BY G. II. HARDYl. 49 



3. The antennae very 1< ng and 3lender, about five times 



the length of the hi ad. Elissoma. 



The antennas not slender, about twice the length of 



the head. Ophiodesma. 



Genua Negritomyia, Bigot. 



Nigritomyia, Bigot. Ann. Soc. Ent. France (5) vii., Bull. 



1877, p. lxxiv. 

 Negritomyia, Bigot, Ann. Sue. Ent. France (5) ix., 1879, 

 p. 190. Id., White, P.L.S. N.S.W., xli., 1916, p. 

 82. 

 (For further references see Kerteez, Cat. Dipt, iii., 

 1908, p. 16.) 



Type. — Ephi piummaculipennis, Macquart. . Manilla. 



Negritomyia albitarsis, Bigot. 



Ephippium albitarsis, Bigot, Ann. Soc. Ent. France (5) 

 ix.. 1879, p. 207. Id., : . P.KS N.S.W., 



xxi., 1896, p. 84, PI. ix., figs 12-13. /</., Frog- 

 gatt. Ai tralian Ensects, 1907, p 293. 



Negritomyia albitarsis, White, P.L.S. N.S.W., xli., 1916, 

 p. 83. Texl fig. 1. 1,1., Hill, P.L.S. N.S.W., xliv., 

 1919, p. 152. Texl : . 

 II ah. — This is a common species from the northern 



parts of Australia and from N v. Guinea. There 



acns in tin M um from Queensland. 



G nus Geranuits, White. 

 Geranopus, White, P.L.S. X.S.W., xli., 1916, p. 84. 

 Type.- G. purpuratus, White Victoria. 



Geranopus purpuratus, White. 



Geranopus purpuratus, White, P.L.S. N.S.W., xli., 1916, 

 5. T< xl figs. 5 and 6. 



G< qus Ellissoma, White. 

 toma, White, P.L.S. X.S.W.. xli., 1916, p. 

 Type. — Elissoma lauta, Whit;' Victoria. 



Elissoma lauta, White. 

 Elissoma lauta, White, P.L.S. X.S.W.. xli., 1916, p. 87. 



( ; nus Ophiodesma, White. 

 Ophiodesma, Whit,, P.L.S. X.S.W., xli., 1916, p. 88. 

 Type. — Odontomyia flavipalpis, .Macquart. 



New Holland. 



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