266 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 



ochreons-brown, levigate, with three more or less distinct 

 brown or brownish stripes, intermediate one sometimes 

 paler than the rest ; sometimes brownish immediately before 

 scutellum ; two longitudinal rows of short yellowish hairs ; 

 pleurae and pectus dark brown; scutellum ochreous-brown 

 or ochreons ; metanotum dark brown. Halteres pale yellow. 

 Abdomen about twice the length of thorax, rather dusky brown 

 or lighter, tolerably clothed with pale hairs. Legs ochreous or 

 brownish-ochreous. In fore legs tibia twice the length of tarsi. 

 Wings somewhat longer than the entire body, hyaline, with a 

 brassy reflection ; costal, and first and third longitudinal veins 

 brown or brownish. Costal extending far beyond tip of third 

 longitudinal vein, reaching apex of wing and nearly reaching tip 

 of fourth longitudinal vein; auxiliary vein indistinct, joining costa 

 opposite base of fifth longitudinal fork and a short distance belore 

 tip of first longitudinal vein; second longitudinal entirely want- 

 ing ; third longitudinal vein thickened towards its tip, running 

 close to costa for a short distance before its tip, terminating 

 opposite tip of anterior branch of fifth longitudinal fork ; fourth 

 longitudinal vein pale ; base of fifth longitudinal fork lying 

 opposite or scarcely beyond anterior extremity of middle cross- 

 vein ; its posterior branch somewhat more than 1 the length of 

 anterior branch. 



Hah. — Knapsack Gully, Blue Mountains, N.S.W. (Masters). 



257. Camptocladius Macleayi, sp.n. 



(J. — Length of anteunge 0-037 inch ... 0*92 millimetre. 



Expanse of wings 0-080 x 0'020 ... 2-02 x 0-50 



Size of body 0-090 x 0-020 ... 2-27 x 050 



9. — Length of antennae 0-015 inch ... 0-38 millimetre. 



Expanse of wings 0-080x0-029 ... 2-02x0-73 



Size of body 0-080x0-020 ... 2-02x0-50 



(J and 9. — Black, opaque. Antennae (except basal joint) in $ 

 dusky brown. Thorax with two longitudinal rows of short brown 

 hairs. Halteres entirely blackish brown in ^, brown with sordid 



