Hrsronv'
F?'o'nthe^*Ti.11j]
ill if;.'',fi):r?;,YiH;$:
New or tittte-knownTipulidrc (Dilttera).-XLII.

Austral-

Ph.D., I'.F1.S.,asian Speci,es.tsy CHIRLESP. AInXANDER,
Massachusetts Agricultural Ctlllege, A- lterst, Il.assachusetts,IJ.S.A.
Tnn crane-fliesdiscussedat this time are all membersof thegenus Molophilusthat were tahen in Western Australia by
the.late Dr. ItrustaceW. tr'erguson;in New South Wales by
Mr. Heron ; and in Victoria by Messrs.Barrett, Borch, Hill,and Wilsou. I arn especiallyirrdebtedto iVr. Wilson foramourrtof time attd labour that he has
the very considerable
devotedto the Victorian Tipulidre. Except wltere statedto
the coutraly, the types of the ne\Y speciesare preservedin
my collection.
Collectionsof crane-fliestaken by Mr. F. ErasmusWilson
ou the Bogong High Plains,Victoria, at an altitude of ft'om
5600 to 6000 feet, appear to represetttthe higtrestaltitudeat whictrtheseflies havebeen taken in Australia. Various
small series[a\r€ beerttaken on ]ft. Kosciusko,in southern
5000 to 5500 feet,
New Sotrth Wales,at altitudes of frotn'f iIlyartl,rvithoccasional
aud
Goldfinch,NicIroIsott,by l\fessrs.
speeimetts of ClUtocosiltttsheltnsi, Slittse, at all eveu ligher'ftlps,in easternNew South
aititude. Otr the l3arriugtorr
Wales, the exteusive series of Tipulidre taken !y the
mernbersof the If niversit"yof Sydrrey Expedition of 1925
(Proc.Linn. Soc.N.S.W. liii. pp. 5];70,L928) weresecured
at an altitude of about 5000feet. Since numerousTipulidre
new to sciencewere taken on the Bogong High Plains,thefollorvingbrief sumrnaryof conditionsis.supplied:,, Lilie ,Plain: Altitude 5700 feet, lying close to 1\{t.
Fainter (6160 feet). It is a rnoreor le'ssopetlbit.9f country
with here and there clumps of Suow Eucalvpts (E'ucalyptus
coriacea,var. alpina) arxl patches.<lf lorv-growiug shrubs,
cu,neata,sueh^" iforta toigi.frtlia,l)ossirca
J'oliostt,,l'.,'rtstuntheraand otlrers. Eliervhere it is sllow-grass (Pou cespi,tosa)
tussochs,with patchesof sphagrtumb-og',, Tarn: Altitude betweei,5600 and 5700 feet. This was
one of the most delightfut spotsvisited,and almost unkrlown
eicept to a few cattllmert. On olte side is an almost per:prr,,firolar wall about -r00 feet high, its top a serried massof
rock. Two other sidesare grassyslopes,thiciclywoodedwith
Slow Eucalyptsand variousshrubs,whilst the rernainingsideprovidesthe"outletto the lakelet. The .little pool^is orrly
but has a thich. fringe of sedges
about 100 by 50 yards,-margiu.
The lvhole place is absolutel,v(Careu)uro,,ttd.its

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shelteredfrom the fiercegalesand is a perfect little Eclen.
By far the greaternumber of specimensof Tipulidre werecollectedalongthe marginsof tinv streanrsflowingthroughsphagnumbog vrtlle)'s." (F. E. Wilson.)
The interestirrgarticle by Mr. Wilsorr (" Some Alpine
Birdsr" Vict. Nat. vol. xliv. p. 296, F'ebruary1928)should
be cousulted.

Molophi,lus
barretti, sp. n.
group I rrresouotal
prreseutum
Belongsto theptagi,atus
and.

scrrtellumreddishlrrowlr,tlre renlainder of tlre rroturnand
pleura dark brorvrr; knotls of halteres dark llr'<lwn; malehypopygium with the outer arm of the outer dististvle conspicuouslysetiferous; basal dististyle couspicuouslvbifid,
the outer arm a little shorter than the inner, the surface
denticulate.
Male.-Length about 3':2-4 mm. ; wiug 4-4'8 mm.
Fentu,le.-Leugthabout 4 mm.1 wing about 5 nlrn.
Rostrum arrd palpi lllack. Anteunre ot' nroderatelength,
if bent backward extending to shortly beyond the wingroot; flagellarsegmentsoval ; basal segmerrtsa little paler
than the brown flagellum. Head browuish grey.
Mesonotal prrcscutum rather bright reddish brown,
especially medially, the lateral mat'gins aud tlre scutum
darker ; scuteltum reddish brown ; postnotum darli brown.
Pleura dark brown, the strrfacesparselypruiuose. Halteres
pale brown, the knobs strorrgly darkened. Legs with thecoxredark, the midclle arrd posterior coxre paler apically;trochauters yellowish brown ; femora br<llu, with dark
macrotrichire,the basesobscureyellow ; tibire and tarsi darkbrown ; fore tibia ( d ) with the subbasal anuulus darker
brown, but scarcelyenlarged. Wings subhyaline,the veirrs
pale. Venation Ra+asubequalto Rr*r; petiole of cell Ms
rnore tharr trvicern-cu; vein Znd,A relatively slrort, ending
some disturrcebefore the level of m-cu,,
Abdomerrdark brown, the hypopygium obscure yellow.
I\fale hypopvgium with tlre apical beak of the basistyle
blackened, with a small basal shoulder on outer margiu.
Outer distist.vlebifid, the outer arm rnoreslenderand denselv
proviriedwitir conspicuoussetre. Basa.l dististyle witlr ttr;
main axis broad-bated, the structure colrspicuouslybifid,
the outer arm slrorter,subequalin length to the ttrickerredbase,gentlv eurved, the surface with conspicuousdeuticles;
iuner al'm about one-halflonger, a direct prolougationot'the
main axis,the apex weakly bifid ; rurface of' arnr rvith about
three setiferous punctures; main axis brown, the arnrs

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329

lllackened. ,CIdeaguslong and conspicuous,blackened,
longel than the basaldististyle.
Hab. Victoria.
, --Hylotype,_6,Blacli Rock, altitude r00 feer, Moy 20, LgzT(C. B arrett).
Allotype, g , Ferntree Gully, from timbered hillside insituarions,altitucle200-900 feet, April lb, lgpg
9p_.t\..,,_rlly(Ir. A. tr'Vilson).
,,-P,aratopo:yry1{ i paratyqtes, several d g, with theallrtype ; 7 I q, B*ysrr,_n-tr.t,,)T.uyZ.O,lg2g (F.'8. Wilson).
- -'I'lris very distinct Motophil'is is ourn",i ip holour of
M r. Charles Barrett, Honorary Editor of the . Victoria'
Naturalist.'
Molopltiluspauperculus,sp. n.
. Bclorgs^tothe plaoiatus group.; gereral_colorationlightbrorvnor fulvous-brorvn;. rlings iing:.a with yellowi*lr;?h;lrasellrighterl vein Znd .4 short, enclingfar beforet6e ievel
of m-cu;-malehypopygirrmrvith the baiardistisryleo .i-pi"
slenclerblackened.rorl,.
the apel terminatingi,r a"spi'e,;itl,
two or three smallerblutrt teeth immediare-i1'
befbretlie tip.
Male.--Lerrgthaboutz'G mm. I wi'g B.Bnrrrr.
ll,ostlurnocllreousi palpi pale,the outer segnrents
darker.
Anterrrrre( d ) gf moderatelerrgt6 only ; *"-o1rul
segm";;ochreous
I flrrgellunrbr<lrvrrishtestace,iur,witl, ei-o'gate
verticils. IIeaclfulvous-yellorv.
Gettet'al
colorationof thoraxlight brownor fulvous-brown,
thc prlsteriorscleritessonrervhat
darlier'. Halteres<lllscure

