scapeand pedicel
light brown ; flagellum brownish black ; flagellarsegments
cylindrical, the verticils exceedingthe segments; terminal
segment about one-fourth longer than the penultimate.
Head opequegey.
Mesonotum light yellowish brown ; pseudosutural
fovere blackish ; tuberculate pits lacking. Pleura pale
brownish yellow. Halteres relatively long, pale, theknobs weakly infuscated. Legs with the coxrc and troehanters testaceous-yellow; femora dark brown,brightened basally ; tibire and tarsi black. Wings
unusually narrow, tinged with brown, the stignta a very
little darker ; veins brown. No macrotrichia in cellsof wing. Venation : Sr, ending & short distance before
fork of .Es,Sc, not far from its tip, Sc, shorter than rn-cu ;Rz*g+atwo or more times the basal section of Rr,
in alignment with fis ; veins .Br and ,Bndiverging rather
strongly at outer ends, cell ns at margin being fully
twice cell Rr; .8, subequalto Rr*r; rnn gently arcuated;n1,4u more than its own length beyond the fork of M.
The allotype has one wing with cell lst M, open by theatrophy of basal section of M s.
Abdominal tergites light brown, the lateral margins
blackened; basal sternites clearer yellow ; subterminal
segments more uniformly darkened ; genitalia of male,ex-ceptingthe outer dististyle, pale. Male_hypopygiumwith the outer dististyle conspicuously hairy ; apex
distinctly a,nd almost evenly bident'ate, the two teeth
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distal half appearing as a compressed kidney-shaped
structure.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype, d, Blackheath, Blue Mts., October 20-30,
1930(F. E. Wilson).
Allotype, ?, Wentworth Falls, Blue Mts., Octobor 2030, 1930(F. E. Wilson).
Paratype, j, with the allotype.
The only species with which the present fly can be
Skuse, which has theconfused is Limnophila leaid,,ensis
details of venation distinct, notably the position of Scs,
length of ,Br1B*4,width of cell R, at margin, and othercharacters. A photograph of t'he male hypopygiumof.leaiil,ensis,based on the holotype specimenand kindly
sent to me by Messrs. Tavlor and Woodhill, shows thetip of the outer dististyle to be a, simple point, and the
not compressed.
aedeagus
sp. n.
Gyrn,plistia(Paralimno'phila)ulhoJasc'iata,
General coloration grey, the pr'rescutum rvit'h three
entire dark brou'n .strilles; autennre (9) l7-segmented,
the scapeand pedicel pale ; legs chiefly black, t'he genua
not brightened ; tibire entirely black ; all tarsi chiefly
wbite ; wings whitish-cream colour, transversely bandedwith dark brown, the latter including the wing-tip,
the former a broad completefascia beyond cord.
Femnle.-Length about l5'5 mm. ; wing ll'5 mm.
Rostrum grey ; palpi da' k brown. Antennre (9)l7-segmented,the formula being 2+5+10 ; sca,peand
pedicelreddish brown. flagellum brownish black ; longest
pectination (on btr,salflagellar segrnent) much shorter
than the segment itself. Hetrcl brou-nish gref , thefront and orbits light gre)' ; l)ost,erior r-ertex withindications of a still tlarker brou'n tnedian vitta.
Mesonotal prrescutunr gre)', u'ith three conspicuous
dark brown stripes, the tnedian one broad and not
attaining the suture ; hurneralregion tinged with yellow ;pseudosutural fovere large and eonspicuous, black ;posterior sclerites of notutn gre)', the scutal lobes andscutellum infuscated ; mediotergite with a na,rrow darkbrown median vit'ta. Pleura light gre|, st'riped longitudinally with darker grey, the latter including a dorsal
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and the ventral sternopleurite. Halteres yellow, theknobs brownish black. Legs with the cox& obscureyellow, sparsely pruinose ; trochanters yellow ; femora
yellow basally, the apices broadly blackened, more
extensively so on the fore legs where about the distal
two-thirds is included, most narrowly on the posterior
femora where only about the distal fifth is blackened ;tibire and proximal portion of basitarsi black, the outer
third of latter and the succeedingsegments white ; lasttarsal segment darkened. Wings whitish-cream colour,
conspicuously variegated by dark brown in a transverse
fasciite pattern, the dark colour including the broadwing-tip, that is even more intensely darkened. a_t tipof vein Rs and fork of M r*r; a complete dark bandat cord that leaves the centre of cell lst M, pale ; a darkcloud at origin of fts ; basad of cord, dark are&sinclude
all of cell C, base of cell ,Sc,an invasiou from the latter
into cell R at, near one-third the length of the lat'ter ;Iongitudinal washes along vein Cu and outer half of IUI,
all of cell Cu1, and clouds in base of cell Cu, and outerends of both anal cells ; t'he specific n&me is derived
from the broad band of the ground-colour that' completely traverses the wing beyond the cord ; veins pale,clark in the infuscated regions. Venation : nl,-cu at near
mid-length of the relativelv small cell Ist lfl z.
