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overhanging banks of streams in December, January, and 

 February. It is far the largest and handsomest species of 

 Tipula we have in New Zealand. Wellington is the only 

 locality I know of at present. 



2. Tipula rufa, n.s. 



Eeddish-orange ; thorax with a dark central band above. 

 Wings bright reddish-orange ; a black stripe from base to 

 inner margin at about one-third, another fainter stripe from 

 centre of wing to inner margin at two-thirds, and another dark 

 stripe from costa at two-thirds to centre of wing, almost join- 

 ing second-named stripe. Length of body 13 lines. Expanse 

 of wings 19 lines. 



At once distinguished by its brilliant orange colouring and 

 large size. It appears to be a scarce species. I have only 

 taken two specimens at present, both in rather dry situations 

 in forest near Wellington. The insect also occurs in the 

 neighbourhood of Nelson. 



3. Tipula orion, n.s. 



Body stout, very dark orange-brown, abdomen with a black 

 dorsal stripe. Legs very stout, jet-black, bases of anterior 

 femora orange. Wings pale-yellow, with veins darker (in one 

 specimen), or dusky with black veins (in the other specimen) ; 

 stigma and a broad marginal costal line jet-black in both 

 specimens. Length of body 7 lines. Expanse of wings 18 

 lines. 



Of this very handsome species I took one specimen on 

 Mount Peel (near Nelson), at 4,000ft. above sea-level, and an- 

 other on Mount Mathew, the other side of Wellington Harbour, 

 at about 2,500ft. above sea-level. The two specimens are not 

 exactly alike, but until more are found I think it preferable to 

 regard them as constituting a single species which may be 

 immediately known by the broad black costal stripe and black 

 stigma. 



4. Tipula obscuripermis, n.s. 



Pale yellowish-brown. Sides of thorax and abdomen dark 

 brownish-black. Legs pale yellowish-brown ; in the female 

 banded with dark-brown. Wings pale yellowish-brown, a 

 brown spot on the costa at one-third, a broad oblique band 

 nearly extending to inner margin at one-half, an interrupted 

 curved series of spots at two-thirds ; the terminations of the 

 veins dotted with brown, and several minute brown dots near 

 base of wing. Length of body 7 lines. Expanse of wings 14 

 lines. 



An abundant species in forest, frequenting rather dry 

 situations (Wellington). 



