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scales are of an ochreous tint. Tlie basal antennal segment, togetlier 

 with the greater part of the second segment, is testaceous. Clypeus 

 testaceous. Palpi dark scaled, somewhat lighter below. Proboscis 

 dark scaled with scattered lighter more yellowish scales. 



Thorax dark brown, sometimes with a lighter median band, and 

 lighter basal lateral patches. The scales are uniformly dark brown ; 

 some specimens, however, have a few scattered golden scales. 

 Scutellum with light yellow narrow curved scales. Abdomen black 

 scaled on the basal segments gradually giving place to dull ochreous 

 scales on the apical segments. None of the segments are banded, 

 but dull ochreous lateral spots are present on some of the segments. 

 Ventral surface dark scaled with a few scattered ochreous scales. 

 Femora all mottled, but are mainly dark above and light below. 

 Tibiie dark scaled with a few ochreous scattered scales. Tarsi with 

 yellow basal bands. 



Wings with a dark brown cloud extending from the costa to the 

 fourth longitudinal vein in the one direction, and from the base of the 

 second longitudinal forw'ard to the supernumerary and mid cross-veins 

 in the other direction. There is also another slight cloud along the 



Portion of wing of CuUcada vandema, n. sp., showing mottled scales and 



the clouded patches. 



fifth longitudinal vein which follows the lower branch of the fork. 

 The supernumerary and mid cross-veins are almost in a line with each 

 other, and the hind cross-vein is not quite its own length distant 

 from the mid cross-vein. First fork cell narow'er and a little longer 

 than the second posterior, its stem is not half the length of the cell. 

 The scales are rather dense, and are mottled dark brown and yellow\ 

 Halteres, light ochreous stems and knobs. 

 Length 5-5-6 mm. 



Habitat. — Tasmania. 



Observations. — Described from five female specimens. 



This is a very distinctive species ow'ing to the dark cloud on 

 the wings which is very clearly defined. The species itself, 

 however, appears to be subject to much variation in thoracic 

 adornment, as all the five species varied from each other in this 

 respect. A description of a marked variety is appended. 