Abdomen chiefly dark brou'nish gre)-, the sternites
Iighter ashy-gre]-; sides of stertrites narrowlv 1'ellolv ;pleural membrane clark. Ovipositor u'ith the longstraight valves reddish horn-colour.
Hab. New South Wales.
Hototypa,?, Dorrigo, Dorrigo, altitude about, 2000 feet',
January 15, 1933(W'.Heron).
The wing-pattern is entirely different from the now
numerous Australian species of Paralimnoph'ila, having
the genua unbrightened and the tarsi chiefly white.
In the nature of the wing-pattern the fly is most generalll'similar to G. (P.) unicincta Alexander (Tasmania),
rvhich has the tibire conspicuously ringed ne&r btr,sewith yellou', and to G. (P.) uictoria Alexander (Victoria),
which has the tarsi entirelv blackened.
sp. n.
Gynoplistia (Paralimnoph,'ila)gutttr'l.ioosta,,
Mesonotum chieflv light reddish brou'n. the t,horacic
pleurrr,ablttptlt' black: lt'gs u'ith thc fetuola brou'nishne'ujor lil ll e-l;nou:n,Tipulirlm.

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yellow, deepeningt<l a pale bl'o$'n ring before the narro\yyellowish-white apex ; tarsi white ; wings with a strong
yellowish tinge, with numerous pale brown dots in almost
all the cells ; a seriesof about a dozenmore or less conIluent spots in cell C, some of these enclosin€{weak spursof cross-veins.
lemale.-Length about 10-13mrn. ; wing lG-I2 mm.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennre with the scapeand pedicel light yellow ; . flagellum broken. Hearldark-coloured, grey-pruinose.
Pronotum and mesonotum chiefly a, very tight reddish
brorvn, this colour including four prrescutal stripesthat are narrowly and interruptedly margined with darkbrown ; humeral and lateral portions of prrescutunr
more greyish brown ; pseudosutural fovere pale, almost
concolorous with the background ; posterior sclerites
of notum with an interrupted capillary brorvn medianvitta. Pleura abruptly deep velvety-black, inclutiing
the cervical sclerites, propleura. mesoplelrriL.a,nd thepleurotergite. excepting about the dorsal fifth, rvhich
is abruptly reddish brou'n. Halteres light brown, theknobs darker. L.gs with the coxrepale yellorv, the forecox& with the basal half blackened; troehanters paleyellow ; femora brou'nish yellow, deepening to & pale
brown ring before tip, the apex narrorvly yellowish
white ; tibire brownish )rellow, the tips narrowly darkbrown ; tarsi dirty white. Wings with a strong lellow
tinge ; stigma oval, dark brown ; an abundant pale
brown dotted pattern over the wing-disc, including
a series of from l2-I4 areas in cell C betrveenarculus
and Sr, ; cell Sc unrnarkeclexcept at S., ; other cellsof wing, excepting Rr, Rr, and the outer mectial fielcl
with scattered are&s in eentres of cells : veins yellow,
a little darker in the clouded areas. In the smaller
paratype the costal dots are so abundant as t,o almost
completely suffuse the cell. \'enation : a series of very
weak spnrs in cell C ; -Bslonger than its anterior'branch ;beyond one-third tbe length of cell lst M r. fn bothrn-cut,wings of holotype vein M, at about four-flfths the length
sendsa spur into cell .8.
Abdomen chiefly dark bro\4'n, the sternites a little
variegatedwith brighter.
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Holotype, 9, Dorrigo, Dorrigo, October 14, l93l
(W. Heron).
ParatupoQlTte,
Q, February 23, f933 (W. Herun).
Gynoplistia (Paralimnophil,a,)guttulicostais very di fferent
from the other described members of the subgenus,
with the exception of G. (P.) mystica Alexander. It isdistinguished by the very abundant dotted pattern of
the wings and the costal spotted arrd clouded arrangement with weak traces of spurs and veinlets jutting
into the cell.
Ggnapl'i,stia(Gynoplistia) Iaticincfz, sp. n.
