802 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 



second longitudinal vein ; first longitudinal pale at its tip ; sub- 

 costal cell very slightly expanded at tip of first longitudinal vein ; 

 petiole of first sub-marginal cell about twice the length of distance 

 between origin of third longitudinal vein and suiall cross-vein ; 

 praefurca angularly bent near its origin, with a small stump of a 

 vein ; base of fork of posterior branch of fourth longitudinal vein 

 situated a little before inner end of second posterior cell ; great 

 cross-vein joining fourth longitudinal vein a little before inner 

 end of third posterior cell. 



Hah. — Lawson, Blue Mountains, N.S.W. ; January (Masters). 



322. Rhyphglopkus (Amphineurus) maculosus, sp.n. 



9. — Length of antennae 0-040 inch ... 1-01 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-220x0-050 ... 5-58x1-27 



Sizeof body 0-180x0-020 ... 4-56x0-50 



Greyish-brown. Head somewhat sooty-brown, with short yellow 

 hairs, palpi, rostrum, and antennae brown ; joints of flagellum 

 sub-elliptic, with short hairs. Thorax opaque ; pleurae with two 

 longitudinal narrow stripes of brown, the first from base of fore 

 coxae to base of halteres, the second above base of intermediate 

 and hind coxae. Halteres slightly yellowish at the base. Abdomen 

 somewhat shining, clothed with short yellow hairs, the segments 

 slightly ochreous laterally ; ovipositor ochreous-brown, the upper 

 valves curved. Coxae and base of femora ochreous or greyish- 

 ochreous ; genua pale. Wings with a greyish tint ; clothed with 

 small alternate patches of pale yellow and blackish pubescence, 

 giving the wing a somewhat indistinct spotted appearance ; veins 

 ochreous-yellow, the costal, and first, third, and fifth longitudinal 

 veins most distinctly so. Auxiliary veins reaching costa at a point 

 opposite marginal cross-vein ; sub-costal cross-vein indistinct, 

 situated a short distance beyond origin of second longitudinal vein ; 

 first longitudinal vein pale to its tip ; marginal cross-vein at or a 

 little beyond base of first sub-marginal cell ; praefurca arcuated at 

 its origin ; petiole of first sub-marginal cell very short, as long or 