1'elltlrv. fregs rvith the coxrc attd trocharrters obscule t,ellorv ;t'emaitttlerof legs ollscttt'e ,\'ellolv, clotherl lvitl clarL .etre,tlre tarsal segntetttspassiug into clarker. Wings tirrgerl *ilti

the basebrighter; veiusyellowi.h, t|e'marrLt.iclrire
1-el!o1v,
darli browtt; costal-fi'ingelong eind"on*lricgous.Verration:veirr 2nd,I relativelysliort, ri,litrg far beforenz-cll.
Abtlolllelr_brorvnishyellorv, the 1vpopygiunr
somewhat-oflrrighter'. I[a]e h;'popygium_rvith theJbriti
the basistyle
stout, the apex s_ullacute.Outer dististylewitl tle sttm
slrortarrdstottt,tlte arrnsbroadlvflatte,,e,i. Iuner clististyles.lgnderblaclienecl,rod,
tlrr baseexpanrled,
pale,iri,
1.sim.pl9
clistal half gently curved to an acute .pi,e, itt. inner
malgiu inrmediatelybefore the apex witli two or t5r'ee
smallerblunt teeth. Pltallosomic
slructurean ovalcushion,
tr- apex truncatgd, th_esurface with microscopicsetulre]loug and slendcr.
,CIdeagus-M.Hist, Ser. 10. Vol. iii.
Ann, & fuLag.

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Hab. New South Wales.
altitude about
Holotype,d , BroohlAIra,Eastern__Dorrigo,
2000 feet, December25, 1927 (W. Heron).
sP. rl.
Molophi,lusbogongensis,
Belorrgs to the ptagiatus group ; general coloration.lightgre"v; a,ttet nE ( d-) short, lht flagellar verticils verv long;f,alieres dusk;' ; legs lllaclieued; rvings with a strongbrownish sufl'usionI mtrle hvpopvgium with the stetn oftht: outer dististvleverv broadand flatteuecl; basaldististylea blackenedcrrrvedrorl that bearsart appressedlateral spirreon outer rnargin at ttear three-fourthsrts length.
Male.--Length allout 2'8 mm. ; wing 3'2 mm.
Rostrum and palpi black. Atttetttrre(d) sltort, if bent
backwant ending some distance belbre the wing-root,
apparently oulv l5-scgrnerrtedI flag'ellut ,seg.mentsoval,
wii[ long, unilaterally arrangealverticiis,the longest morethan three tinresthe slgmettts. I{ead light grey.
Pronotuut BreI, the auterior lateral pretergites Iight
irrterspaces
yellow. Mesclrroturnlight Br'€)',the l)l'rescrttal
regionivirI couspicuouslllacli setiferouspullcturesI hu_nteralbrig-lrtened; l)setl(ltlsuturalfttt'ere elongate, brotvn, couspicuous; scutellumrecltlishtrrown. Plerrragrg)'. Halteresclirsk;'. [€gs rvith the coxleatttl trocharttersdarh l rernairrtler<rf l.g'* chie-flyblacliened. lYings rvith a strong _brorvn
suffnJic,n; stigmal region somewhatmore inf'urned; baseof
tle costal regiou more yellcln'ish,especiallyvein /l; veitrs
a little darker than the grotrlrd-colour. Venatiou : Rr*,
rrear.lv perpentlicular at origil I - Rz lying itntuediately
proxirnail ,rt r-rn; petiole of cell _/d mote thart twice m-ct(,iueirr Lnd,A [oug, endirrg beyorrd the base of the petioleof cell Ms.
Abdomen dark greyish brou'n I hypop.vgiumdark. I\falehy.popygiumwith the apical bgali of the basistyle^corrsplcuor.rs,relatively slerrder, tlre - tip subacute. Orrter
dististyle rvith the stem Yer,v-broad and flattened, muchn,id,erihuo any part of the basal dististyle,_theapex bifi(|,tle irrrrerin,m more slenderand blackerted. Basal dististylea blackenedcurverl rod, gradually l)arrorvedttl tlre elorrgate
apical spine, at near three-fourths the lertgth on the outet'
margin bearing a smaller appressed spine. Phallosoutic
structure oval in outline, smooth. rfldeagus relatively
elongate, longer than either of the dististyles, constricted
near base.

Hab. Victoria.

neloor little-knoun Tipulidre.

331

Holotype,d, Bogong Higtr Plains, altitude b600-6000

feet, January 1928 (F. E. Wilson).
Typr returned to Mr. Wilson.

Moloplti,lusfuscoli,neatus,sp. n.
Belongs to the plagiatus group I most closely allied tolongi,co?"nis,Skuse,elifferingiu the coloration and structureof the male hvpop.ygium.
nlak.-Lerrgth allout3 mm.1 wing 3'5 mm.
Rostrum and palpi darli brown. Antennrewith the scapal
segmentsobscure yellorv, the flagellar segmentsbrorvnish
testaceousu'it-hthe apicalpedicelspaler; anteunreelongate,
only a little shorter than the body. Heatl pale brou'nish
testaceous.
Mesonotum light brown, including almost the entire
prrescuturn,the scuturn,rtnd.the scutellum,the postnotum
a little darher; lateral ancl humeral regions of prrescutum
tlalker. Pleura yellorv,the dorsal region darlc browu toform a llroad dorso-llleural stripe extending from thellronotum to tlre postnoturn. Halteresdark brown.the baseof the stem narrorvly pale. L,egs with the coxre andt r o c h a u t e r sy e l l o r v ; r e n r a i n d e r o f l e g s p a l e , t h e f o r e a n d
uriddlelegs with consiricuousclark setre tlrat ollscure thegrouud-colour; posterior legs much louger and paler incolour. Wings rvitlr a faint llrorvnish tinge, the veins withaburrclarrt
long dark rnacrotrichire,the costalfringe elongate;veins pale brorvn. Vetrationz Rz immediately before thel c v c l o f r - t n ; v e i n I s / ' 1 e l o n g a t e ,e n t l i n g s o n l e c l i s t a r r c e
lrevonclthe proxirnal ettd of' cell Ms; veitt 2nd A relatively
slrrrrt,enrling oppositethe cauclaleud of nt-cu.
.,\llclorninal tergites dark brorvu, the sterrrites morebrownish yellow. ,\Iale hvpopygiurnvery sinrilar to that ofII. longicornis,Skuse, itr the shape of tlre llasistyle,outerclististyle,and basaldististyle,the latter rvitlr four rnicroscopic
spinulrein a closero\y rlear the blackerredtip. Phallosomic
heavily blaclienerl,
structure very remarliallle,l:ottle-shaped,
terminating in a strorrgly sirruouslllackspine. Ninth tergite
the lateral lollesslenderI a small slenderdeeply enrarg'inate,
mediau lobule at ltaseof the emargirtation.
Hab. New South Wales, Victoria.
Holotype, $ , Ulong, Bastern Dorrigo, New South Wales,
altitude about 2000 feet, January 12, L927 (W. Heron).
Paratype, d , Millgrove, Victoria, November 20, L927
(F. E. Wi,lson).

