BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 385 



66. Epidosis distenta, Sk. 



E. distenta, Sk., I.e., p. 115. 



Mr. Helms obtained a few 9 specimens at Dunoon, Richmond 

 River, N.S.W., in March and April. 



Genus Spaniocera, Winnertz. 

 Spaniocera, Winn., I.e., p. 126. 



440. Spaniocera australis, sp.n, 



(J. — Length of antennae — inch ... — millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-052 x 0-022 ... 1-32x0-55 



Size of body 0-040x0008 ... 1-01x0-20 



Antennae yellowish-brown, the flagellar joints (mostly lost in 

 the specimen before me) long, cylindrical, with a microscopic 

 pubescence. Head dark brown, somewhat shining ; palpi yel- 

 lowish. Thorax dark brown, somewhat shining ; pleurae and 

 metathorax tinged with obscure fulvous. Halteres white, the 

 stem with microscopic brown scales. Abdomen covered with 

 minute dark brown scales ; ^ forceps sordid yellowish. Legs 

 moderately long, very slender, sordid whitish, clothed with 

 minute scales. Wings hyaline, densely covered with minute, 

 brown, scaly hairs. Venation similar to that figured by Winnertz 

 (Linn. Entom. VIII. pi. iv. fig. 8, 1853), but the third vein 

 disappears considerably before the wing-margin. (Description 

 drawn from dried specimen). 



Hah. — Hogan's Brush, Narara Creek, near Gosford, N.S.W. 

 (Skuse). One specimen in August, ia dense bush. 



Ohs. — This genus has hitherto been only known by one or two 

 European species. 



Genus Lasioptera, Meigen. 



Lasioptera, Meig., I.e., p. 127. 



