66 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 



lighter brown than head and abdomen, with very indistinct 

 traces of stripes. Halteres infuscated, the base of stem yellow 

 or ochreous. Valves of ovipositor ochreous towards the tip. 

 Legs greyish-brown, the genua slightly ochreous. Wings almost 

 hyaline, with a very pale brownish tint, more distinct in costal 

 cells and about the veins ; an indistinct whitish reflection at each 

 end of stigma ; stigma and veins brown, distinct ; second posterior 

 cell long and narrow, with a short petiole ; anal angle of wing 

 distinct ; great cross-vein half its length distant from inner end 

 of fourth posterior cell. 



Rah. — Sydney (Masters and Skuse). Three specimens. 



06s. — Easily distinguished from the next, D. hrevifurca, which 

 it most resembles, by the length and narrowness of the second 

 posterior cell and situation of the great cross-vein. 



392. DOLICHOPEZA BREVIFURCA, Sp.n. 



(J. — Length of antennae 0'150 inch ... 3-81 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-410 x O'lOO ... 10-41 x 2-54 



Size of body 0-380x0-040 ... 9-64x101 



^. — Length of antennte 0-100 inch ... 2.54 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-470x0-115 ... 11-93x2-92 



Size of body 0-450x0-045 ... 11-43x1-13 



Brown. Face, rostrum and joints of scapus sometimes ochreous 

 or brownish-ochreous ; ^ antennae consideraly longer than those 

 of 5' ^1^^ flagellar joints in both sexes beset near the base with 

 short stiff" hairs. Thorax with three darker brown broad stripes ; 

 the lateral ones interrupted at the suture but continued beyond, 

 intermediate one cuneiform. Halteres infuscated, ochreous at 

 base. Abdomen ochreous, with Ave or six broad rings of black or 

 dark brown ; first ring at middle of second segment, the remainder 

 covering the incisions ; |^ genitalia with the lamella terminalis 

 supera bidentate with a deep emargination between ; digitiform 

 appendages long, bidentate on the inside, the first tooth aljout the 