Belongsto the uitid,itharangroup ; mesonotum greenish
black, with transverse striolre, &s in the group ; knobsof halteres dark brown ; femora yellow, with about
the distal fifth of each segment black ; posterior tibire
with a broad pale yellow ring on posterior half, thetip narrowly darkened ; wings subimmaculate, weakly
washed with brown ; abdomen orange-yellow, withsegmentsone and sevento nine black ; male hypopygiumwith out'er dististyle small, glabrous, narrowed to thesubacutetip.
Mule.-Length about 12 mm. ; wing 9 mm.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennre with sca,pelightbrown, blackened apicallS'; rernainder of organ black ;number of segmentsuncertain, as the outermostsegrnents
are broken. but there are l2 brancheclsegrnentspreserved,
with the possibility'of there being still others ; longest
branch less than one-third the entire organ, being
conspicuouslyshorter than in flauafemorata. Head shiny
blue-black,with a chestnut post-antennalspot.
Pronotum and mesonotum greenish black, the usual
prrescutal stripes and scutal lobes with conspicuoustransverse striolre, &s in the group ; median stripe further
divided by a weak earina ; postnotum more coarsely
striate. Pleura covered with a dense grey pubescence,
involving all the sclerites, but not the pleurotergite.
Halteres light brown, the knobs dark brown. Legs withthe coxre Sey-pruinose ; trochanters black ; femor&
yellow, the tips narrowly but conspicuouslyblack, theamount subequal on all legs, involving about the distal
fifth of the segment; tibire brownish black, the posterior
tibire with a broad pale yellow ring involving the entire
outer half with the exception of the narro\4/ clarkenecl

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apex ; tarsi black. Wings nearly immaculate, weakly
washed with brown, appearing &s vague clouds alongveins M and Cu, and less distinctly at wing-tip ; stigma
elongate-oval,dark brown ; prearcular area light yellow ;veins brownishblack. Macrotrichia on vein .8, for almost
the entire length. Venation : r4nnot shortened,subequal
to m ; cell Lst M , rectangular, the two ends about equalin length.
Abdomen with basal segment black ; succeeding
segments orange-yellow; segments 7 to 9, including
hypopygium, black. Male hypopygum with the outerdististyle small, entirely glabrous,dark-colouredthroughout ; relatively n&rrow, tapering to the subacute tip ;in flauofemorataoval, the apex broadly obtuse. Gonapophysesextended into simple straight spines.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotypa,6, Wentworth Falls, Blue Mts., October20-30,
le30 (I . E. Wilson).
The only species with which the present fly may be
confused are Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) eburneocincta
Alexander and G. (G.) flauofemorata Alexander. The
yellow femora, with narrowly blackened tips having
the amount subequal on all legs, separate the fly fromthese relatives. The present species further differsfrom flauofemoratnin the na row outer dististyle of the
hypopygium.
wilsoniana,sp. n.
Rhabilomastir(Sacandnga)
General coloration buffy-yellow, the prascutum withfour blackish stripes ; knobs of halteres darkened;legs yellow ; wings rvhitish subhvaline, u'ith a heavy
brown pattern ; vein ^BBerect or even bent slightly
basad ; anal field wide ; abdomina.lsegnents bicolorous.
Male.-Length about 4'3 mm. ; rving 5 rnnt.
Rostrum and palpi brou'nish black. Antennre (d)short, as in the subgenus,if bent backrvard not attaining
the wing-root'; scapal segmentand pedicel dark brown ;flagellum pale testaceous-yellow,the outer segments
passing into dark brown ; flagellar verticils elongate,
exceeding the segments. Head yellowish grey, thecentre of posterior vertex extensively darkened.
Mesonotal prrescutum buff;r-yellow, with four blackish
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bloom ; pseudosutural fovere black ; tuberculate pits
cephalic in position, black ; seutum buff.y, the lobes
variegated by greyish black ; scutellum gre/, with anarl'ow dark median spot at base ; mediotergite grey.
Pleura blackish, variegated with paler on the dorsopleural region and across the sternopleurite and meron,the whole surface pruinose ; extreme mid-ventral region
pale yellow. Halteres pale yellow, the knobs infuscated.
Legs with the coxreand trochanters yellowish testaceous;fore and. middle trochant'ers much longer than theposterior ; remainder of legs yellow, the terminal tarsal
segments blackened. Wings whitish subhyaline, witha heavy brown pattern, including clouds at origin of .Bs;
Str; stigma ; a seam on .8, ; narrow seamsalong eord,outer end.of cell Ist M r, and &s washesalong the longitudinal veins beyond cord ; wing-tip conspicuously
infumed, deepest in the radial field ; broken clouds
in cells lst A and Znd,A, and as a seamon the latter vein,
deepest at tip ; veins pale, darker in the clouded areas.
