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5. Tipula atropos, n.s. 



Body slender, dull-black, without markings. Legs very 

 long and slender, dull-black. Wings rather broad, uniform 

 smoky-black, the stigma a little dafker, veins black. Length 

 of body 5 lines. Expanse of wings 13 lines. 



I took a single specimen of this insect hovering about in a 

 cave at Terawhiti in December, and have seen others in 

 similar situations. The species may be recognized by its ex- 

 tremely sombre and fragile appearance. It is possibly not a 

 true Tipula 



