BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 883 



first spot small, square, at origin of second longitudinal vein, the 

 second an abbreviated irregular fascia, extending from costa, 

 between tips of auxiliary and first longitudinal veins (where it is 

 broadest), to lower end of a small cross-vein ; veins black or 

 deep brown ; the veins closing each end of discal cell and the great 

 cross-vein slightly infuscated. Auxiliary vein reaching costa 

 beyond inner end of second sub-marginal cell ; sub-costal cross- 

 vein near its tip ; marginal cross-vein almost invisible, situated 

 about twice its length distant from tip of first longitudinal vein, 

 and opposite one-third the length of anterior branch of second 

 longitudinal ; prsefurca obtusely angulated at its origin, the 

 remainder straight ; petiole of first sub-marginal cell short, as long 

 as great cross-vein ; anterior branch of second longitudinal vein a 

 little arcuated at its base, gently curved upwards, half the length 

 of posterior branch ; the latter almost straight, slightly arcuated 

 upwards at its extreme tip ; second posterior cell two-thirds the 

 length of the third posterior ; discal cell longer than wide^ the 

 great cross- vein about opposite its middle ', sixth longitudinal vein 

 slightly and seventh considerably sinuated. 



ZTaS.— Moonbar, Monaro, N.S.W., 3-3500 feet (Helms). March ; 



one specwien in Coll. Australian Museum. 



380. Gynoplistia apicalis, Walker. 



Gynoplistia a2ncaMs, Saund. MSS. In Ins. Saund. by Walker, 

 Vol. I. Dipt. p. 447, 1856. 



"^ and 9. — Nigro-cyanea ; antennce et pedes nigra; pectus 

 albidum ; abdomen apice luteum ; femora hasi lutea ; tibice 

 posticcB albo fasciatce; alee limpidce, fasciis fitscis, venis nigris 

 basi luteis ; halter es testacei.^^ 



" Blackish blue. Antennae and legs black. Pectus whitish. 

 Abdomen luteous at the tip. Femora luteous towards the base ; 

 hind tibiae with a white band. Wings limpid, with three dark 

 brown spots along the costa, and with two paler brown spots in 



