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colour and more hairy. The abdomen of the male is espe- 

 cially hairy. 



Homalomyia fraxinea, Hutton. 

 Hab. Auckland Islands and the Antipodes. 



Homalomyia fuliginosa, Hutton. 

 Hab. The Snares. 



Limnophora aucklandica, sp. nov. 



Eyes wide apart; vertex dark-brown, face yellow. An- 

 tennae dark-brown, the third joint about one and a half 

 times the length of the second ; arista pubescent. Eyes naked. 

 Ocellar and vertical cephalic bristles. Thorax reddish-brown, 

 with three obscure biack lines. Abdomen brow T n, with grey 

 spots on each side of the segments. Legs dark-brown ; the 

 tibiee testaceous, the femora with grey pollen. Halteres 

 fulvous. Alulae white, unequal. Wings without spots ; the 

 veins black, passing into fulvous at the insertions. Distance 

 between the cross-veins about one and a half times the 

 length of the posterior cross-vein. The sixth and seventh 

 longitudinals well marked, the seventh rather the longer. 

 Length, 7 mm. ; wing, 7 mm. 



Hab. Auckland Islands. 



Ccelopa littoralis, Hutton. 



Legs rather lighter in colour than in New Zealand speci- 

 mens. 



Hab. Auckland Islands and Campbell Island. 



In this species and the next there are no oral vibrissa?, 

 and perhaps they would be better placed in Actora. But 

 there are no costal bristles either. 



Ccelopa curvipes, sp. nov. 



Vertex reddish-bi'Own, the ocellar triangle and sides of 

 the face grey ; a spot between the antennae rufous, dusted 

 with grey. Antennae piceous, the arista pubescent. Pro- 

 boscis and palpi piceous. Thorax and abdomen brown, the 

 former dusted with grey, especially on the sides. Legs 

 fulvous ; the tibiae clouded with fuscous, but very variable. 

 Hind legs elongated, the tibiae much curved inwards. 

 Halteres pale - brown. Wings colourless, unspotted, the 

 veins brown ; no bristles on the costa. Chief cross-vein 

 short ; the first posterior cell broadest opposite to the pos- 

 terior cross-vein. Length, $ 4} ram., 2 5H| mm. ; wing, 

 3 4 mm., $ 7 mm. 



Hab. Auckland Island. On the sea-shore. 



Easily distinguished by its elongated and curved hind 

 legs. 



