Hutton. — Diptera of Southern Islands. 173 



Coelopa rufa, sp. nov. 



Vertex dark-brown ; the face and two first joints of the 

 antennae fulvous. Proboscis and palpi piceous. Thorax and 

 abdomen brown, dusted with grey. Legs fulvous, the femora 

 fuscous in the middle for the greater part of their length. 

 Wings colourless ; the veins brown, passing into fulvous at 

 their insertions. Length, 5 5 mm.; wing, 5 mm. 



Hab. The Snares. 



Heteromyza laquei, sp. nov. 



Fulvous, paler below than above ; the thorax with several 

 narrow dark lines ; abdomen brown above. Front broad. 

 Antennae testaceous, the third joint nearly round, consider- 

 ably longer than the second ; arista bare. Oral vibrissa? pre- 

 sent, but no bristles on the face. Three bristles in the 

 median dorsal row of the mesonotum, not including those of 

 the scutellum. Middle tibiae with strong spurs, all of them 

 with a subapical bristle. Wings pale-tawny, the costal border 

 without any long bristles. Distance between the cross-veins 

 about one and three-quarter times the length of the posterior 

 cross-vein. Length, 5 mm. ; wings, 5 mm. 



Hab. The Snares. 



This species is in appearance much like the New Zealand 

 species of Lena, but there are no bristles on the costa. 



Lauxania carbonaria, sp. nov. 



Entirely black except the eyes, which are red ; the 

 abdomen with greenish submetallic reflections. Apices of the 

 tibiae and tarsi pale-brown. Third joint of the antennae 

 linear, its length about three times its breadth ; the arista 

 bare. There are two pairs of fronto-orbital bristles, none on 

 the front ; and no oral vibrissas. Tibiae with a preapical 

 bristle Wings yellowish, the veins fulvous. Distance 

 between the cross-veins about one a half times the length of 

 the posterior cross- veiu, which is three-quarters of its own 

 length from the margin. Length, 3^ mm. ; wing, 4 mm. 



Hab. Auckland Islands. 



Lonchaea aucklandica, sp. nov. 

 Front broad, blackish-grey, four fronto-orbital bristles in a 

 row. Face with bristles, one pair of which, near the mouth, 

 are longer than the others. Eyes red. Palpi fulvous. An- 

 tennae short ; the third joint oval, truncated, its length less 

 than twice its breadth ; the arista bare. Thorax and abdo- 

 men black. Femora black, the tibiae and tarsi brown. No 

 preapical bristle. Halteres fulvous. Wings nearly colour- 

 less ; the veins black, getting brown near the insertion. Dis- 

 tance between the cross-veins one and a half times the length 



