88 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 



those of $ ; first flagellar joint with a more or less distinct short 

 branch beneath near the apex. Thorax dull brown, with two 

 short longitudinal stripes (from humeri) and the margins ochreous ; 

 sometimes also an indistinct intermediate line from collare to 

 suture ; brown stripe from pronotum to origin of wings, followed 

 beneath on the pleurae by two broad hoary white stripes separated 

 by a narrow brown one ; pectus more or less brown ; an oblong 

 brown spot between origin of wings and scutellum ; scutellum and 

 metanotum with a hoary bloom. Halteres bi^own. Abdomen 

 dull greyish-brown, with a more or less fulvous tint, the first few 

 segments almost hoary ; a brown dorsal stripe extending the whole 

 length of the abdomen ; also a similar stripe along the lateral 

 border of the segments ; genitalia fulvous-brown. Coxse with a 

 hoary bloom ; the remainder of the joints brown, the basal portion 

 (or sometimes the greater portion) of femora and tibiae more 

 fulvous. Wings whitish, hyaline posteriorly, with brown stripes 

 on the anterior half; anterior margin between costa and fourth 

 longitudinal vein (except an oblong clear space before origin of 

 prnef urea) brown, from base of wing to inner end of discal cell and 

 anterior branch of second longitudinal; fifth longitudinal vein 

 bordered anteriorly with a brown stripe for its entire length ; also 

 an oblique stripe extending from lower extremity of great cross- 

 vein to tips of second and third longitudinal veins ; seventh longi- 

 tudinal vein very distinct, slightly infuscated. First longitudinal 

 vein joining anterior branch of second longitudinal at or a little 

 beyond its base ; second posterior cell sessile, in punctiform contact 



with the discal, or with a very short petiole; discal cell pentan- 

 gular. 



Hob. — N.S.W. (Masters and Skuse). Several specimens (only 

 one $). 



Obs. 1. — In one specimen there is an oblique cross- vein in the 

 first posterior cell, joining near inner end of second posterior cell. 



Ohs. 2. — This insect, first described by Walker under the generic 

 name Pedicia from an unknown locality, was afterwards charac- 

 terized by Westwood as an Ozodicera, from Australia. Westwood 



