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MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY.
[TENTH SERIES.]

No. 44. A U G U S T 1931.

XVIII.--New or little-known Tipulid~e (Diptera).--XLIX.
Australasian Species. By CHXRLESP. ALEXXNV~.R,Ph.D.,
F.E.S., Massachusetts Agricultural
Massachusetts, U.S.A.

College, Amherst,

Tr1~. crane-flies discussed at this time are Australian Hexatomine species, chiefly belonging to the genera Limnophila
and Gynoplistia.
As before, the great majority of tile
species were taken in New South Wales and Victoria by
Mr. F. Erasmus Wilson, to whom all such types have beenreturned. Other material discussed herewith was taken
by Mr. Tregellas and Miss Wood, in the Wilson Collection ;by Messrs. Campbell, Hill, Tillyard, and Tonnoir, taken atand near Mr. Koseiusko, the types returned to Dr. l~onnoir ;and by Mr. Mathews in West Australia and by Mr.
Robinson in northern New South Wales, in the present
writer's collection. I wish to express my deep thanks to all
who have so efficiently co-operated in this study of theAustralian Tipulidm.

Epiphra#ma erasmi, sp. n.
Male.~Length about 7-9 mm; wing 7-10 ram.
Allied to Epiphra#ma hardyi, Alexander (S. Queensland,
N. New South Wales), in the characters of the numerous
supernumerary cross-veins and spurs in cell C and theAnn. & Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 10. Vol. viii.
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presence of three dark rings on all the tibiae. It differs
in the following regards : - Head with the centre of the vertex dark grey, with thetwo brown spots less evident, Mesonotal pr~escutum withthe stripes huffy, the intermediate pair divided by a very
conspicuous dark ~brown median vitta l~hat is much darker
than the stripes themselves. Halteres longer. Femora
yellow, with two dark brown rings, the outermost subterminal inposition, leaving the apex conspicuously yellow¢
this almost as extensive as the subterminal pale ring;in lutrdyi the apex is broadly darkened, with only an
ineomplete pale spot ; tibire yellow, with three black rings,
the dark apex narrowest, less than one-fourth as extensive
as the yellow subtermiual ring ; in hardyi, the dark ape:tis extensive, being approximately equal to the basal darkring and about one-half as long as the yellow ~'rubterminal
ring; tarsi pale yellowish brown, the terminal segments
darkened. Wings with tile ground-colour pale yellow, thedark spotted and dotted pattern not or scarcely confluent,and thus not extensively concealing the gronnd-eolour;in hardyi the dark pattern is very extensive, appearing as
confluent spots and dots that largely conceal and restrict
the deeper yellow ground-colour. Costal fringe somewhat
shorter and less conspicuous.
Hab. New South Wales, Victoria.
Holotype, c~, Belgrave, Victoria, in fern-gully, January 13~
1929 (F. E. Wilson).
Paratopotypes, (~, 1 damaged specimen of doubtful sex,
February 6, 1928 (1~: E. Wilson) ; ~ ? , January 26, 1930
(F. E. Wilson). Paratype, ~, Rous, Richmond R., NewSouth Wales, March 23, 1923 (V. J. Richmond).
I take great pleasure in naming this fly in honour of myfriend Mr. F. Erasmus Wilson, who has built up one of themost important collections of Australian Tipulid~e. Tile
smallest measurements pertain to the Richmond River male.

Bergrothomyia tregellasi, sp. n.
General coloration brownish yellow, the pr~eseutum withfour dark brown stripes; antennae and lefts black; wings
subhyaline, with a restricted brown pattern ; R~+8+4 shorter
thau Rs alone.
Male.--Length, excluding rostrum, about 8 mm. ; wing
8 ram. ; rostrum about 1"2 ram.
Female.--Length, excluding rostrum, about 9"5 mm. ;wing 8'6 mm ; rostrum about 1"1 ram.

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1~:7Rostrum and palpi black, the former exceeding in length
the remainder of head. Antennae black throughout, slightly
longer than the rostrum; flagellar segments elongate, withvertieils that slightly ( ~ ) or considerably (c~) exceed thesegments ia length; terminal segment about two-thirds
the penultimate. Head bu~fy grey, the central regiou ofvertex dark brown ; anterior vertex wide.
Pronotum bruwllish grey, darker medially. Mesonotal
pr~escutum brownish yellow, with ibur conspicuous black
stripes, the intermediate pair not reaching the suture;
tuberculate pits and pseudosutural fove~e black, the pr~escutum being strongly constricted at the level of the latter ;acutum heavily yellow pollinose, each lobe with two brownareas ; scutellum and postnotum brown, heavily yellow
polliuose, especially the latter. Pleura grey, vaguely variegated with darker. Halteres yellow, the base of the knobs
a little darker. Legs with the coxm and trochanters paleochreous; legs black, the femoral bases paler. Wings
subhyaline, with a sparse dark brown pattern; stigma
large, oval ; very narrow and restricted dark seams at originof Rs, along cord and outer end of cell ]st M~, and as amarginal seam in the radial field ; veins black. Venation :Scl ending just before the fork of Rs, Sc2 at its tip ; R2+8+4
shorter than R3 alone; R2 subequal to R1+2, a little beyond
the fork of R~+~+~; cell 1st M2 large; m-cu more than
two-thirds its length beyond the fork of M.
Abdominal tergites dark brown, the basal rings of thesegments subglabrous and paler, producing more or lessdistinct bands; sternites brownish yellow. Ovipositor
with the valves dark brown, very long and straight.
Hub. Victoria.
Holotype, 9 , Be]grave, March 3, 1929 (T. Tre#ellas).
.4llotype, ~ , Mt. Donna Buang, above Warburto% altitude 3000-3800 feet, March 2, 1930 (F. E. H/ilsou).
Paralype, 1 ~, with the allotype.
This interesting crane-fly is named in honour of thecollector of the type-specimen, Mr. T. Tregeltas. Be~yrothomyia tregellasi is very distinct from the two allied forms
by the nearly unmarked wings.

