BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 811 



swollen scarcely infuscated ring near the base. Wings almost 

 hyaline ; veins and hairs pale, the latter not dense but tolerably 

 long ; a small and rather indistinct linear brown marking between 

 the auxiliary and first longitudinal veins, immediately beyond the 

 humeral cross-vein. 

 ■ Hah. — Sydney, September (Skuse). 



332. MOLOPHILUS TUANSLUCENS, Sp.n. 



$. — Length of antennae 0*050 inch ... 1*27 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-150 x 0-047 ... 3-81 x M8 



Size of body 0-115x0-020 ... 2-92x0-50 



9. — Length of antennae 0*047 inch ... 1*18 millimetres 



Expanse of wings 0*150 x 0*047 ... 3*81 x 1*18 



Size of body 0*120x0020 ... 3*04x0*50 



Entirely pale yellow or ochreous ; the rostrum, palpi and two 

 basal joints of antemiEe sometimes brown or brownish ; flagellar 

 joints fusiform, with pale verticils. Body and legs distinctly 

 haired in ^ ; horny appendages of male forceps black ; ovipositor 

 rather short, curved, concolorous with rest of body. Wings 

 hyaline or nearly so, with delicate opaline iridescence ; veins pale, 

 beset with long, very pale yellow, hairs. 



Hah. — Lawson, Blue Mts. (Masters) ; Gosford and Hogan's 

 Brush, Narrara Creek, N.S.W. ; August to January (Skuse). 



333. MoLOPHiLUS CANUS, sp.n. 



$. — Length of antennae 0*050 inch ... 1*27 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0*190 x 0-042 ... 4-81 x 1*06 



Size of body 0*150x0*025 ... 3*81x0-62 



Head light brown, hoary, with white hairs ; rostrum and palpi 

 dark brown, antennae brown, the basal joints more or less ochreous ; 

 flagellar joints fusiform, with white verticils. Thorax light greyish- 

 brown, dull, with a very small transverse brown spot on each side 



