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third, a fourth near apex, and a nebulous striole at apex of cell 

 brown. Poisers pale testaceous ; legs testaceous ; pectus pinkisli- 

 cinereous, with several dusky spots. Expanse 2 inches." 



Hah. — New Zealand and N. S. Wales (Dr. Sinclair). Sj)ecimens 

 in Coll. Britislb Museum. 



Ohs. — The species is unknown to me; the locality N.S.W. is 

 given only on the authority of Walker. 



423. TiPULA RUFivENTRis, Macquart. 



T. rufiventris, Macq., Dipt. Exot. Suppl, I. p. 13, pi. 1, fig. 8, 

 1846. 



*' '^.—Thorace griseo, vittis quatuor fuscis. Abdomme rufo, 

 apice fioscaao. Antennis hrevihus, nudis, nigris, hasi Jlavis." 



Head grey ; sides of rostrum fulvous ; proboscis and palpi 

 black. Front brownish with grey sides. Antennae black, without 

 hairs, rather short ; first joint yellow ; the third, fourth, fifth, 

 sixth, and seventh of equal length, and almost cylindrical ; the 

 remainder shorter and more slender. Thorax with four blackish 

 stripes before the suture ; a yellowish stripe before the origin of 

 the wings ; pleura? grey ; metathorax grey, with a black tri- 

 angular spot. Abdomen dull fulvous ; the last three segments 

 brownish, with whitisli incisions ; ovipositor fulvous. Legs 

 blackish ; base of femora yellow. Wings rather clear ; veins 

 slightly bordered with brownish ; stigma brownish. Length 

 6x1 lines. 



Mah. — Tasmania. 



Obs. — In a foot-note attached to the description of this species 

 the author suggests that it might be the § of T. ruhriventris, 

 Macq., of which he only described the (J, and he seems to attach 

 some importance to a slight difference between them in the length 

 of the petiole of the second posterior cell. But the petiole often 

 varies in individuals. However, this insect appears otherwise 

 quite a distinct species ; for instance, the antennae are serrate 

 beneath in both sexes of T. rabriventris. Unfortunately I have 

 seen no specimens which will answer to the above description. 