Limnophila recedens, sp. n.
General coloration dark brown ; antennae (c~) elongate;
halteres long, yellow, the knobs infuscated; wing witha strong brown tinge ; numerous macrotrichia in cells of
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.Dr. C. Is. Alexander onwing beyond cord ; Sel long ; cell Ra sessile or nearly so ;cell M1 present ; male hypopygium with each gonapophysis
terminating in a simple point.
MaIe.--Length about 7 ram. ; wing 7'6 ram. ; antenna
about 3 mm.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennae black throughout,elongate ( ~ ) , as shown by the measurements; flagellar
segments subcylindrical, with coarse erect set~e and scattered,slightly longer verticils ; terminal segment small, oval, notexceeding one-third the length of the penultimate. Headdark brown, with a sparse yellowish pollen.
Mesonotum dark brown; tuberculate pits lacking; pseudosutural revere limited to a small marginal depression;
posterior sclerites of mesouotum dark brown. Pleura darkbrown, the region of the wing-root somewhat brighter.
Hal~eres elongate, yellow, the knobs infuscated. Legs withthe coxm brown ; trochanters yellow; remainder of legs
black, the femoral bases restrictedly brightened. Wings
with a strong brown suffusion, the oval stigma slightly
darker brown ; veins dark brown. Numerous macrotrichia
in cell~ beyond the cord, lacking in the extreme bases ofceils Rs, R~, and Ra. Venation : Scl ending shortly beyond
the base of cell R3, 8c2 some distance from its tip, Scl alone
nearly twice m-eu; Rs long; cell R3 sessile or nearly so,
R~+s+4 being very short to lacking; R2 a trifle shorter
than R1+2; inner ends of cells R4, Rs, and 1st M~ inoblique alignment, the last most proximad ; cell M1 present,
subequal to its petiole ; cell 1st M~ small ; m-cu about onehalf its length beyond the fork of M.
Abdomen brownish black, the hypopygium more brownish
yellow. Male hypopygium with the median region of thetergite with a shallow rounded notch. Outer dististyle entirely blackened, a simple gently curved rod, its apex very
shallowly and weakly bifid, the entire style clothed with
abundant erect coarse set~e. Gonapophyses appearing as
flattened plates, the apical point stout but simple. 2Edeagus
relatively short.
Hab. Victoria.
Holotype, c~, Mt. Donna Buang, above Warburton,
altitude 3800--4000 t~et, in forest of southern beech andsassafras, December 14, 1930 (F. E. Wilson).
Limnophila recedens is allied to species such as L. pilosi.
pennis, Alexander, differing conspicuously in the dark browncoloration, together with the venation, notably the long Set
and the sesaile or subsessile cell Ra.

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Limnophila lon#icellula, sp. n.
General coloration dark brown, pollinose; pr~escutal
stripes very short, black ; halteres obscure yellow; wings
yellow, with a brown pattern; R2+s+~ relatively long, about
one-half R s ; cell 1st M~ very long, exceeding any of theveins beyond it.
Male.--Length about 5"3 ram. ; wing 6"2 ram.
Rostrum black, sparsely pollinose.
Antennm black
throughout, short, if bent backward not extending far
beyond the head. Head dark, with a heavy yellow pollen.
Pronotum dark brown, tile posterior notum more yellowish
laterally. Mesonotal pr~escutum dark, heavily yellow pollinose, the usual stripes black, very abbreviated, especially theintermediate pair, which appear as elongate-oval areas
behind the tuberculate pits; pseudosutural fovem andtuberculate pits black, the latter placed far behind the
cephalic margin of the sclerite; remainder of mesonotum
chiefly dark brown, the median region of scutum obscureyellow. Pleura dark-coioured, including the dorso-pleural
membrane. Halteres obscure yellow. Legs with the coxm
and trochanters obscure yellow ; remainder of legs broken.
Wings yellow, with a relatively heavy brown pattern that is
restricted to the vicinity of the veins, including areas at h,bases of cells R and M, origin of/~s, fork of Sc, stigma, cord,and outer end of cell 1st M2; marginal seams at ends ofveins Ra, R~, and less conspicuously on the medial veins;axillary region darkened ; veins pale, darker in the infuscated areas. Venation : Sc~ ending shortly before the forkof Rs, Se~ near its tip; Rs long, angulated and shortspurred at origin ; R~+3+4 elongate, about one-half Rs ; R~just beyond the fork of R3+4 ; cells 1st M~ unusually long,exceeding any of the veins beyond it, cell M1 correspondingly
small; basal section of Ma long, subequal to the distal
section; m-cu mo~e than its own length beyond the forkof M.
Abdomen brownish black, including the hypopygium.
Male hypopygium with the basistyles elongate, relatively
slender. Outer dististyle a blackened, nearly straight rod,the outer apical angle produced into a blackened spine, theouter surface with abundant appressed spinulm. Innerdististyle pale, broad-based, with a small setiferous axiltary
lobe. Interbasal lobe appearing as a flattened squamulose
plate, the outer end broadly oval, the inner end more pointed.
Gonapophyses produced into a long, slender, sinuous point.
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Hub. Victoria.
Holotype, a broken ~ , Belgrave, in dark fern-gully, March
31, 1929 (F. E. Wilson).
Limnophila longicellula is generally similar to L. jucunda,
Alexander, differing especially in the venation and details of
structure of the male hypopygium.
Limnophila angustieellula , sp. n.
General coloration dark brown, the postnotum grey ; legs
yellow, the tips of the femora and tibim dark brown; wings
pale brownish, with a restricted darker brown pattern ; Rs
weakly angulated at origin; R~+.~+4 relatively short, only
about two-thirds to three-fourths R~+s, the latter nearly
three times R2 ; cell 1st M2 long and narrow, exceeding anyof the veins beyond it.
Female.--Length about 7 ram. ; wing 8"2 mm.
Rostrum and palpi black.
Antennoe brownish black
throughout, relatively short, if bent backward not attaining
the wing-root ; flagellar segments subeylindrical, the vertieils
exceeding the segments ; terminal segment longer than the
penultimate.
Head yellowish grey, the anterior vertex
brighter yellow.
Mesonotum chiefly dark brown, badly crushed in theunique type; scutellum paler; postnotum grey. Pleura
brownish grey, the dorso-pleural region dark ; ptcropleurite
a little paler. Halteres obscure yellow. Legs with the coxre
brownish yellow; trochanters obscure yellow; femora yellow,
the tips rather narrowly but conspicuously dark brown;
tibim yellow, the tips infuscated ; tarsi yellow, the terminal
segments infuscated; legs with conspicuous erect set~e.
Wings pale brownish, with a restricted but conspicuous
darker brown pattern, distributed as follows :--Post-arcularin cells R and M ; origin of Rs, continued across cell M tovein Cu; along the cord and as a seam along Cul; outerend of cell 1st Ms more narrowly darkened ; stigma elongate,
paler brown; R~ narrowly seamed with darker; veins pale
brown, darker in the infuscated areas. Venation : Sc relatively short, Sea ending about opposite three-fourths Rs,
Sc2 a short distance from its tip ; Rslong, weakly augulated
at origin; R~+s+4 about two-thirds to three-fourths R2+~,
the latter nearly three times R2; R~ a little longer thanR1+2; cell R a deep, the veins enclosing itgently sinuous;anterior cord in oblique alignment; cell 1st M~ unusuallylong and narrow, exceeding any of the veins beyond i t ;m transverse, less than one-half as long as the arcuated basal

