BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 393 



than in the ^, considerably darker between second longitudinal 

 and costa. fg twice the length of gh ; kl about 5 the length of Im. 



Hah. — Brisbane (H. Try on and F. Allbon), Hamilton, Upper 

 Nth. Pine, Queensland (C. J. Wild) ; several specimens in Coll. 

 Queensland Museum. January to March. 



Ohs. — Very distinct from any other species known to me. 



C. Cross-vein situated beyond the middle of the first longitudinal 



vein, 

 b. Tip of the second longitudinal vein and the tip of the posterior 

 hranch of the fork equally near the apex of the wing. 



447. SciARA Tepperi, sp.n. 



9- — Length of antennae...... 0-070 inch ... 1-77 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-175 x 0-060 ... 4-43x1-54 



Size of body 0-150x0-027 ... 3-81x068 



Antennae as long as the head and thorax taken together, black, 

 covered with pale yellowish-grey pubescence ; joints of the scapus 

 Sparingly haired ; flagellar joints sessile, 2 to 2^ times as long as 

 broad, progressively diminishing in thickness. Head black or 

 deep brown, sub-levigate. Eyes contiguous above. Palpi deep 

 brown or black. Thorax black, levigate, with two longitudinal, 

 convergent rows of short brown hairs to the scutellum : some 

 longer black hairs laterally ; humeri very slightly tinged with 

 yellowish-brown. Halteres black or deep brown, the stem more 

 or less yellowish-brown. Abdomen dusky reddish-brown, the 

 terminal segments and lamellae black or nearly so ; lamellae of 

 ovipositor oval. Legs deep umber-brown, the tarsi more dusky. 

 In the fore- and intermediate-legs the tibiae and tarsi of about 

 equal length ; in the hind-legs the tibiae not quite \ longer than 

 the tarsi. Spurs honey-yellow. First joint of the tarsi 2J times 

 the length of the second ; second joint i longer than third, and 

 equal to fourth and fifth combined ; fifth rather longer than 

 fourth. Wings yellowish-brown at the root, pellucid, with a pale 

 gi'eyish-brown tint ; opaline reflections. Costal and first two 

 longitudinal veins black. First longitudinal vein reaching costa 