has a hypopygium
Molophi,lus
fuscoli,neatusilft

grearly

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resenrblesM. longicornis,Shuse. Through the kintlnessof
Dr. NIaclierras and the late Dr. l'er{usott, I was able toe x a m i t t ea t r d f i g r r r e t h e l , v l t o P v g i u m o [ t h e t y p e o f t ] r e
riotcs antl fi;4ures ntake nolatter speciesi; 1925. My-ltlacliened.
bottle-shapedllha[1onlentiori of the couspicuous
sonrir:structtrre,as tlescriltetlallove t'ot.fuscolineatus.Thc
rletailsof colorationof thc two forms are likervisedistinct.
Mol opltiiuseut'ygrrnttno,sp. rl.
Belongs to tbe ltlugiatus grolrp, anrruliltessullgroup I sizes m a l l ; w i r r ; s v e l l o r v ,w i t l r a l ; r o a t l c o n s p i c u o t tbs r o r v ns p o t _at.tlre base,t:it.,rrclingfrour the costalregiou to the Lst Analveln.
about 2'8 mm. I rving 3'6 nlT.
tr'emale.--I-,ength-1tal1til)t'owtt. Atrterrttrepale basally, th.^Itostrunr arrtl
flagellunrllzileillr,,u'ri.. FIeatlr,ellonish rvhite, the ceutre ofu'itlr llrowtt.
the vertcx varieg'att'd
P r o r r o t r r n rr v l r i t i " h . ] l e s o r r o t a l p r r e s c u t u mr v i t l r t l r r e e
l i g l r t f u l v o u s s t r i l l e s t h a t a r e q r r i t e c o t t f l u e n t ,t l r e rm e , l i a n
s t - - r . i 1l l,cec o r u i n gr l i r r l i e ri r r f r o r r t ; h t t r n c r a ll c g i o t t a t t c ll a t e r a l
m a r ; g i n . l l r o a t l l . t 'r v l r i t e; s ( : t r t r r r tlti g l r t f u l v o u s ; s c u t e l i r t r r r
r v h i i e ; p o s t r r o t r i r no l l s c r r r c! r t ' o u ' r r i s ltr' e l l o t t ' , a l i t t l e t l a t ' l c t : r 'orr the iephalic pcn'tion. Pleura whitc, tlre rl<lrso-.plerrral
r.eglc)usonlouhat durker'. IIaltercs rt'ltite. Legs rvith thecoxre ancl tloclrauters rvhitish; t'entot'au'hite, witlr two
d i s t i r r c t l l l a c l i r i n g s , t h e l l r o a d e s t o l t e s t t l l t e r r r t i r r a l ,t h ernirl-length of' the seglllcnt,. thtlllurl'ower olrc jrrst bey<-rrrrl
p i t l e t i n g l l t , t u ' - e e rar l i t t l e m o r e e x t e t t s i v e t l t i r t t t l t e t ri t l c s t
i i , r r l i a r t i i u l r r s t, h e p a l e a p e x s u b e q u a lt o t h e l i i t t c r o l ' a i i t t l t :l c * s e x t e t t s i v e; t i b i r e i t t t r l t a r s a l s e g n t c t t t s I t t l 3 u l r i t e ,w i t h t h e t i p s r r a r l o w l y b l a c h t : n e d o r i r r l i r s c a t e t;l t e t ' t t r i n a ltalsal segrrrerrtsrrrrifoltrtlv darlieued. \\rirrgs \\'ith a_stt'otrg
bt'on'll ttrea at the level
lellorvi.litiugo ; a bnlad t:orrspictrous
Lt tlre arculirs, €\tertding frottt the costal ntalgitr trt h,across tlre arcultts to vein ls/ A ; veitls lellorv, thc
rrracrotr.ichiretlarlier. Venatiorr : r'eirt I sl A relativelye l o l g a t e , e x t e r r d i n gt < l n e a t ' l y < l p l l o s i t et h e - p r o x i r t r a l e t t t l o fcell Ms; petiole of the latter nrot'etltzrnttvice nt-ctt.
Alldirnien obscure vellorv, the caudal rtrat'gittsof thestclnites cleareryellgtY.. Oviptnitor
tergites narrowlv paler_1
with the long valves relatively straight, reddish ltortt-col<lur.

Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype, I , Ulong, Eastern Dorrigo, altitude aborrt
2000 feei, JanuarX13, L927(W. Heron),neu)or little-lcnown'f
ipulidre.

333

M olophilusopulus,sp. n .
Belongs to the gracilis group, ruficol,lissubgroup ; knobs
o f h a l t e r e s b r i g l r t y e l l o w ; l e g s d a r k e n e r l ,w i t h o u t c o n pieuouspale rings ; fore tibire ( d ) with an extensiveblacksullllasalring; wings greyislt yellow, the base and costal
region llrighter yellow; wing-disk with four conspicuousareasof lorrgblrch macrr.rtrichire; nralelrvpop,r'giumwith theouter dististyle pale, long and slentler, beyond the basestrongly bent upon itself ; inner dististyle a polverful blacli
rod that is narroweclat apex irrto a curved hook-lilie spine.
fufqls.-Lengt[ atlout 4'2 mru. ; wing 4'7 mnt.
Rostrurn and palpi black. Atrtennre ( d ) of nroderate

lerrgtlr,if' bent bachwardexterrd,ing
about to the baseof theabdomell; scapeobscurebrolvuish vellow, the flagellumdark
brown ; flagellar segmeutsfusiform, with lon g, uui laterall.yarrarrged verticils and a conspicuous white pubescelrce.
Head dalli brorvtt.
Pronotum clllscurebrowrrish rellow. lVfesonotum darkllrswnish blacli, the prrcscutumbrightened orr either side of
the rnerliarrclark stripe. Pleut'u lllackened,the propleura
paler. Flaltercspale,the knobs briglrt yellow. Legs withyellow ;the coxre obscure yellorv; troclranters br<-rrvnish
femortrvellowisltllrown, the basalthird black, tire segment
showing
clothed with couspicuoustlark setre,wherrderrrrdecl
the grourrrl-colour; tibire and tarsi darher brown ; fore
tibire ( d ) with an extensive blacl<ring that is more than
twice as wide as the basal poltion of the segrnetttalont'.
Wiugs greyish yell<xr',the base and c<lstalregiorr briglrteryell<lw; veilrs pirle brolvll, more flavousin the y'ellowareits;
inacrotrichirepale brt-,rvtt; costal frinse darkcr browu I fourareasof longer blach setreorr the atrtet'iorcord,conspicrrous
forlr of M, at uear nrid-leugth of tlre distal sectiotrof Rs,andnear the hase of Cur. Venatiou : veirt \rtd, A relatively
thc cephalicend <tfnt-ctt.
long, errclingalrout oppr-rsrte
Abdonren black, the hvpopygium brighter. Male hypobro,,clatp.vginm-base, short and broad. Veutral lobe of busist,\'lethe altical por'tionuuusually slender. lJoth dist,istt'lesarisiirg closetogetherin the ttut"l, <lf tht: basistyle; uott"ai.tl.file ve,'y l"ottgatrd slerrcler,pale irr colout'r",t*o, basestrougly lleut upott itself, tlre ape.xsplit ]]tt9 ttt'o pale somervhat diuergent flattenecllobes. Inner dististyle a p()rvert'ul
blach rod that is n&rro,r'edto an apical curt'ed irook-likespine; baseof style Prodrrcedirrto a short, blurrt, blackened
tobe,beyondwhich the stem is very narrow, theuce gradually

334I)r'. C. P. Alexatrderon

widenedto beyond two-thirds the length. .lErleagus
lorrg
and stout.
Hab. New South Wales.
Holotype,J, Brooklarra,EasterrrDorrigo, altitude about
2000 feet, IIay 7, L928 (W. Heran).