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section o[ M3; cell M1 shallow, about two-thirds longer
than its petiole ; m-cu more than its length beyond the forkof M. A weak spur on vein M at near mid-le~lgth, jutting
distad into cell M, i, possibly adventitious.
Abdomen brownish black, the genital segment obscureyellow. Ovipositor with the tergal valves very long andslender, yellowish horn-colour.
Hub. Victoria.
Holotype, ?, [tealesviIle, April 21, 1929 (E. E. Wilson).
Although generally similar to L. longicellula, sp. n., thepresent fly appears to represent an entirely distinct species,
distinguished chiefly by the venation of the radial field.

Limnophila brunneistlgma, sp. n.
Belongs to the jueunda group; general coloration ofmesonotum shiny castaneous, the postnotum and pleura
black; antennal flagellum light yellow; legs yellow, conspicuously setiferous; wings pale yellow, the oval stigma
dark brown ; abdomen blackened, the caudal margins of thesegments narrowly yellow.
Male.--Length about 4'2-4"4 ram. ; wing 5"2--5"6 ram.
Female.--Length about 5"2 mm. ; wing 6 ram.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennal scape darkbrown, the flagellum conspicuously light yellow; antennae(c~) relatively short, if bent backward not reaching thewing-root. Head black, sparsely pruinose.
Pronotum brownish black, the anterior lateral pretergites
obscure yellow. Mesonotal prrescutum shiny light castaneous, more blackened anteriorly; scutum castaneous;scutellum broad, infuseated, paler caudally; postnotum
blackened. Pleura conspicuously blackened. Halteres yellow. Legs yellow, the outer tarsal segments inlhscated;segments of legs with long, conspicuous, erect setae. Wings
pale yellow, the oval stigma conspicuous, dark brown ; veins
yellow. Venation: ScI ending about opposite three-fourths
the length of Rs, Se~ not far from its tip; R 2 longer thanR2+3, sometimes at fork of R~+4, about one-half RI+~ ; cell
M1 small; m-eu at near mid-length of cell 1st Ms; wing
widest just behind the termination of vein 2rid A.
Abdomen blackened, the caudal margins of the segment~
narrowly and obscurely yellow ; hypopygium chiefly brownish
yeItow. Male hypopygium with the outer dististyle a straight
blackened rod, the apex truncated, the outer apical angle
a powerful appressed spine, with a few tiny appressed teeth
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Hub. Victoria.
Holotype, d , Bdgrave, in dark fern-gully, March 31, 1929

(F. E. Wilson).

Allotopotype, ~.
Paratopotypes, 5 ¢~ ~.
Limnophila brunneistigma is allied to L. suspects, Alexander,and related forms, differing from all in the peculiar patternof the wings.

Limnophila kershawi, Alexander.
The discovery of the race described herewith as cumberlandensie has made it necessary to review the present species.
There now appear to be three distinct races or, perhaps,
varieties, distinguished by the pattern of the wings, together
with slight structural differences that appear to be constant.
L. k. dandenon#ensis, subsp, n., has the wings nearly immaculate, L. k. cumberlandensis, subsp, n., has them heavily
patterned, while typical kershawi occupies an intermediate
position.

Limnophila kershawi dandenong~sis, subsp, n.
Differs from the typical form in tile almost uniformly
yellow wings, which are unmarked basad of the cord withthe exception of a very small brown spot at origin of Rs andsometimes at tip o f vein 2nd A. In kershawi there isa postarcular dark pattern in cell R, while the markings ofthe distal portions of the wing are usually heavier. Male
hypopygium with the iuterhasal structures relatively shortand broad, not produced caudad into a long tapering point.
Gonapophyses unusually broad and flattened, the outermargin and surface with abundant microscopic spinulm.
Hab. Victoria.
Halotype, ¢~, Sassafras, Dandenong Range, October 19-20,
1922 (A. Tonnoir) ; returned to Dr. Tonnoir, as a paratypeof kershawi.
Allotopotype, 9.
Paratopotype, ~ ; paratl/pes, d', Millgrove, April 7, 1928
(F. E. Wilson) ; d' ~, Mt. Donna Buang, above Warburton,
altitude 3800-4000 feet, in forest of southern beech andsassafras, December 14, 1930 (F. E. Wilson).

LimnoThila kershawi cumberlandensis, subsp, n.
Generally similar to the typical form (Ann. & Mug. Nat..
Hist. ser. 10, vol. i. pp. 219-220, 1928), diffel4ng in the
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male hypopygium. Wings with the ground-eolour more
whitish than yellow, the costal and subcostal cells strongly
infumated, their outer ends clearer ; dark wing-pattern very
heavy, including the usual darkened apices of cells R~ andRs ; a conspicuous band along the cord ; spots at base of cellR, origin of Rs, tip of Sc, outer end of cell 1st M~, and as
extensive marginal clouds on the medial, cubital, and analveins ; a conspicuous dark seam on Rs beyond mid-lengthof the vein; axilla darkened. Male hypopygium with theinterbasal processes appearing as tong, nearly straight bladesthat are broadest at base, thence slightly narrowed, the apex
obtuse. Gonapophyses narrower than in dandenongensis.
Hab. Victoria.
Holotype, ~ , Cumberland Valley, near Marysville, No.
vember 10, 1928 (F. E. Wilson).
Paratypes, several of both sexes, Walhalla, April 18-22,
193(} (F. E. Wilson).

