BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 387 



and marginal cilia appearing grey ; no pubescence immediately 

 under the second longitudinal vein for almost the whole of its 

 length. Costal vein covered with deep brown scales and hairs ; 

 first longitudinal not discernible ; second longitudinal yellowish ; 

 third longitudinal very pale, the interior branch scarcely visible 

 but for the wing-fold. (Description drawn from fresh specimens). 



Hdb. — Elizabeth Bay (Skuse). November. 



442. Lasioptera Wildi, sp.n. 



(J. — Length of antennae 0'020 inch ... 0*50 millimetre. 



Expanse of wings 0-075 x 0-030 ... 1-89x0.76 



Size of body 0-070x0-013 ... 1-77x032 



$. — Length of antennae 0-022 inch ... 0*55 millimetre. 



Expanse of wings 0*075x0-030 ... 1-89x0-76 



Size of body 0-070x0-013 ... 1-77x0-32 



Antennae black, joints of scapus usually brownish-ochreous, in 

 (J 2- + 13- or 2- -I- 14, in ^ 2- + 16-jointed; joints sessile, sub-globular, 

 progressively diminishing in size. Palpi yellowish or brownish- 

 yellow. Front with golden-yellow scales. Thorax covered with 

 golden-yellow scales, principally arranged in two double longitu 

 dinal rows ; pleurae and scntellum brown, with some white scales ; 

 metanotum brown ; some long yellow hairs laterally about the 

 base of wings. Halteres yellow. Abdomen covered superiorly on 

 each segment with black scales, each segment bordered posteriorly 

 with two lateral patches of white or pale yellowish scales ; venter 

 yellowish, with white scales ; ^ forceps with white hairs ; ^ 

 ovipositor ochreous. Coxae, femora, and tibiae oclireous-yellow, 

 the latter bordered anteriorly with brown ; tarsi brown, with pale 

 reflections when viewed at a certain obliquity. Wings yellow at 

 the x'oot, hyaline, with blue and violaceous reflections ; brownish 

 pubescence. Costal vein brown, densely scaled ; first longitudinal 

 yellow, joining some distance beyond the middle of the wing ; 

 third longitudinal vein very [jale. ( Description drawn from dried 

 specimens). 



