Marshall. — Gn Neto Zealand Dlptera. 287 



near the posterior margin. Metathorax and pleurae black. 

 Halteres light-yellow ; the club oval in shape, with an almost 

 imperceptible black pubescence on its edges. Abdomen black, 

 with a shining granulated surface on which there is a thin 

 covering of black hairs. Legs rather stout ; cox£e light- 

 yellow, with a few dark hairs on its darkened tip ; base of 

 femora rather dark as well as the distal portion, central 

 portion light-yellow but covered all over with black hairs ; 

 femora considerably dilated ; tibige rather short, slightly 

 dilated at the end, ground-colour yellow but thickly covered 

 with short black hairs, the posterior tibiae with two ranges of 

 black spines, intermediate tibiae also with black spines but 

 not so conspicuous ; tarsi rather short, with much shorter 

 spines, but otherwise much the same as the tibiae ; all spurs 

 black. Wings with a slight brownish tinge. Costal vein 

 extending a long distance beyond tip of second longitudinal, 

 but not extending to apex of wing; apex of second posterior 

 cell nearer the base of the wing than the apex of the third 

 submarginal cell ; fifth longitudinal reaching to apex of 

 second posterior cell. Surface of wing covered with black 

 hairs. 



I only possess one specimen of this insect, which was ob- 

 tained at Lincoln College in the month of December. 



Genus Aneura, gen. nov. 



Head rather small, oval, deeply imbedded in the thorax. 

 Eyes oval, not emarginate. Proboscis short. Palpi long and 

 slender; first joint about as long as broad; second longer than 

 broad, but stout; third long, cylindrical, and slender; fourth 

 longer than all the others put together, very slender. Ocelli 

 three, the central one much the smallest. Antennae 2 + 14 

 jointed ; the joints of the scapus very short, cupuliform, 

 slightly setose ; joints of flagellum four times as long as 

 broad, gradually decreasing in diameter towards the apex, 

 terminal joint very narrow, densely pubescent. Thorax highly 

 arched, smooth but for three longitudinal rows of hairs 

 converging to a point in front of the scutellum ; lateral mar- 

 gins slightly setiferous. Scutellum small, semicircular, seti- 

 ferous on the posterior margin. Metathorax steep. Abdomen 

 slightly compressed from the side. Legs long and slender ; 

 coxae rather short, not more than half the length of the 

 femora, slightly setose ; femora slender, those of the posterior 

 legs compressed, hairy; tibiae of fore-legs about the same 

 length as the metatarsus, of the intermediate leg about the 

 length of the wdiole tarsus, and those of the posterior legs 

 longer than the tarsus ; posterior tibiae with two rows of 

 scarce, short, and feeble spines; spurs small and feeble; tarsi 

 long and slender, with a few very small prickles on the under- 



