BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 253 



"(J. — Pallide viridis ; antennce fuscoi ', thorax vittis trihus 

 pectorisque disco nigro-cmereis ; j^edes tihiifi et tarsorinn articulis 

 apice fuscescentihus ; alee limpidce, venis albidis, litura discali 

 fusca. 



" Pale green. Antennae brown. Thorax with three blackish- 

 grey stripes. Pectus with a blackish-grey disc. Abdomen with 

 a broad blackish-grey band on the fore border of each segment. 

 Legs pale green, long, slender; tips of the tibife and of the joints 

 of the tarsi brownish. Wings limpid; veins whitish ; discal mark 

 brown. Length of the body, 4 lines ; of the wings, 6 lines. 



Hah. — ''Van Diemen's Land." 



244. Chironomus oppositus, Walker. 



Chironomus oppositus, Walk., Insecta Saiindersiana, Vol. I. 

 Dij^tera, 1856, p. 425 (Div. 1, Alae nudse. Sub-div, 1. Halteres 

 pallidi). 



^''^. — Pallide testaceus aut viridis ; antenncR fuscoi : thorax 

 vittis trihus rufescentihus ; abdomen pubescens, viride fasciis fuscis ; 

 pedes 2)allide virides pubescentes, iarsis apice fuscis ; aloi limpidoi, 

 venis albidis, litura discali fusca. 



" Pale testaceous, green (?) while living. Antennae brown. 

 Thorax with three reddish stripes. Abdomen pubescent, green, 

 with a brown band on each segment. Legs pale green, long, 

 slender, pubescent ; tarsi brown towards the tip ; fore tibia very 

 much longer than the fore metatarsus. Wings limpid ; veins 

 whitish ; discal transverse vein brown. Length of the body 3|- 

 lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



Hab. — " Van Diemen's Land." 



245. Chironomus conjunctus, Walker. 



Chironomus conjunctus, Walk., Insecta Saundersiana, Vol. I. 

 Diptera, 1856, p. 425 (Div. 1. Al^e nudae. Sub-div. 1. Halteres 

 pallidi). 



"^ and ^. — Viridis; antennce pallide fuscoi ; thorax vittis 

 tribus rufescentibus ; pedes pcdlide virides, tarsis apice fuscis ; 