Venation : Sr, ending about opposite mid-length of frs,
Sr, at its tip ; Rs transverse or bent slightly basad,the distance on costa between Rr*, and .8, nearly equal
to the latter ; veins issuingfrom cell lst M rgently arched ;m-cu at about one-third the length of cell lsl II r; analcells wide, especially lst A ; vein ZnclA eurved.strongly
to the anal margin.
Abdominal tergites bicolorous.the segmentslrrou'nish
black, their caudal margins narrou'I1-obscure yellow ;basal sternites lnore variegated with yellow ; eighthand ninth segmentsbrownish black, the basistylesof the
hypopygium conspicuously light yellow. Male hypopygium with the out'er dististyle short and stout, theusual appressed spines extending to the base of thewith the head widely
style on outer face. Gonapoph.vses
expanded.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype,3, Jenolan Caves,Blue Mts., October 20-30,
l e 3 0( F . E . W i l s o n ) .
wil,sanianais another of the
Rhabdomastir(Sa,candaga)very distinct crane-flies discovered by my colleague,
Mr. F. ErasmusWilson, aft'er whom the speciesis named.
This fly and the one next describedare the only species
lleclescribedfronr Australitr,,of the suhgenus,Sacnnda,ga,tonewor little-known'I'ipulidm.

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although rather numerousspeciesare forurdin New Zealanda,ndstill others in Eastern Asia.
Rlwbd,omastir(Sacandog")tonnoiraruc,sp. n.
Closeto usilsoniana; wing-pattern pale greyish brown,
including major areas at' origin of .Es and at tips ofveins ,Sc1,Rr*r, .Er, and Ro,wit'h other washeselsewhereon disc, but without a, broad suffusion at, wing-tip ;cell lst M ,nearly as long as vein M r,*, beyondit ; namuch
shorter than the basalsectionof M s.
Female.-Length about 5 mm. ; wing 6 mm.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennre with the basal
segments pale brown ; flagellum brownish black, withelongate verticils ; outer flagellar segments broken.
Head yellowish grey, the centre of the vertex & trifle
infuscated.
Mesonotal prrescutum obseure yellow-pollinose,withfour little-evident greVish-brownstripes : pseudoeutura.l
fovereand tubereulatepits black, conspieuous; posteriorsclerites of mesonotum grey, the centres of the scutal
lobes infuscated; & verv ill-defined capillary dark vitta
on median region of scuturn. Pletrra grey. Halterespale, the knobs infuscated. Legs with the coxre andtrochanters yellow ; remainder of lug* obscure yellow,
only the outer tarsal segments darkened. Wings withthe ground-colourgreyish, with a Seyrsh-brown pattern,including large areasat arculus ; origin of Bs ; Scr ; andat tips of Rr*r, -Br,and Ra; n&rrower and less distinct$e&rnsalong cord. orrt,er end of cell lsl M ,, and alongvein 2nd,A ; extreme u'ing-tip in cells Bo ancl -Rudarkened ;\,&guelinear streaks in cells ^11and lsl r{ ; r'eins vellou'ish
lrrown, more infuscated in the clouded &reas. Venation :Sr, ending about' opposite three-fifths the length of thelong Bs ; .Rs vertieal, the distance on costa between
Rr*, and .BB nearlv twice the latter vein ; cell lsl M zelongate, the .qecondsection of. JlI r*, only a little shorter
than the distal section ; rn a, little more than one-halft,he basal section of M e ; ?n-c'tcabout one-third its length
beyond the fork of M.
Abdomen chiefly dark brown, the incisures of thesegments obscure yellow. Ovipositor with the valvesshort and onlv feehlv sclerotized,the cerci hairy to tips.
IIab. I,'edcralCapitol'I'erritorr',

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Holntype, 9, Cotter River, October 26, lg30 (A. L.
Tanrw'i,r).
f take very sincere pleasrrrein naming this interesting
mnbdomnstir in honour of the collector, M. Andr6 L.
Tonnoir. Although close to wilsoni,ann,sp. n., I must
regard the- present insect as being distinct. The *ingpattern of the species, though generally similar to
w'i,lsoniana,is much paler and differently distributed,
the wing-tip being almost clear, while the details ofvenation are likewise distinct. The trichia of the veins
are more numerous in wilsoniana than in the present
f.rrm,'Mthere being almost complete series on veins n
and n