Paratopotype,d .
Molophilusuilsoni, sp. n.
ISelongsto the gracilis group, ruficollis subgroup I autenrrre( d ) elorrgate,appl'oximatel;'as long as the llody ; generalcoloration brown; halteresaud legsdarkened; u'ing'sdrrsky;
male hypopygium with the basistylea simpie gerrtlv curved
rocl, the outer margin on distal half lvith conspicuous
setiferousspirres; phallosomic structure termiuating iu ar
crowrr of four subequalblacli spines.
-c'6-6'2
Male.-Length about 4-4'2 mm.; wing
rrm. ;
atrtennaabout 3'9-{'l mnr.
Rostrum and palpi lilack. Antennre ( d ) approximately
as long as the body, black throughout; flagellar segmeuts
elongate-fusifolm,rvith long out-spreadirrgverticils. Headbrownishlllack.
Ifesorrotum bro u'n, the postnotum sonrew]ratdarher.
Plerrrabrou'uishyellow,tire ventral scleritesbriglrter ; dorsopleural membraueclarhllrowrl. Halteres darli bron'rr. Legs
wi th the coxre arrd tt'ochantersobscure yellow I remaindero f l e g s o b s c u r e b r o r v r r i s hy e l l o w , p a s s i u g ' i n t o b l a c k , t h esegnrentsclothed with a conspicuouserect lllack pubescence.
Wings relatively broad, u'ith a dusliy tirrg'e,the veins aucl
macr'otrichiredarli bron'rr. \renation : Il, lyirrg just clistadof tlre level <ttr-nt,; petiole of cell XIt orrly a Lriflelonger
tlrarr tn-cu I vein Znd A errding just beyond the caudal endof m-cu,.
Abdomeu dark brolvn, the hypopygium obscure browuishyellorv. nlale hypopvgium r,r'iththe ventral lobe of thellasistvlerelatively slerrder. Both distist,r'leslllacecl close
together irr the notch of the basist;'ls. Outel dististyleu'ith
the sternrather sholt and slerrder, t,he <luter arnr slender,n e a r l y a s l o t r g a st h s - i t e n r t, h e i t r t r e ra l l o u t o n e - h a l f ' a sl o n garrd nrore expancled. Inuer ot' basal distist;'le a sirnple
sleuder t'od, on ly gcrrtly curved, on the outer nrargin-of'
spirres<lr tubercles,
distal lralf witlr couspicuoussetifet'<lusat tlre apex of the st;'le more eviderrtly sltitrous arrd nousetiferous. Phall<lsomicstructure very corrspicuous,
tenninatirrg in a crown of four subequal black spines. ziEdeagus

new or little-knownTipulida.

335

slender,on lrasal trvo-thirds with a subtendingflange oneither side.
Ifab. Victoria.
Holotype,d, l\{illgrove,April 7,1928 (F. E. Wilson).
Paratopotype, L April 7, 1928; p a r a t y p e sZr 8 6 ,arburton, altitude 3500-4000 feet, April 9, 1928
(C. H. Borch).
Typr returnedto Mr. Wilson.
I talre great pleasurein naming this fine Molophi,lusafter
Mr. F. IlrasrnusWilson, to rvhom our greatestadvancein
knowledgrof the Victorian Tipulidreis due.
Molophilusi,mmutatu,s,sp. n.
Belongs to the gracilis group, rqfr,collissubgroup ; antennre( d ) short I rostrum obscure yellolv ; mesonotal prrescllf,um
with three brolvrrstripes, the lateral margius yellow ; pleura
chiefly darkened; legs black ; wings blon nish greX, theveins stout ; male hypopygium rvith the inner dististvlea
pou'erful, strougly angulated rod, the distal lralf a lougstraight spine, with a smaller lateral spine on outer rnargin
at bend of the style.
lVfak.-Length about 3'5 mm.; wing 4'4 mm.
Itostrum and front light vellow; palpi brownish black.
Autennre ( d ) short, black throughout, if bent bacllvanl
extending to shortly beyond mid-distance to the rvirrgloot. Head.darh grey.
Pronotum dark brown I anterior lateral pretergiteslightsulphur-yell<lw. l\{esonotal prescutum obscure br<lwnish
yellow, with three dark brolvn stripes, the interspaces
only a little paler; humeral region arrd the llroader lateral
margins vellow I scutum dark brown. the posterior lateralcallositiesollscurereddishyellow ; scutellumsirrrilarl.vo bsc,ure
redtlish yellow ; postnotal rnediotergite clarli brorvrr.paler
in front, the laterrtl margins ruore vellowish. Pleura
chiefly dark brown, the tlorsal stcrrrropleu
rite sonrelv
lrat
b r i g h t e n e d ; r l o r s o - l r l e u l z tl e g i < l r r p a l e y e l l o w . H r t l t e l e s
pale, the kuobs light yellow. Legs rvith the coxrcbrorvrrI
trochanters brorvnish yellou'1 renrainrler of legs blacli,
relatively lorrg aud. conspicuous. \4'ings with a bnr n'rrislrgrey suffusion, the base and costal regiorr nrore yellowish ;veins brown, relatively stout arrd conspicuous;macrotriclrire
relatively short, darh browu. Venation : y'12l,ving a shortdistarrcedistad of r-m ; n?,-cuverv' olllique in positi<luI veiu
Znd, A relatively long, gently sinuous, .tiding sli<lrtly
be,vorrdthe caudal end of m-cu.

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Abdomen brown, i ncluding the lrypopygium. 1\Ialehypopl'gium rvith the basistylestout, the ventral lobe broadand obtuseI a small curved mesal spine near base ofventral lobe. Outer dististyle slender, geutlv curved, theapex only weakly notchecl. Ittner dististyle a powerfulstrongly angulaterirod, the basedilated, at near rnid-length
bent at a right angleirrto a lorrg straight spine that nalrows
to the acute point, the surface with a ferv setiferous
punctures; on outer face at point of angulation bezrringan
acute spine. Phallosomicstructure nearly as in prelatu,s,appearingas a rnediarrchitinized. structure that termirrates
in two divergentto recurved spines. /Edeagus subteuded
by u pale flartge.
Hab. Victoria.

Ilolotype, dl , I[illgrove, April 7, 1928 (F. E. Wi,lson).

