284: DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 



INDICES OF ALAR AND TARSAL PROPORTIONS. 



270. Procladius paludicola, sp.n, (PL xii., fig. 27). 



(J. — Length of antennae 0*040 inch ... 1 '01 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-080x0-020 ... 2-02x0-50 



Size of body 0-125x0-020 ... 2-79x0-50 



Antennse mouse-coloured, large basal joint black. Head black, 

 more or less tinged with ochreous ; clypeus and palpi brown or 

 ochreous-brown, with yellow hairs. Thorax black, opaque, more 

 or less ho3.ry in a certain light, with an ochreous spot at the 

 humeri ; traversed from anterior border to scutellum by three longi- 

 tudinal and parallel rows of short yellow hairs ; pleurae, pectus, 

 scutellum, and metanotum black. Halteres white. Abdomen 

 about 2 J times length of thorax, brownish-black, posterior border 

 of each segment lighter, rather densely clothed with yellow hairs ; 

 anal joint and forceps wider than preceding segment, brownish- 

 black. Coxse and femora deep brown or black. Tibiae and 

 metatarsi ochreous, former distinctly ringed with deep brown or 

 black at apex; four remaining joints of tarsi pitch-brown, In 

 fore legs tibia J longer than metatarsus. Wings about length of 



