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darker. Abdomen dark-brown, the middle segments with a 

 semicircular yellowish-brown spot on each side at the pos- 

 terior margins, and an irregular central yellowish-brown 

 band ; apical segment with a central yellowish-brown band. 

 Legs fulvous, the tarsi blackish. Squamae and halteres white. 

 Wmgs pellucid, the veins piceous ; the distance between the 

 cross-vein and the posterior cross-vein about the length of the 

 latter. Length, 5 mm. 



Bab. Christchurch (F. W. H.). 



The arista is slightly pubescent. I have not seen the 

 male. 



Homalomyia fuliginosa, sp. nov. 



Male. — Frontal band black, the forehead black, with grey 

 reflections, which colour goes halfway down the eyes ; face 

 grey. Thorax and scutellum black. Abdomen brown, with 

 grey reflections ; the middle segments with a dark triangular 

 spot on each side ; the apical segment with a dark central 

 band. Legs black. Squamae and halteres brownish- white. 

 Wings smoky-brown ; the distance between the two cross- 

 veins about equal to the length of the posterior cross-vein. 

 Length, 4-6 mm. 



Hab. Christchurch (F. W. H.). 



The arista is slightly pubescent, and the eyes are approxi- 

 mated 



Homalomyia taadia, sp. nov. 



Cheeks grey, showing a black spot in certain lights ; an- 

 tennae dark-brown. Thorax and abdomen brown, the former 

 with indistinct darker bands, the latter with indistinct darker 

 marks. Legs dark-brown. Halteres pale-yellow. Wings 

 pellucid, sometimes brownish near the base ; distance be- 

 tween the two cross-veins rather more than the length of the 

 posterior cross-vein. Length, 4-5 mm. 



Male. — Eyes subcontiguous ; frontal band black, face 

 grey. 



Female. — Face grey, the frontal band rather darker. 



Hab. Christchurch and Rotorua (F. W. H.). 



Homalomyia rava, sp. nov. 



Female. — Vertex reddish -brown, passing into yellow- 

 brown over the antennae. It is bordered on each side with 

 yellowish-white, which colour extends over the face. Thorax 

 a,nd abdomen light-grey. Legs blackish-brown. Wings pel- 

 lucid ; distance between the cross-veins about one and a 

 half times the length of the posterior cross-vein. Length, 

 5 mm. 



Hab. Christchurch (H. Clark). 



