Marshall. — On New Zealand Diptera. 295 



between second and third longitudinals ; branches reaching 

 margin far apart. Size of brown patclies varies considerably. 

 This is an excessively conuaion insect throughout the 

 colony. It may be taken throughout the year, but is more 

 frequent in the spring months. 



Anomala minor, sp. nov. 



Length of antennae, 0066 ; size of body, 0-120 x 0-027 ; 

 expanse of wing, 0-140 x 0016. 



Antennge 2 + 14 jointed ; joints of scapus dark-yellow, 

 covered on the upper surface wdth stiff black hairs, one of 

 which, situated on the anterior rim of the second joint, is 

 larger than the two joints together. Palpi light - yellow. 

 Vertex black, but covered rather thickly with long yellow 

 hairs. Thorax dark -tawny to black; in the former case 

 marks are present closely resembling those on the thorax of 

 the last species ; surface covered thickly with long yellow 

 hairs. Scutellum black, with very short hairs on its posterior 

 margin. Metathorax and pleurae black. Halteres white ; 

 club pyriform, rather elongated. Abdomen black, covered 

 with minute golden pubescence and thinly -scattered long 

 golden hairs. Legs rather short ; coxee almost white, but 

 darker at the distal extremity ; femora dark -brown at both 

 ends but very light in the nnddle, covered ^Yith long golden 

 hairs ; tibiae rather stout, yellow, but darker at both ex- 

 tremities, covered with short black hairs and with two rows 

 of long black spines; spurs light -yellow', with short black 

 hairs ; tarsi yellow, but densely covered with short black 

 hairs. V/ings wdth slight brownish tinge, microscopically pu- 

 bescent ; brown patches in same position but lighter, except 

 the one situated in the first submarginal cell ; all the apical 

 portions of the wing shaded light -brown. Veins at the base 

 light-yellow, but almost black at the extremity ; first and 

 second longitudinal veins do not approach so closely as in 

 the last species ; second longitudinal short ; costa not nearly 

 extending to tip of wing ; apex of fork of third longitudinal 

 situated almost below transverse vein ; transverse vein nearer 

 apex of wing than half-way; fork of fourth longitudinal 

 almost directly below point of junction between second and 

 third longitudinals; branches of fourth longitudmal not reach- 

 ing margin, far apart. 



Not so abundant as the preceding, but common at Christ- 

 church and Wanganui. 



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Genus Aphelomera, Skuse. 

 Head small, round, the fore part flattened, situated deep 

 in the thorax. Ocelli three, of almost equal size, arranged in 

 a curved line high on the front. Eyes ovate, a little emargi- 