Typ" r'eturnedto I[r. Wilson.
Molophilus intmututusis related to the larger M. Trolatus,
Alexander', differiug conspicuouslyin the coloratiorr andstructure of the rlistist,vlesof the male lrypopygium. Irr
Ttrelatusu'hat was origiuall.r'describerlas the outer dististyle(Aurr.& Mag. Nat. Hist. sel'.9, vol. xx. pp. 53-54, L927)
would appearmorphologicallyto be the inner style.
Molophi,lusnfi,mi,cus,
sp. n.
Male,-Length allout 4-4'4 mm. ; rving 4'8-5'3 mm.
Female.--Lengtlrallorrt 4'5 mm. ; wilrg about 4'6 nlm.
Belongsto the grucilis grollp, ruf,collissubgl'oup; closely
Alexander (Western Australia),
relaterlto lf .,fl,utsoartrrulatus,
from u'hiclr it diH'ersirr cletailsof the male hvpop.r'gium,
especiallythe stt'uctttt'eof the basal dististvle aud thet'ses.
gonapoptr
Rostrum arrdpalpi lllar:k. Antennle rvith the first scapal
segment altovet'irtlterllrigtrtyellow, the renrainiugsegments
dark browrt. Head tlark llr'own. Prouotum clarlc; anterior
lateral pretergites.vellorv. Nlesouotumbrou'nishblack,themedianregionof the scutttmollscureyellorv. Pleurabrownish
black,the propleul'Aaltovc the fore coxa a little variegatt,dr v i t h y e l l o r v . I l a l t e r e sc l u s k v t, h e b a s e o f t h e s t e m v e l l o w .
Legs'u'ith the fore coxre clarkestI fernoral tips broaclly
the sullterminal ring narrory. Wings virtually
blacl<ened,as irt flauoannulatus;petiole of cell IW, lorrgt,r,more thair
twice m-cu. Abdomen lllacli, the hypopvgium obscureyellowish brown. Ilale hypopygium with the apicallobes
of tlre basistyle slrorter and stouter than in fl,auuan,nulatus.
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the outer al'm narrou'edinto an aeuteblacli spine. Basal
dististyle a slenderctrrved black rod, gradually narrowed
to the acute tip, Lefore this point with a grgup of sete,heavily
more rlumerouJon the outer face. Gonapophyses
blackened, each produced backward. ints a lo_ng ryY-te
massive,uarrolvedcaudally
spine, the bodVof the apophysis
into a long curved.spine, tlie outer concavemargiu along
this curvaturewith lrumerouslong setm.
Hab. Western Australia.
Holotype, d , Pembertott, August 28, f 926 (8. W.
Ferguson).
Allotopotype,I .
Paratopotypes,2d d.
Typr returnedto Dr. Fergusou.
Molophi,lusuulpi,nus,sp. n.
Belongs to the gracilis group aud subgroup; generalcoloration fulvous I centre of t'ertex light g-rey; malehypopl'giurn with the ventral lobe of the basistyle product'rl
apically into au zrcutepale spirre that lies in tlre sameplaneoi the- lolle itself ; inner dististyle a long gently curved
horn, bearinga snrall lateral spine.
Male,-l,ength about 4 mtn.l wing 5 mm.
Female.-fle11gthabout 4'8 mm. ; wing 5'5 mm.
Rostnrrn and palpi blach. Atrtennre ( d ) of moderate
length, if' bent backrvald extentling about t<l the wirrg-root ;scape and basal segrnettt of' {lagellum lig}rt yellow, thereniainder of the flagellum dark brorvn ; flagellar segments
lorrg-oval,the verticils conspicuous. The atrtertttreof the
fernale appear rlistirrctly longer than th<lseof the male, if
bent llaclilvard cxtending almost to the halteles, the segmerrtssullcvlindlical, rvith shorter verticils, only the scapal
segmentslight yell<lw. Hearl obscttrefulvous, th posteriorvertex extetrsivelylight SreX, the occiput medially liglrt
sulphur-1'ellorv.
Pronotum liglrt sulphur-yellort',the anterior lateral pretergites rnore u'hitish yellorv. I'Iesonotum bright fulvousbr<lrvn,the hurneral legion of the prrescutuma little lighter',the pseurlosuturalfovere alnrost concolorousI lateral ma:'ginsof fhe postnotul rnediotergite and mesal margin of tlre
thepleurotergitelight yellow. Pleura liglrt fulvous-bt'owtt,
d.rrs,,l lllerrrites tlarher, the clorso-pleut'almemltrarte andventral pleurites briglrter, more yellowish. Halteres pale
brolvu . Legs rvith the cox[e arrd trochanters testaceousyellow, the fbre cox& darker; femora yellowish brown, the338

Dr. C. P. Alexarrderonbasesclearer yellorv; tibire and. tarsi light brown, the terminal segmentsdark llrowrr; posterior tibire elongate andclearer yellow. Wings fulvous-vellow, the veins darher
y_eilow; macrotrichire bron'n. Venatiou : Ro*u short, inthe male only a little longer than the basalsectionof Rr, intlre female about twice this length i rn-cu oblique, about
two-thirds the petiole of cell lllr ; vein Znd'/. long, extending to rrearlyoppositemicl-lengthof m-ctt,.
Abdoruen brorvn, the posterior rn:lrgins of the tergites
rrarrowly obscureyellow ; genital segmentobscurefulvous.
Male hypopygium with what is apparentlythe ventral lobeof the llasistylestout, at apex produced.caudadinto a longstraight pale'spinethat lies^intlie samerlirectionas the lob6
itself ; surfaceof lobe with lorrgitudinalrows of microscopic
setulre and a few longer setreI rnesal and dorsal lobes of'basistyleless developed. Both clistist.vles
lie elosetogether
at the blse of the verrtrallolle. Outer dististvleverv broad
at llase, bifid at apex, the lateral arm a poiverful j gerrtly
curl'ed, black slline I inner arm shorter arrdstoutel',at apex
produeedinto a black spike-likespine; the trvo arms of thest.vleerrclosean oval notch. fnner dististyl_e
long-er,appeariog tts a gently curved horu, at near mid-lerrgth llearinga srnall,straight, lateral spine. ,CIdeagus
elongate.
Hab, Victoria.
Holotllpe,d, Ringwood, altitude about 400 feet, Septenrber 4, 1927 (C. Barrett).
Allotopatype,? , in the National Museunr,Victoria.
Molophilusmorulus, sp. n.
Belongs to the graci,lis group and subgroup; generalcoloration grey, _the prrescutumwith four brorvrr stripes;
scutellum behind more reddish broln; lcnollsof halteresdark brown I rqale hypopygilm rvith all lobes of basistyle
setiferousI both dististyles branched,all brauchesacut-ely
pointed.
IIale.-Lengtlr about 4 mm. ; wing 5 mm.
Female.-Length allout 4'5 mm.; wing 5 mm.
Rostrum SIey ; pllpi darli browrr. Antennre ( ,t ) relativel.t'_sltort,if bent llacliward exteudingabout to the rvingroot, brown throughout ; flagellar segments oval. Heacl
grey.
r\nterior lateral pretergites greyish white. l'Iesonotal
prrescutum dark brownish g,_ey,with f our slightly darker
browrr stripes; pseudosutural fbveeedistinct, black ; remairrder of mesonotum darh brownish greX, the scutellum

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behind broadly more reddish brown. Pleura dark grey, thedorso-pleuralregion dusky. Halteres obscure brownish
vellorv, the hnobs dark brorvn. Legs with the fore coxa
dark llrown, the remaining coxre light brown, darker
basallyI fernorabrownishyellow to brown, darkeningoutryardly; tibire obscure yellorv to brown, the tips more
d_arkened;tarsi passinginto brown ; fore legs( d) broken.
Wiugs relatively narrow, tingerlwith yellow, the axillary
region darkened; veins light brown, Cu,1darher; macrotrichiredarli brorvu. Venation z Rz lying a little distadof
tlre basal section of R5; nt-cu from one-half to two-fifths
the petioleof cell Ms ; vein Znd A relatively short, ending
oplrositethe caudalend of m-cu or nearly so.
Abdomerrdarh bnrwnishgrel, the hvpopygiumbrighter.
Ma_leLypopygiumwith the dorsallobe of the basistylesrout
and providedwith setre and delicatesetulreto the narrow
a"!eK-;leu.trat tqhe ntrorec,lsve(e,flut(esed, tlrrrs\*le{ basr\\r,
similarl,vclothedwith setzearrd setulre,thesenot conspiciro-uslyretrorseI mesal lobe about aB long, the margin of
the apexs_mooth,
obtuse. Outer dististyledeeplybifid-,botharms producerlinto l<lngslenderblack spines,tlre outer arnl
with rnicroscopig
applessecl
denticlesalong margin at base.
Inner dististvlelorrger,appearingas a powerfuf black rod,the lateral rnalgin at trearmid-lengthbearingan acuteblaclispine,the elorrgate&pexbey<lnd
this point stout,with microscopic denticlesand microscopicsetulre,the tip a stout
poy_er'{ul_spiue.rtsdeaguslong arrdnearly straiglrt.
Hab, Victoria.
- Hoktlylt, d2 {lugwood, altitude about 400 feet, September 4, 1927 (C. Bat'rett).
,4L(otopotypes,
I .
Puratopotypes,2d d.
trltilophilusaplecta,sp. lr.

