BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 285 



abdomen; pellucid, almost hyaline, with a few minute hairs about 

 tip ; veins brown. Costal vein extending beyond tip of third 

 longitudinal about J the distance from that to tip of fourth longi- 

 tudinal vein ; auxiliary vein directed towards costa, disappearing 

 somewhat beyond the middle of wing ; second longitudinal vein 

 bent upwards, pale, running very close to third longitudinal as 

 far as marginal cross- vein ; third longitudinal vein straight, bent 

 slightly downwards towards tip ; middle cross-vein very thick, in 

 line with posterior cross-vein ; latter slender ; fourth longitudinal 

 vein very pale for whole of its length. 



Hah. — Hexham Swamps, near Newcastle, N.S.W. (Skuse). 

 April. 



271. Procladius pictipennis, sp.n. (PI. xii., fig. 28). 



^. — Length of antennae — inch ... — millimetre. 



Expanse of wings 055x0-017 ... 1-39 x 0*42 



Sizeof body.. 0-070x0017 ... 1-77x0-42 



Antennse brownish (portion lost) ; first joint of the scapus 

 black. Head very pale ochreous or whitish. Clypeus and palpi 

 pale brownish. Thorax dark brown or black, pruinose, with a 

 very pale ochreous or whitish spot at humeri ; three longitudinal 

 and parallel rows of very short yellow hairs ; pleurae and pectus 

 dark brown, the former with a patch of very pale ochreous or 

 whitish ; scutellum testaceous-brown ; metanotum dark brown 

 or black. Halteres white, stem yellowish. Abdomen about 2 J 

 times the length of thorax, brown, lighter between segments, rather 

 sparingly clothed with brownish-yellow hairs ; anal joint and 

 forceps wider than preceding segment, dark brown, posterior 

 border whitish. Coxae brown ; trochanters ochre-yellow. Femora 

 brown, ochre-yellow at extreme base. Fore tibia3 yellowish-brown, 

 intermediate and hind tibiae whitish, all dark brown at base and 

 apex. Tarsi (two hind pairs lost) yellowish-brown, end joints 

 darker. In fore legs tibiae J longer than metatarsus. Wings 

 length of abdomen, pellucid, almost hyaline, with three indistinct 