Limnophila brachgptera, sp. n.
Nearly apterous~ at least in the female sex; antennm 15segmented, the terminal segment long; legs long, thesegments with conspicuous set~e ; halteres pale, the knobs
very weakly developed; wings about as long as the halteres.
Female.--Length about 11 ram. ; wing about 1 ram.
Rostrum greyish brown, the palpi dark brown. Antenn•
15-segmented, the basal segment dark brown, sparsely pruinose, the second scapal and basal portion of first flagellar
segment yellow ; remainder of antenn~ dark brown ; flagellar
segments oval, gradually decreasing in size outwardly, theterminal segment equal in length to the preceding two
segments combined, and evidently the result of fusion. Headbrownish grey.
Thorax relatively small, the postnotal mediotergite shortened; notum brownish yellow, the pr~escutum darker mediallyin front; pseudosutural revere black, large and conspicuous,
sinuous in shape; no tuberculate pits. Pleura yellowish
grey, the dorso-pleural region clearer yellow. Legs longand relatively stout, the segments with conspicuous outspreading set~e ; eox~e yellowish grey ; trochanters yellow ;femora, tibiae, and basitarsi yellow, the tips weakly darkened ;remainder of tarsi dark brown. Halteres pale, slender, about
as long as the wing, the knobs scarcely developed. Wings
generally pale, greatly reduced in size, as shown by themeasurements ; basal portion of wing narrowed, the distal
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in number on proximal hall ; one powerful radial vein provided with numerous trichia on a little less than the outerhalf ; a few other triehia on veins behind the radial field.
Abdomen relatively long and slender; tergites dark brown,
the sternites more yellowish. Ovipositor with the valves
long and slender, yellowish horn-colour.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype, ~, Club Lake, Mr. Kosciusko, altitude 6000 feet,
January 28, 1930 (R. J. Tillyard).
Liranophila brachyptera cannot be associated with any
species so far described. It is very different from L. sub*aptero#yne, Alexander, the only other Limnophila known
from Australia in which the wings of the female are greatly
reduced.

Limnophila acuspinosa, sp. n.
General coloration grey ; mesonotal prvescutum with adarker median stripe ; antennm short in both sexes ; halteresyellow ; legs chiefly black ; wings relatively long and narrow,pale yellow, the stigmal area a trifle darker; R~+,+4 long, inalignment with Us, about one-half as long as the straightanterior branch of Us; R~ near the fork of Us+,; cell M1
present; abdomen black, the hypopygium abruptly fulvousyellow ; male hypopygium with the tip of the outer dististylea long simple black spine.
Ma/e.--Length about 5"5 ram. ; wing 6"4--6"5 mm.
Female.~Length 6-7 ram. ; wing 6-7"8 ram.
Rostrum brownish black; palpi short, black. Antennm
short in both sexes, black throughout; fiagellar segments
oval, becoming smaller and somewhat shorter outwardly, theterminal segment larger than the penultimate; vertieils
delicate, longer than the segments. Head grey.
Mesonotal pr~escutum light reddish brown, sparsely pruinose, darker brown medially in front, the lateral stripes
little or scarcely apparent ; no tuberculate pits ; pseudosutural fovem relatively small, lying not far from the lateral
margin ; seutum brown, sparsely pruinose ; scutellum light
grey, margined posteriorly with paler ; postnotal mediotergite
small, obscure yellow. Pleura with the propleura, anepisternum, and sternopleurite conspicuously grey, the posterior
pleurites more testaceous-brown.
Halteres pale yellow.
Legs with the fore coxa~ brown, sparsely pruiuose, theremaining cox~e pale; trochanters brownish yellow; femora
brownish yellow~ passing into black; remainder of legs

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black ; legs relatively long and slender, with conspicuous subappressed sette ; tibial spurs setiferous, except at tips. Wings
relatively long and narrow, pale yellow, the stigmal area
a little darker; veins brownish yellow. Macrotrichia ofveins relatively sparse, mostly beyond the level of the cord.
Venation: Sc~ ending just before the level of the anterior
end of r-m, Sc2 at its tip; Rs in alignment with R2+3+4,
this vein about one-half the nearly straight anterior branchof Rs; R~ shortly beyond the fork of Ra+4 and about twofifths the length of RI+~; inner ends of cells R4, R~, and
1st M2 in subtransverse to oblique alignment, in the lattercase cell 1st M~ most basad ; r--m areuated; cell Ml present,
shorter than its petiole ; m-cu about one-half to one-third
its length beyond the fork of M.
Abdominal tergites black, the hypopygium conspicuously
fulvous-yellow ; sternites more pruinose, the basal segments
more yellowish. Male hypopygium with the outer dististylepale, terminating in an unusually long, slender, blackened
point, gradually narrowed to the slightly curved acute tip ;style provided with numerous long setm. Gonapophyses
appearing as flattened pale blades, the tips bifid and microscopically toothed. 2Edeagus relatively elongate, more orless spiraloid within the sheath. Ovipositor with the genital
segment obscure fulvous, the tergal valves long and nearlystraight.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype, (~, Wentworth Falls, Blue Mrs., October 20-30,
1930 (F. E. Wilson).
AUotopotype, ~.
Paratopotypes, 3 ~ ~ .
IJimnophila acuspinosa is readily told from allied species of
the genus in the Australian fauna by the diagnostic featureslisted, especially the structure of the male hypopygium.
Ischnothrix ( Ischnothrix) grampiana, sp. n.
General coloration grey, variegated with black; antennal
flagellum black, the basal segment ( 9 ) subequa] to thesucceeding two combined; praeseutum with broad brownish
black on anterior half, this divided ~behind to enclose anelongate-oval grey area that reaches the suture; wings
whitish, with a heavy dark hrown pattern that consistsof solid areas in most cells ; v e i n / ~ oblique.
Female.--Length about 8-8"5 ram. ; wieg 7*5-8 mm.
Rostrum black, with a yellowish-grey pollen ; palpi black.
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flagellar segment ( ? ) elongate, subequal to or exceeding thefollowing two taken together ; remaining flagellar segments
gradually decreasing in length outwardly, the distal segments crowded, the terminal segments more or less fused ;verticils relatively short and inconspicuous, on the intermediate segments shorter than the segments alone. Headdark brown, with a heavy yellowish-grey pollen, the centreof the vertex with a small brown spot.
Mesonotal pr~escutum with a greyish ground-eolour, variegated with brownish black ; a very. broad median dark stripethat divides at near mid-length, the arms enclosing anelongate-oval grey area; humeral region narrowly linedwith black; an interrupted brownish-black sublateral line ;scutum grey, each lobe with brownish-black areas ; posteriorselerites of mesoaotum grey, the scutellum with a black spoton either side of median line at base. Pleura grey, thedorsal sclerites more yellowish grey, with two narrow darkbrown longitudinal stripes, the more dorsal shorter, occupying
the area between the anepisternum and sternopleurite, thelonger ventral stripe crossing the sternopleurite on to thepteropleurite. HaIteres pale yellow, the knobs conspicuously
whitisb, their basal portions a little dusky. Legs with thecox~e grey, the base of the fore cox~ dark brown; trochanters obscure yellow; femora yellow basally, the distal
half passing into black, the extreme tip narrowly paleyellow; a narrow subterminal yellow ring, the broad sub~terminM. annulus enclosed between these pale areas more
intensely black; tibim obscure yellow, the bases and tips
rather narrowly blackened ; tarsi black, the proximal ends
of basitarsi slightly paler. Wings whitish to pale grey, withan unusually conspicuous dark brown pattern that appears as
broken, relatively small, solid brown spots arranged as inother related species, not pale grey as in australasia~,
and more broken into isolated areas than in lawsonensis;
costal cell almost unvariegated, except at base and apex;
marginal spots and seams at ends of all longitudinal veins ;veins black, the prearcular region and cell Cul pale yellow.
Venation: Rs long, more than one-half longer than the
petiole of cell//8 ; vein R8 slightly oblique, the distance on
costa between RI+~ and Ra about three-fourths the lattervein ; m-cu at fork of M.
Abdomen black, the extreme caudal margins of the tergites
pale; genital shield of ovipositor blackened basally ; theremainder dark castaneous ; valves long and slender, darkbrown, the tips pale.