Belongsto the peruagatusgroup; headyellow; mesorrotal
prrescutoT.and scutum _orange; postnotum dark brown ;pleura yellorvr.striped longitudin_allywith drtrh brown ifemoraand tibire yellow; wings pale yellow, with a llrow,ipattern-1 -ulg h;'popvgiumwith the outerdistist;'lea simple
curvedhorn-lilie structure,the tip nearly acutej Uottrbasal
dististylessimple,their tips acute.
Male.-Length about3'4 mm. I wing 4.2 mm.
Rostrurna^n$palpi hrorvrrishlllack. Antennre( d ) relatively lorrg,if bent backwardextendingabout to tlie ioot of
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Dr. C. P. Alexanderonvery long white setre; flagellar segmentsfusiform. Headpalevellory.
l{esottotum pale oralrge,the seutellum more testaceous,the postrrotalmediotergite darl<brown. Pleura pale yellow,
striped longitudinally with dark brown. Halterei paleyellow. lrgl.with_the coxre and trochanters pale yell,rw;
femora and tibire yeUg_y,u'ith pale setre; terrninal tarsal segmentsiufuscated. Wings relativelybroad, pale yellorv,wiih
a spal'sebrorvn_pattern as follows : a dusky seam from thestigrnaalong th"- arrterior cord ; posterior cord anrl a conspicuousseam along vein Curi axillarv region, near micllength of cell Znd A; veins pale yellowf darker in theinfuscatedare'as; tttacrotrichirepale,variegatedwith patchesof black trichire, including subapical areas on all tlie veins
beyond the cord. Venatiorr : Il, lying j usr distarl of r-m ;lretiole of cell Ms about one-half longer tharr rn-cu' vein
Znd I enrling ol)positethe cauclalend of n1-c?t,.
A brlomerr- pale, darlier laterally ; hypopygium chiefly
yellow. -Male hypopygig* with ttre aper of the basistyll
lreu'rolvedinto a small beak-like structure, sornewhat asitl lltq plagiatus_group. Outer dististyle a sinrple curved,
slight l,v flattenecl, horu-lihe structure, gradually rrarrowed
to.the nearly actrteal)ex. IJoth basirldististyles-simple aud
irr length, the outer style Palebasallv,rrarrowedto
sullequrul
the acttte ap9x, tlre rlistal third rvith scattered setigerous
lluttt:tures. Itrner llasal dististylg stouter antl more nearlys!g'1iglit,tlte tlistal third blacl<etrecl,
the apex an acutespirrC.
,lEtleaguspale anrl broadly flattened.
Hab. Nen' South Wales.
Holotyyte,d, tsrooklarra,llastern Dorrigo, lltitude about

2000 feet, Nlay6, l92S (W. Heron).

Moloplriluserqu,isitu,s,sp. n.
Belongs to the peruagatu,sgroup; most closel.yallied toM, gracillimus,A lexartdcr; scutelltrm browrrish lilacl<,cor)colorous with the scuturn anrl postuotumI fore tibire ( d )witlr a srvollen subllasal ring ; all femora with two ria-r'li
brou'trrings on clistalhalf ; wings greyish,the macrotric|irc
pale brou'tt,rvith distinct patchesof longer black trichire orr
the anterior :tntl posterior cords and as an interrupteclsu|llitsellcross-barrtl;male lr,vpop,r'siurnwith the o,r-terllasal
tlististvleflattenerl,the tip abnrptly lrarrowedinto a nee4lelike *p,^"g; inner basal dististyle yery slender,only about
three-fiftlrs the length of the outer style.
Male.-I-rength about 2'8 mm. I wing 3.5 mm.

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Rostrum ancl palpi dark brown. Antennre dark, the basal
segmentyellow. Head obscurebrown'ishyellow.
Mesonotum light llrowu, the anterior lateral pretergites
narrou'lv n'hitish ; sctttutrt, scutellttln, and _ postttotum
Flalteres lightllrorvnish black. Pleura tlarli l)l'olIt.
'rviththc coxre ollscure yellolv;
vellow througltout. Legsi,'ochauters yellow; femora yellorv, eaclt with two coll-'
sllicuonsdarh browtt rittgs, one tet'miltal, tlp other at ttear
tlrree-fif'thstlre length of the segmettt,slig]rtly llarro\I'erandlessintenseiu colorrrthan the tet'nrinalrirrg ; the yellorv sulltr:rmirralannulus encl,lsedis narrorvestott the micldlefemora,
ltroad.eron the other legs wltet'eit is approximatelyas extensive as the terminal darli rirrg; tibiae obscute yellorv, thetips narrowly tlarkened; fot'e tibire ( d ) rvith a slightly
enlarged, darlierretl, sullbasal ring ; tarsi pale brownish
l ellorv, the termirral segmetrts tlarhened. Wings with agreyish t inge, the base yellorvish; veitts pale, t_hemacrotrichire pale browrt, longer and.brownish black to fbrm
conslrrcuouspatches otl the anterior corcl, forli ot' M anrlarlj<lirrirrgveins, anc[ as a lrroken su]lbasal band oII veitts
X L , C u r L s tA , a t r d2 n d A ; c o s t a lf r i r t g e l o r r ga n d c o u s l t i c u o u s .
V e r r a t i o n : v e i n L s t A l o n g , e n d i r r g o p p o s i t et l r e p r o x i r n a lerrtl of cell Ms.
Abdomerrdrrrlibrown, tlte hvpollvgium paler. Ilale hyporod,
pvgirrmrvith the outer basal elististl'lea loug conspicuotts
tlre basitl four-fiftlrs btoatllv flattened, the clistal fiftlr abarrd prolonged into a slender needle-like
lrr ptlv rrarlrorvert
l r o i r r t ,a t t h e l l a s e o f t h i s l a t t e r l l o r t i o r r w i t h a c o l r s p i c u o u s
dorrlllc crest of lorrg el'ect spirres. Itttter basal rlististvle
r e l : r t i v c l vs h o r t , r r o t t n o r e t h a r r t h r e e - f i ( t l r st h e l e r r g - t lor f i h eorrter, ver')'slerrder,allpealirrgas a deilicatestraight sirupler o r l ,t l r c t i l l a e u t c ' .
l ! u b . N e r y S t t r r t l r\ Y a l e s .
Hol,,l.ype.d , I Ilong, llastet'uD<lt'rign,altitude about 2000
31, l9:16 (l/". Heron,).
l'eet, I)ecettrtrer'
lloloplilus e,t:rltisitus is aIliecl to IrL pulchri.pes,,Skuse,ylracillirucs,Aiexatttler, irr tlre -stt'uctureof the malearrrl^1,1.
hypopvgiurnbeing closet'to the latter, but in the ccrloration,
espcciallyof the fbre tilli.e antl the scutttnr,agreeiugbetterwith the forrner species. The stt'ucture of the male hypop1gium is distinct from eittrer species.

