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twice its own length from tlie margin in which ends the last section of the 

 5th vein ; the 1st basal cell partially closed anteriorly by a half-formed 

 transverse vein from the 1st longitudinal, the 2nd basal cell a little longer 

 than the anal cell, the anal cross-vein curved into the anal vein and parallel 

 to the posterior margin of the wing. At the articulation there are a few 

 bristles on the costa. 



Legs tawny, the vestiture being yellow on the ventral side of the anterior 

 tibiae, while the tibiae and tarsi of all the legs have a dense yellow tomen- 

 tum. Dorsally on all the femora is an apical semi-whorl of longer bristles ; 

 and ventrally on the posterior, middle, and anterior tibiae is a similar ar- 

 rangement of black apical bristles, while dorsally is a pair of apical bristles. 

 Anterior coxae almost two-thirds as long as the femora, the metatarsi not 

 dilated, and longer than the following joint, as are those of the other legs, 

 but on each joint of the posterior and middle tarsi is a semi-whorl of apical 

 bristles, while the anterior tarsi possess a few longer hairs. 



Abdomen black, with a thin grey tomentum and scattered yellow hairs ; 

 dorsally and ventrally convex, tapering apically and terminating in 3 tawny 

 segments with a pair of apical styliform lamellae (fig. 8) which are darker in 

 certain lights. Six abdominal segments visible from above, the posterior 

 margin of each, excepting the 1st, being brownish, while the base of the 

 2nd and the apex of the 6th are tawny in certain lights, and dorsally on 

 each side of all the segments is a pair of black spots, the anterior one being 

 more lateral than the posterior. 



?. Length, 4-5 mm. ; wing, 5 mm. 



Hob. — Captured on a mapau-tree, in the sun, near Dunedin, October, 

 1912. Not common. 



Hilara philpotti sp. no v. 



S. Head globular, notched in i^front to receive the antennae. Eyes 

 bare, dichoptic, and deeply emarginate at the antennae, forming a part of 

 the lower margin of the head, and in profile confined to the anterior half 

 (fig. 9). Frons wide, not much narrowed anteriorly, but depressed and 

 slightly notched, with a rounded ridge-like portion 

 at the antennae. Ocellar triangle not prominent, 

 but very wide and narrow ; consequently the ocelli 

 and the long divergent yellow ocellar bristles are 

 widely separated ; fronto-orbital bristles repre- 

 sented by a row of stiff greyish hairs extending 

 from above the antennae to below the ocellar 

 triangle. Antennae black, with a thin grey to- 

 mentum ; 1st joint short, with a very few hairs; 

 2nd joint globular, with a whorl of greyish hairs ; 

 3rd black, broad at the base and tapering to a 

 point ; arista terminal, not a quarter the length 

 of the 3rd joint, the short terminal appendage 

 being black at the tip. Face seen in profile pro- ^^^ 9._Profile of head.* 

 jecting at the epistome, which is above the lower 



margin of the eye. Occiput large and rounded, bristly and with light- 

 brown hairs, the lower posterior angle of the head produced to a rounded 

 projection, while the lower margin bears long silvery hairs. Proboscis 



* In this diagram the antennae are enlarged, being drawn out of proportion. 