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Hab. Victoria.
Holotype, ~, Grampians, Silver Band Falls, in fern-gully,
October 1928 (b: E. Wilson).
Paratype, ~, Grampians, not in fern-gully~ October 1928
(F..E. Wilson).
Ischnolhrix grampiana, although allied to L australasi~e(Skuse), appears to be very distinct in the pattern of the
body and wings.
Ischnolhrix (Ischnothrix) mathewsi, sp. n.
Male.--Length about 5"2 ram. ; wing 6 ram. ; antenna
about 5"6 ram.
Generally similar to L (L) australasioe (Skuse) in generalappearance, differing especially in the very simple structureof the male hypopygium.
Antennae ( ~ ) distinctly longer than the body, as shownby the measurements ; first seapal segment brown, thesucceeding four segments yellowish testaceous, the remainderpassing into dark brown, the sutures very restrictedly pale ;flagellar segments elongate-cylindrical, decreasing in length
outwardly, clothed with conspicuous erect pale set~e. Head
discoloured. Mesonotum grey, variegated with brown, thepattern largely discoloured and obliterated. Pleura extensively pruinose. Halteres pale, the apices of the knobs
infuscated. Legs with the coxse darkened basally, the tips
pale ; trochanters pale ; femora obscure yellow, with a verybroad black subterminal ring; tibiae obscure yellow, bothends narrowly darkened ; tarsi obscure yellow, passing into
dark brown. Wings whitish subhyaline, with a sparse brownpattern arranged about as in australasiae, but more oeelliferm,
especially in the medial, cubital, and anal fields ; a continuous
subterminal dark line in cells R5 to M4, paralleling the outermargin of the wing. Venation : Sc~ at tip of Sol ; R s very
short, nearly erect ; distance on costa between tips of Rl+2
and Rs subequal to the latter vein; R 4 at apex curved
slightly cephalad, cell Rs being relatively small; basal
section ot~ M3 relatively short, subequal to 21"14,m-cu justbefore the fork of M.
Abdominal segments obscure brownish yellow, the lateral
margins darkened ; subterminal segments black ; hypopygium
yellow. Male hypopygium with the phallosome very simple
in structure, the broad ]iguliform aedeagus subtended on eitherside by a flattened plate that narrows into a rod terminatingin two acute decussate spines.
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Holotype, ~ , Perth, May 4, 1927 (W. H. Matkews).
This interesting Ischnothria~ is named in honour of thecollector of the type-specimen.
Gynoplistia ( Xenolimnophila) fl~ndersi, sp. n.
General coloration brownish grey, the pr~seutum withfour dark brown stripes ; antennae ( ~ ) 16-segmented, thebasal flagellar segments very weakly serrulate ; wings whitish
subhyaline, with restricted brown pattern.
Male.--Length about 19 ram. ; wing 16"5-17 ram.
Rostrum reddish brown ; palpi dark brown, short. Antennm apparently only 16-segmented ; basal segments
reddish yellow, the flagellum brownish black; basal four orfive flagellar segments very weakly and insensibly serrate atouter end, this condition barely indicated ; outer segments
subcylindrical, with long verticils; terminal segment very
long, subequal to the preceding two taken together. Headreddish brown, with a sparse grey bloom.
Pronotnm grey. Mesonotal prvescutum brownish grey,with four dark brown stripes that are narrowly marginedwith grey, the intermediate pair becoming obsolete somedistance before the suture; lateral stripes crossing thesuture and suffusing the scutal lobes ; scutellum more reddish
brown; postnotum reddish brown, more pruinose in front,with a faintly darker median vitta. Pleura reddish, witha heavy grey pruinosity, the ventral sternopleurite darker ;dorso-pleural region dusky. Halteres elongate, yellow, theknobs dark brown. Legs with the cox~ reddish, grey-pruinose ; trochanters castaneous-brown ; femora reddish brown,
the tips very slightly darker ; tibive reddish brown, the outerhalf passing into brownish black ; tarsi black. Wings relatively narrow, whitish subhyaline, with a restricted brownpattern; prearcular region and cell C yellowish; cell Sc
somewhat darker ; restricted brown areas at origin of Rs andon anterior cord ; still narrower dark seams on posteriorcord, outer end o[ cell 1st M~, along the longitudinal veins
beyond cord, and as a broader seam along Cu ; stigma pale
brown ; veins dark brown. Venation : R2+s+4 straight, subequal to the deflection of R6 ; upper branch of Rs strongly
sinuous, cell Rs deep ; cell Ma about one-half longer than its
petiole ; m-cu at mid-length of cell l~t M2; vein 2nd A only
gently sinuate.
Abdomen relatively elongate ; tergites reddish brown, very
sparsely pruinose ; basal sternites reddish brown, the outer
segments passing into darker brown ; hypopygium reddish
brown.

