614 DIPTERA OP AUSTRALIA, 



posterior angle ; and a clear spot near the distal end of the anterior 

 basal cell, another in the fork of the fifth longitudinal vein, and a 

 third at the apex of the wing, beneath the tip of the third 

 longitudinal vein ; veins brown. Auxiliary vein joining the costa 

 a little beyond the distal end of the marginal cell ; sub-costal 

 cross-vein situated opposite inner end of the marginal cell ; first 

 longitudinal vein reaching the costa opposite the tip of the posterior 

 branch of the fourth longitudinal vein ; marginal cell nearly twice 

 as long as wide ; costal vein extending beyond the tip of the third 

 longitudinal vein about f the distance from that to the tip of the 

 anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein ; posterior branch 

 of the fork of the fifth longitudinal vein sinuated, a little more 

 than half the length of the anterior branch ; sixth longitudinal 

 vein not reaching as far as the base of the fork of the fifth 

 longitudinal vein ; seventh longitudinal vein wanting. 



Hab. — Gawler (Mrs. Kreusler), and Mount Lofty (J. G. O. 

 Tepper), S. Australia ; one specimen in Coll. S. Aust. Museum. 

 June. 



Ohs. — Only two specimens before me. 



476. Stenophragma hirtipennis, sp.n. 



(J. — Length of antennae 0*070 inch ... 1-77 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-130 x 0042 ... 3-30 x 1-06 



Sizeof body 0-140xO-020 ... 3-35 x 0-50 



Antennae slender, longer than the head and thorax combined ; 

 joints of the scapus yellow ; flagellar joints about 3 times as long 

 as wide, yellowish-brown, densely covered with a minute pale 

 pubescence. Front and vertex dark brown, with yellowish 

 hairs. Hypostoma brown or yellowish-brown. Palpi dark brown. 

 Thorax umber-brown, somewhat shining, covered with short golden- 

 yellow hairs ; borders setiferous ; pectus ochreous-y el low; scutellum 

 and metanotum umber-brown. Halteres pale yellow, with deep 

 brown or black club. Abdomen slender, dark brown, densely 

 clothed with brown hairs ; forceps sordid yellowish-brown. Coxse, 