Moiophiluslorala.s,sp. tr.
group ; general coloration
Belongs to tlre peruagatus gr
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femorawith two brownish-blackrings at and llefore tips
all tibire with a n)oreor less elistinc-tdark subbasalririg ;ihypupygium
with
both
basal
very
lr;g;
Tulq
.dististyles
slender,the tips
toneedle-rikepoirits.
-narrowed
Mule.-Length aboutB.Omm.; wing .i.b ,o..
Female.-Length_about
4.Srnm.; u,iilgb mrn.
Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Ariten,,ze
with the firstscapal segmentllrowrtish;'ellorv,the rerrrainderIr,ow1;
atttetltlrc(d ) of rnoclcratelerrgth,'if belr llackwarrlexte'cling about to the u'ing-root; flageliarsegmeutst-,val,with along conspicuouswhite_pubesc!o.. nr,,i long, urrilirterrify
arl'atlgedverticils. I{cad browrrishSreX,thc,p<lsteriororbit"snarrorvlvycllorv.
Anterior.lateral pretergites restrictedly pale yellow.
Mesonotumbrorvtt,the pseirdosuturalfbvercbLckisli p";
tellum arrd postlrotumrnore gre,vish._pleur.abrou,nislr'grey,
tl1e,dorso-pleural region
Halte'es vellon,. idJ{}.lro,with the coxre brorvrri.sh
vellorv-basallr,,theirl apir:esprlrr?;
trocharrtersSrellowishtestaceou.s;femora obscirre y.tto*,
blighter outw.al'dl{,the_broacltip. ,,,,.1o "ing li"ro,,a midlength llrorvtrish.
blach, the ;'ellorv-anrrulo. "n"ilseti subequalin rvidth to the latter or a little narrower.;tibireyellowr'tl,e-tip. and.a-subbasalring on all the legs bi'owrrishl,lack, tlre
latter tending'to be lt.l developedutr the posterior a'clsometimes on the middle tibire-; tarsi passiriqinto clarh
bro_wn,t!. extreme proximal portiotr. of tjre basitarsi
y-ellow..rn some fenralespecinrens,the basal dark ring of
the tibire is sometimesless developed. wings
vellowT.h,-setb
the axillary region darlier ; patchei of dark
i1 t5estigrnal_region,forh of /?s, neir baseof cell M, rear 6aseof
cell Znd A, arrd at neal lrid-length of vein Znd A ; lvirrgnlelllbranemol'e ot' less cloucledwith dusky at thesepoints";^
veins obscurevellow, tlre macrotr.iehireclarl<brown. Velntiorr t-Rr+s .reducecl; rn-cu alrout one-third the petiole ofcell M s; vein Zncl,4 errdingabout oppositeor shotltlybefore
tlre caudalend of m-cu,,
Alldome' dark brown, the incisures someryhatpaler,I
lrypopygium
I\[ale]r"\'pop"\,gium
*iitr
tue
^a.little .brighter.
apical lobe of the basistvleproducerl,trurr^cuie.-Outer rlistill)'1" ? simPle bltrch rod fr.m arr e'larged base, the headd_ilated,oval. Both basal dististvleseloiigatr,u.ry slepder,their'_tips.acutel outer style stouter, more urroutud, ourl
rowed gradually to-near _the tip which is pr.orlucerlinto aneedle-likespine;-lateral nrargin of style rlith weak up_pressedteeth for about one-half the lerrgthof the stvle uria
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slender,needle-like,the basal fif th more vellowish horncolour, the remairrder blachened. ,CIdeagussulltended.on
either side b"vwide flanges.
Hab. Victoria.
Holotype,3, Riugwood, altitude about 400 feet, September 4, 1927 (C. Barrett).
Allotoqtotype,? .
Paratopotype,I 9 t 5 3 9, May 5, 1928i(F. E. Wilson);lVloy 20, 1928 (F. E. Wilson).
paratypes,2 d d, -Bayswater,
In tlre elongateacicularllasaldististyles,Molophilusloratus
agreesrnostnearlywith picticeps,Alexander('I'asmania),aud
acutistylus,Alexander (Victoria), differin:rfrom both in thecoloration of the legs. Irr the subbasal clark baud on
all tlre tibire it is approachedonly by pictipes, Alexander('['asmania).
Molophilusacuti,stylus,sp. r.
Belongsto the gteraagatusgroup; Fcneralcolorationdark
brorvnish grey I scutellurn briglrtened; n'ings yellou'ish
with a broacl dusky closs-lrtuclat the crlrd ; male hypopyginm rvith both basal dististyles long ancl slender,lhe
tips acute.
Male,-Length about 3'2 rnm. ; wirrg4'5 mm.
Female.-Leugth about 3'u nlrn.; rving 5 rnm.
Rostrum and palpi blacli. Auterrnee( d ) of moderate
leugth,if bent bachwardextenclirrg
to beyondthe wing-root;
darlr, the succeecliugfour or five segfirst scapalsegm_ent
merrts brown, the_outer segments darlc brown; flagcllir-darksegnrentslong-oval, the outer ones sh<lrter. Heacl
browuishgrcy.
Pronotum clark,the scutellar lobes obscure ol'auge,rvith
long darli setrn. Anterior lateral pretergitesarrd humeral
strlphur-yellorv. I\fesorr<ltalprrerepliorrot' the pl'rescrrtttttt
scuturn attcl scutum llrownisl_rblacli, rvith a sparseyellow
pollen ; pseuclosuturalfbvereblacli ; scutellum obscui'efullllack,sparselyllruinose. Pleuralvous; postnotunrbl'o$'rrishb r o w n i s t rb l a c k , s p a r s e l . r ' p r u i n o s teh, e c e p h a l i cp o r t i o n o f
the pleurotergitewith a group of'longyellow setre. Halteresyellou'. Legs u'ith the coxrebt'owrrishblacli,the apicesmore
reclclishbrown I trochanters browrr; femora wirh the bases
obscureyellow, passing.through- brown, tlre tips broadlv
b l a c k e u e d ;t i b i r e p a l e b r o w n , t h e t i p s n a r r o w l y d a r i r e r - ;fore tibire (d ) rvith a narrow dilaterl blach ring ; tarsib r o w r r i s hb l a c k . W i n g s r v i t h a s t r o r r gy e l l o w i s ht i u g e ; abroad dusky cross-llandat ttre_cold, conrpletely- tlaversing
tlre wing; veins pale brown, the basal, cclstal,and cubital

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r onveins more yellorvish; macrotrichire dark brown. \rena!lo,lt .Rr*, Ilrore than trvice R**, i petiole of cell Ms only oItttlt:_ l o n g e r t h a n n t - c u ; v e i n Z , n dA r e l a t i v e l y e l o r r g a t e ,e x t e n r l i n gt o o p p o s i t eo r s h o r t l y l l e v o n dl n - c u , .
Abtltlmeu browrrish black. M'ile h,l'pop"r'ginmwith theI t t s i s t . v l tet a r r o r v eot lu t w a r t l l y ,t e r m i r r a t i n Si u a . t n a ll , s l e n r l e r ,t l i g i t i f o r r n ,f l e s h -lvo l l e t h a t i s d e r r s e l ys e t i f e r o u sb, e n t s t r o n g l y
cephalad. Outer dististylervitlr the blaclir:r,.,1
l,.oclelorrg?tt
lrut-apparerltl;' simple. Both llasal dististyles elong?t.,s l e u c l e r 't,h e i r t i p s n c r r t e ; o u t e r s t y l e a l i t t l e s h o r t e r - u o , is t o u t e r_
, g e n t l vs i n u o u st o t h e t i p ; i n n e r s t y l e v e r y s l e n d e r ,arcuatt:cl,a short distaucellefrlrethe elongaie apex on outerfaee with a smull group of tiny spinules aird lorig- setre,witha ferv others scatteredon the adjoiniug margin.
H'ub. Victoria.