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Hab. Tasmania.
Holotype, c~ , Flinders Island (Miss Wood).
Paratopotype, ¢~.
Gynoptistia flindersi is very distinct from the two previously described species of the subgenus Xenolimnophila,differing from G. (X.)fergusoni (Alexander) by the very
different wing-pattern and from G. (X.) zaluscodes (Alexander) by the fully-winged condition of the male sex.
G!/noplistia ( P aralimnophila) signifera, sp. n.
General coloration grey, tlle praescutum with three narrowbrownish-black stripes; scutal lobes each with two clearly
defined brownish-black areas; pleura with a conspicuous
brownish-black longitudinal stripe; legs black, the genua
narrowly whitened; tarsi chiefly yellowish white; wings
whitish, with a heavy brown pattern ; m-eu more than onehalf its length beyond the fork of M.
Female.--Length about 18 mm. ; wing 16 mm.
Rostrum short, grey ; palpi black. Antennae broken
beyond the ninth segment; basal segment dark brown, theremaining segments light reddish brown; all flagellar segments (I to 7) with a conspicuous apical tooth, these becoming
smaller on the outer segments and presumably becoming
obsolete by flagellar segment 9 or 10. Head light grey~with a capillary brown median line.
Mesonotal pr~eseutum light grey, with three narrow but
conspicuous brownish-black stripes, the median stripe narrowed on the posterior side, the lateral stripes narrow;posterior interspaces and sublateral portions of selerite witha weak brown suffusion ; pseudosutural foveae large, reddish
brown; scutal lobes grey, each with two brownish-black
areas, the posterior one largest; scutellum reddish brown,
pruinose ; postnotal mediotergite grey, with a median linear
black line in front, ending in a point at near two-thirds thelength of the sclerite; cephalic lateral portions of sclerite
darkened ; caudal margin of sclerite with a circular clouded
area on either side of median line. Pleura grey, with a broadconspicuous black longitudinal stripe extending from thecervical region to the pleurotergite. Halteres yellow, theknobs blackened. Legs with the femora black, the bases
narrowly obscure yellow ; genus narrowly but conspicuously
pale, dusted with white, the amount of tho area subequal on
both femora and tibiae ; remainder of tibiae black ; basitarsi
with the proximal half darkened, the distal half and segments 2 and 3 yellowish white; terminal tarsal segments
brown. Wings whitish, with a heavy brown pattern, including

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dark brown areas at origin of Rs, at near one-fourth thelength of cell R, along the cord, and as conspicuous seams
at forks of veins Rs, Ml+s, and the veins beyond the cord ;distal third of vein M, outer end of cell 1st Mg, and washes
in ends of the anal cells somewhat paler brown ; veins darkbrown to black. Venation.• fork of Rg+3+ 4 about opposite
r-m ; m--cu more than one-half its length beyond the forkof M.
Abdomen dark grey, the segments narrowly pale on lateral
margins; basal sternites paler, the outer segments more
infuscated.
Hab. Victoria.
Holotype, ~, mountains above Warburton, March 1930

(F. E. Wilson).
Gynoplistia (Paralimnophila) si#nifera is most similar to
G. (P.) prcesignis, Alexander, in the general coloration of

the mesonotal prvescutum, with three clearly defined brownishblack stripes on a grey ground, differing conspicuously inthe pattern of the legs. In the latter character the present
fly is most similar to G. (P.)styli#era, Alexander, which
has a very different prveseutal pattern.

Gynoplislia (Paralimnophila) eucrypta, sp. n.
Size small (wing, d', under 7"5 ram.); all tarsi ereamcoloured; wings narrow, greyish, the oval stigma darkbrown; m--cu at fork of M; male hypopygium with theinner dististyle unequally bilobed at apex ; gonapophyses atapex produced into a long sinuous spine, the mesal angle
at base of spine evenly rounded.
Male.mLength about 8 ram. ; wing 7"2 ram. ; antenna
about 4"3 ram.
Rostrum pruinose ; palpi black. Antennae black throughout, 16-segmented, the formula being 2 -I- 13 + 1 ; last branchshorter than the terminal segment; setm of flagellar segments
relatively long and conspicuous. Head brown, the orbits
broadly grey.
Mesonotal prmscutum grey, with three brown stripes, theinterspaces suffused with brown ; psendosutural fove~e black,conspicuous ; scntsl lobes brown ; remainder of mesonotum
grey. Pleura clear light grey. Halteres pale, the knobs
iafuscated. Legs with the eox~e yellow, a trifle infuseatedon outer face; femora black, the bases obscure yellow;
tibiae black ; tarsi cream-coloured, the proximal two-thirds
or more of basitarsi black; last tarsal segments darkened.

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Wings narrow, greyish, the stigma oval, dark brown; barely
evident dark clouds at origin of Rs, along cord, and outerend of cell 1st M~ ; veins dark. Venation: R2+3+, longer
than R2+s : m-cu at fork of M.
Abdominal tergites dark brown, sparsely pruinose;
sternites and hypopygium somewhat paler brown. Male
hypopygium with the outer dististyle expanded at apex into
a conspicuous blade, the outer apical angle further produced
into an acute black spine. Inner dististyle with the apex
unequally bilobed at apex, there being a small blunt tubercle
before the wider apex. Phallosome somewhat as in miseranda,
the gonapophyses being narrowed into long, sinuous, taillike points ; mesal.apical angles of gonapophyses evenly
rounded, not produced into acute spikes as in miseranda.
SuperimDosed over the gonapophyses is a flattened plate set
with abundant short spines to produce a mace-like effect,
somewhat as in puella, but with the teeth smaller and lessdintinct ; mesal portions of these plates further elevated intolarger and more conspicuous spines.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype, e?, Blundell's, F.C.T.= altitude 3000 feet,
January 7, 1930 (d. Tonnoir).
Among the small species of the subgenus Gynoavlistia(Paralimnophila) miseranda, Alexander, is the closest ally of
the present species, the two differing most evidently in thenature of the phallosomic structures of the male hypopygia.

GynopliMia ( Gynoplistia) tenuifilosa, sp. n.
General coloration polished black, the thoracic pleuraand cox~e heavily pruinose; antennae ( d ) 17-segmented,
with thirteen branched segments, these branches unusuallylong and slender ; knobs of halteres blackened ; legs withthe femora black, yellow basally; all tibim black; tarsi
black, the basitarsi a little brightened basally ; wings whitish,
w i t h a heavy cross-banded dark brown pattern ; cells C and~qc dark brown ; cell Mx present; abdomen violaceous-black;male hypopygium with two elongate dististyles, the outer
one slender, at apex microscopically spinose.
Male.~Length about 7 ram. ; wing 6"8 ram.
Rostrum grey; palpi black. Antenna~ (d') long andslender, if bent backward extending nearly to the third
abdominal segment, black throughout; 17-segmented, theformula being 2 + 2 - t - l l - t - 2 ; branches unusually long andslender, the longest (about flagellar segments 6 or 7) alittle l e u than one-half the entire flagellum ; branch of first
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Dr. C. P. Alexander onsegment unusually elongate, more than three-fourths as longas the longest branch; last branch a trifle longer than
the segment alone ; terminal segment a little longer than the
penultimate. Head grey, the anterior vertex wide.
Mesonotum polished black, smooth. Pleura, including
all coxa~, black, heavily dusted with grey. Halteres brown,
the knobs blackened. Legs with the cox~e pruinose, as
described ; troehanter~ obscure yellow ; femora black, thebases of the segments restrietedly obscure yellow; all tibim
black ; tarsi black, the proximal third to half of the basitarsi, especially of the hind legs, more yellowish ; remainderof tarsi black. Wings whitish, the preareular region a trifle
more yellowish; a heavy dark brown pattern, arranged asfollows : cells Cand Sc ; a large area at one-third the lengthof cell R, confluent with a much larger area occupying thecentral half of cell M, the latter merging into areas in cellCu, and a small cloud near the outer end of cell 1st A; abroad, nearly parallel-sided band from the stigma to posterior
margin of wing, interrupted by a white central spot in cell
1st Ms ; wing-tip darkened, more intensively in cell R s ; adarker oval cloud at fork of Ml+~ ; margin of apical third ofcell 1st A clouded; veins brownish yellow, darker in theclouded areas. Venation : cell R3 sessile, vein R~+a leaving
Rs exactly at its fork; m-cu at or shortly beyond midlength of cell 1st 1t12.
Abdomen violaceous-blaek; hypopygium black. Male
hypopygium without conspicuously developed apical lobes onbasistyle. Two dististyles, the outer a little dilated at base,the apical half blackened and terminating in a group of fromeight to ten spines. Inner dististyle approximately as long,
appearing as a si~mous darkened rod. Two conspicuous
black rods on either side of the ~edeagus are interpreted as
being gonapophyaes, the innermost being a simple rod terminating in an acute spine, the lateral structure a flattened
blade that terminates in two spinous points. 2Edeagus
simple.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype, ~ , Wentworth Falls, Blue Mts., October 20--30,
1930 (F. E. Wilson).
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) tenuifilosa is very different fromall described Australian species of this remarkable genus.

Gynoplistia ( Gynoplistia) forceps, sp. u.
General coloration polished black, without distinct striolation ; antennae 16-segmented, with ten branched segments;
thoracic pleura black, without pubescence; wings with anew or llttle-known Tipulldm.

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heavy brown pattern; cells C and Se entirely darkened;
abdomen, including hypopygium, black; male hypopygiumwith two dististyles, the outer profoundly bifid to form aforceps-like structure.
Male.--Length about 6"5 mm. ; wing 6"5 ram.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennae 16-segmented, theformula being 2 + 2 + 8 + 4 ; black throughout ; first branchabout two and one-half times the segment ; longest branch(flagellar segment 4 or 5) about one-half the flagellum;
branch of tenth itagellar segment scarcely one-third thesegment; terminal segment subcqual to the penultimate.
Head polished blue-black.
Mesonotum polished black, without conspicuous striol~e,the surface with scarcely indicated purplish reflections incertain lights. Pleura black, polished, without the usualappressed pubescence of the genus. Halteres brownish
yellow, the knobs dark brown. Legs with the cox~e blackened; trochanters obscure yellow; femora yellow, the tips
broadly blackened, the amount subequal on all legs ; tibiae
black at both ends~ more narrowly so at base, the intermediate
portion of all tibiae, including approximately one-half thesegment, yellow ; tarsi black. Wings whitish, the preareular region yellow ; a heavy dark brown pattern, including
cells C and Sc ; eonspicuons areas at arculus, origin of Rs,
along cord, and the wing-tip, the two latter confluent along
tile darkened caudal margin ; a dusky wash in cells M and
Cu adjoiningvein Cu ; veins brown, darker in the infuscatedareas. Venation : Rs angulated at origin ; veins Rs and R4
rather strongly divergent; cell M1 present, a little longer
than its petiole ; cell 1st 21t-3 small~ with m-cu at near midlength.
Abdomen, including the hypopygium, black. Male hypopygium with the outer dististyle a powerfully constructed
forceps, the base broad and stout, the outer arm of theforceps a strongly curved black spine, the inner arm slightly
less curved, its apex prolonged into a chitinized spike.
Inner dististyle shorter ;appearing as a flattened blade, theapex a little dilated, truncated, the surface with microscopic
punctures. Gonapophyses appearing as flattened, elongate,paddle-like blades, their tips whitened, obtuse. _/]~deagus
short, simple, the apex weakly notched.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype, c~ ~ Wentworth Falls, Blue Mrs., October 20--30,
1930 (F. E. Wilson).
I cannot indicate any very close relative of this fly unless
it is Gynololistia (Gynoplistia) histrionica, Alexander, which
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has a similar glabrous thoracic pleuron, but is otherwisea very different fly.

Gynoplislia ( Gynoplistia) elaripennis bifasciata, subsp, n.
Male.--Length about 9 ram. ; wing 8 ram.
Characters as hi typical claripennis, Alexander, differing
most evidently in the wing-pattern.
Antennae 17-segmented, the formula being 2 + 2 q- 10 + 3 ;black throughout ;lon gest branch about one-third the organ,
somewhat shorter than in the typical form. Head black,transversely striate. Me~onotum polished black, with vague
greenish reflexions, the prmscutum smooth or nearly so.
Pleura heavily pruinose. Halteres pale, tile knobs weakly
infuscated. Legs as in the typical form, the pale ring of
the posterior tibim occupying a little more than one-fourth
the length of the segment. Wings hyaline; a band along
cord and the narrow apex dark brown ; a small dark spot at
origin of Rs. Abdomen greenish black, including the hypopygmm. Male hypopygium having the general structure of
the species.
Hab. New South Wales.
Hololype, ~, Condor Creek, Canberra, F.C.T., November
15, 1929 (G. a~: Hill).