H.o.l-otype,f,, Cockatoo,l[ay 1,1-19,1927 (G. F. Hill).
Allot,ryotype,? .
Molophi,luseupansistylus,
sp. n.
Belongs to the peruagatusgroup ; general coloration darli
llrowrr,tlre prorroturn,lateral preter:'ites,hurneralregion ofp r r e s c u t u t ua, t t t ls c u t e l l u r ny e r l l o r v i s h ;h a l t e r e sw i t h t h e k r r o b svell<lrv; femoril lvith the tips blaclrerrt'cl,precededby av e l l o u ' i s hr i r r g i r v i r r g ss r r b l r y a l i r r ec ,l o u d e dw i t h p a l e b r o l v uIm a l e h v p o p y g i u r r r v i t h t h e o u t e r b a s a l d i s t i s t y l ea b r o a d l v
e x p a r r t l e tl lr l a r l et h a t i s s u d d e r r l vn a r r o u ' e di n t o a l o n g a c u t e
a p i c a ls p i t r e .
Mule.-Length about i]'6-3'8 mrn. ; rviug'4'3-l'7 mrn.
R o s t r u m a r t c l p a l p i l l l a c l i . A r r t c n r r e e( a I o f r n o r l e r a t elerrgth, if berrt lltcliwAr(t exterrrtin,gto tfre wiug-r<lot,
brou'rrish lllacli, the fir'st scapal segrnent beneatlr moreyellowish. Ileacl clarli.
Pronotuur sulphur-vellorv,darlier medially ; lateral pretergites snlphur-;'ellolv. Mesonotal prrescutumdarh brou'n,t h e h u m e r a lr e g i o no l l s e u r eo r a n g e; s c u t u m d a r h b r o r v r r ;s c u tcllurn ob-.cureyeliow, darker cautlally,the parascutellaclark;
postnotutn brrlrvrrishblack. Pleura brorvrrishblach, rvith asruall,morc or lessevidentyellolv spot on the llosteriornrargino f t h e s t c r n o p l e u r i t e . H a l t e r e so b s c u l e y e l l o w , t h e l i n o b s
cleater vellc,w,the extremebaseof'tiresternrestrictedlyyellow.
Legs with thc coxre blorvnish yellow, ttre posterior coxre
darker; trochautersobscureyellow; femorayellowishbasally,at near mid-length passinginto brown, the tips broarlly blackened,with a slightly narrowersubtelmiual vellow ring; tibi.n
liglrt brown, tlre tips darl<ened; tarsi browrrish black ; for"

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new or little-knotunTipulitlre.

tibire ( d ) with a. slight blackenedsubbasalerrlargement.
\f,ings subhyalirre,ciouded with pale brown, especiallyin
tlre stigmal regi'rn and along the cord ; paler cloudsin cells
R and M, in the prearcularcells, axillarv region of wing, io
outer errdof cell \nd A, and as a vag-ueclouding beyondthe
cord ; macrotrichirepale, more conspicuousand blackened
along the cord; veins in basal regiou more yellowisb,theouter veins pale brown, darker along the cord. Venation :Rr*, and R,n*usubequal; petiole of cell Ms about two arrd
orre-lralftimesm-crr ; vein Znd zdmoderatelylong, exteudiug
to oppositeor slightly be.yontln1-c?t,.
Ahdomen,includingthe hypopvgiuur,black. Male h,r'popygium with the outer dististyle trifid, there being a conspicruouslateral lobe on outer marg'in, separatedfrom thebilobed apex l,y a deep notch. Outer basal dististyle abroacllvexpandeddark bladethat is suddenlynarrowedintoa lorrg acnte apical spine. Inner basal dististyle shorter,to just beyoird the expandeclportion i,f tl" outer
exterrfiinpl
stvle, relat,ivelystout, the apex feebly dilated irrto a head,
the face arrd inrrer margin betore apex wittr microscopic
relativelyloug andsleuder,serrulutiorrs..tsdeagus
appressed
exceedin;ithe longestdististvle,pale yellow iu col<lur.
Hab. Victoria.
Hulotupe,6 , Ringwood, altitude 400 feet, Moy 27, 1927

1C. Barrett).
Allotoltoty'pe,?.

S 6 6, with the type ; 4 3 d, Septernber
Parutopotypes,+, llr:27(O. Barrett).

t' .\ rnong slrrubs, creepers arrd rusltes, Ilear streamside,darrcirrg irr scores and rarely alightin g.tt-Q.

IJarrett.

Molophilus heroni, sp. n.
groul) ; head obseure yellow,
Belongs to the per'?)u{Jatus
the centre of ttre vertex infuscated; thorax clark greyish
brown I legs yellowish, the tarsi darlier ; rvings yellowish,
the corcl and anal cells clotrcletlrvith pale brown; malehypopy'giumwith the outer basal dististyle a flattenedblade,termiuatiug irr a loug, sinuous,tail-like prolongation.
Male.-Length about 3 mm.; wing 3'5 mm.
Rostrum anrl palpi dark browrr. Autenure ( d ) darkbrolvu throughout, of moderate length, if beut backward
extendirrg to about opposite the wing-root or slrghtly

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beyond; flagellar segments long-oval, with conspicuous
whitish setre and a few elongate verticils. Head obscureyellow, the centre of the vertex irrfuscated.
Pronotrrrn darh brown, ttre seutellum and lateral pretergites pale sulplrur-yellow. Mesolrotunrdarh grevishllr<lrvn,
ttre hurneralregion of the prescutum restrictedlysulphuryellorv; postnotum still darker. Pleura concolorouswith
the postnotunr. Halteres pale yellow, the krrobs everrbrighter. Legs with the coxit and trochanters yellow t
femora and tibirc yellowish ; the middle fernora rvith thedisfal half a little more infuscated; tarsi passingirrto brorvn
bevond the base. Wings with a yellorvishsuffusion,thememlrranesllarselyvariegated rvith pale llrorvn, includirrg abroad cross-bandar the cord, this traversing the wing or
approximatel.yso, the cubital and anal cells similarlv
infumed ; ori,r, pale, a little rlarher in the infuscatedareas.
Venatiorr: Rr*, relativelvshort,about one-third longer thanR++s; vein Znd A relativelylorrg,endirrgoppositetlre caudal
errd of m-eu.
Abdomendarh brown, including the hypopygium. Male
hypopygiumwith the outer clististylesirnple,a little wider
at base than at, the olltuse apex. Outer basal dististyle aconspicuousflaitened blade, the outer arigle produced into
portir that is about equal in
a l<lng, sirruous, tail-lihe portion
lerrgth to the base itself ; outer margin of the blade-like
portion at near trvo-thirds the length bearing a long slerrder
acute spine that is appressedto the margin of the style ; asecorr<lsrnalleracute spine at the extrernebaseof the taillilie prolorrgtrtiou. fnner basal dististyle very long andnarroly, subeqrr:rl in length to the outer, the base constricted, the apex narrorvetl irrto arl acute black spine;
before this spine, the surface of the style bearsa few setiferous tuberclesand punctures.
Hah. New South Wales.

Holoty'pe,$, Brookland,EasternDorrigo, altitude about
2000 feet, March 18, 1927 (W. Heron).
I talie great pleasure in rraming this very distinct Molophilus in honour of the collector, Mr. William Heron, towhom we are indebted for almost our sole linolvledgr of thevery interestingTipulid fauua of EasternDorrigo.