Gynoplistia ( Gynoplistia) pallidicosla, sp. n.
Belongs to the melanopyga group; antennm ( ~ ) 19segmented, with 12 or 13 branched segments ; of ~ with 17
or 18 segments; thorax black; femora orange, the tips
blackened, most extensively so on the posterior legs ; wings
whitish cream-coloured, this including the costal cell ; prearcular cells orange ; most veins seamed with dark ; abdomen(c~) orange ; hypopygium with dististyle bidentate at apex.
Male.--Length about 14 mm. ; wing 10"5-11 ram.
_h'emale.--Lcngth about 16-17 mm. ; wing 12"5 ram.
Male.--Rostrum black, with conspicuous yellow setm;
palpi black. /kntennse 19-segmented, the formula being
2 + 2 + 1 0 - 1 - 5 or 2 + 2 + 1 1 + 4 ; black throughout; longest
branch about one-third the organ. Head black, the anteriorvertex with a median earina.
t)ronotum black, with a golden-yellow pollen on sides.
3/[csonotum black, the prmscutal stripes polished~ smooth, theinterspaees with conspicuous yellow set~e. Pleura dull
black, with a dense grey pruinosity covering most of thesurface ; ventral sternopleurite highly polished. Haltereslight brown, the knobs brownish black. Legs with the coxve

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and trochanters black, the former heavily pruinose ; femoraorange, the tips broadly blackened, narrowest on the fore
legs where it includes about the distal third ; on middle legs
including about one-half ; on the posterior legs only the basal
sixth or seventh brightened; tibiae fight brown, the bases
narrowly, the tips more broadly blackened; tarsi black.
Wings whitish cream-coloured, the preareular region orange ;cell C pale, cell Sc infuscated ; a dark pattern includes theextreme bases of cells R and M ; a spot at origin of Rs; anda larger area that includes the stigma and anterior cord;most of the veins distad of the cord, as well as the principal
veins from M caudad, clouded with paler brown ; veins darkbrown, orange in the prearcular region. Venation : R~,a+4
very short; m-cu at from two-fifths to mid-length of celll#t Mt~Abdomen with the first segment black, the remainder
orange, the outer segments a trifle more obscured ; hypopygium orange. Male hypopygium with the dististyleconspicuously bispinous at apex, the outer spine slender,
glabrous~ the lower spine blunt at apex, its surface withshort set~e. /Edeagus bifld, as in the group. Gonapophyses
elongate, slender basally, the outer half expanded into a
narrow blade, the apex further produced into a long angular
black spine.
Female.--Charaeters almost as in male. Antennm 17- or
18-segmented; the formula being 2 + 2 + 8 + 5 or 2 + 2 + 8 + 6;
longest branch between three and four times as long as thesegment. Abdominal tergites polished black, the ineisuresmore yellow, especially well-defined on the caudal marginsof the segments, the bright colour of the bases indicatedonly on the proximal segments ; basal stcrnites more extensively orange ; ovipositor orange.
Hub. New South Wales.
Holot.ype, (~, Kiandra, January 26, 1930 (R. J. Tillyard).
AUotopotype, 9, in copula with the type.
Paratopotypes, 1 c~, 1 c~; paratypes, 3 ~' 9, Tumbarumba,
January 14, 1930 (R. J. Tillyard).
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) pallidicosta is most nearly allied
to O. ((7.) melanopyga, Sehiner, and G. (G.) westwoodi,
Skuse, differing in the coloration of the abdomen, the winglaatteru, and the details of structure of the male hypo-~gium.

Eriocera (Eriocera) setifera, sp. n.
General coloration grey, the pr~escutum with four blackish
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vertex produced into two small hairy tubercles ; wings witha blackish tinge; Scl ending opposite the fork of Rs; cell
1st Ms tending to be open by the atrophy vf the basal
section of Ms ; m-cu before the fork of M, shorter than the
distal section of Cux ; ovipositor with the cerci relatively
short, pale.
Female.--Length about 9"5 ram. ; wing 11 mm.
Rostrum and palpi reduced, black. Antenna~ with thescape black; flagellum broken. Head grey ; anteriorvertical region produced into a small black hairy tubercle
on either side of the median line.
Mesonotal pr~escutum grey, with ibur blackish stripes, theintermediate pair confluent anteriorly, narrowly separated
behind; extreme cephalic portion of pr~escutum with a weak
median carina; prmscutal interspaces with numerous longerect black serve ; humeral region of praescutum witha depressed blackened area ; posterior sclerites of mesonotum
grey, with conspicuous erect black setae. Pleura blackish,grey-pruinose; dorsal anepisternum, dorsal sternopleurite,
and postnotal pleurotergite with conspicuous black setm.
Halteres obscure brownish yellow. Legs with the coxze
grey, with conspicuous set~e; trochanters black; femora
brownish black, the bases more yellowish, the apices more
blackened ; tibiae and tarsi passing into black. Wings witha blackish tinge, the veins darker, l~acrotrichia of veinsrelatively small and inconspicuous. Venation : Scl ending
opposite the fork of Rs ; Rs on R8 just beyond the fork;
Rl+s relatively long, approximately one-half R9+3; tip ofvein /~a atrophied; medial field tending to be evanescent,cell 1st Ms being open by the atrophy of the basal sectionof Ms, this character probably variable; m-cu befbre thefork of M, shorter than the distal section of Cul.
Abdomen black, pruinose ; pleural membrane ochreous.
Ovipositor with the tergal valves (cerci) relatively short,pale, approaching the fleshy type found in certain species.
Hub. New South Wales.
Hololype, ~, Uriarra, near Canberra, F.C.T., altitude2839 feet, January 11, 1929 (T. G. Campbell).
Eriocera setifera is very different from the other described
Australian species o[ the genus, especially in the conspicuously hairy thorax. It is evidently more closely allied
to /~. metallica (Schiner) than to the North Queensland
E. aperta, Alexander, and E. australieasis, Alexander.
Eriocera metalliea is readily told by the smooth thorax,
metallic coloration of the body, pattern and venation of
the wings, and the elongate valves of the ovipositor.