1922] Alexander: Crane- Flies from New Zealand 231 



wing, cell Cui being dark except at the outer anterior angle; cell Jst AU 

 with a circular hyaline centre; wing-tip in cells R^ to M^ narrowly 

 darkened ; a conspicuous brown cloud at the end of vein 2nd A includ- 

 ing the adjoining parts of cells Cu, 1st A and 2nd A; a conspicuous, 

 oval, brown spot at the origin of M, almost equally distributed in cells 

 R and M; veins dark brownish black. Venation : Sc2 at tip of Sci and 

 much exceeding it in length ; Rs gently arcuated at origin ; R2+3 shorter 

 than r-m; i?2 almost perpendicular at origin; »• near tip of i?i; petiole of 

 cell Ml about as long as the cell; cell 1st Mi rectangular, the basal 

 deflection of Cui just beyond one-third its length. 



Abdomen with the basal tergites greenish black; remaining tergites 

 brown with blue and purple reflexions; stemites lighter brown. Ovi- 

 positor reddish horn-color, the valves very long and slender. 



Hab. New Zealand (North Island). Holotype, 9 , Ohakune, 

 altitude 2018 feet, March 1, 1919, {T. Harris). 



The type of Gynoplistia spinicalcar was sent to Mr. Edwards 

 for comparison with his numerous types of New Zealand 

 Gynoplistias. He writes "Closely allied to G. tridactyla Edw. 

 and G. speciosa Edw. but I think certainly distinct. Note the 

 peculiar spurs of the middle tibiae which are quite similar in 

 the two species mentioned." 



Gynoplistia harrisi, sp. n. 

 General coloration of mesonotum shiny brownish yellow; 

 pleura shiny black, including the posterior and middle coxae; 

 legs orange, the femora with a conspicuous, dark brown, sub- 

 terminal ring; wings with a strong yellowish tinge and a heavy 

 brown pattern; cell R^ sessile; abdominal tergites shiny 

 obscure yellow, segments six to eight metallic purple. Female. — 

 Length 8 mm. ; wing 8 mm. 



Rostrum obscure yellow; palpi dark brown. Antenns with appar- 

 ently only 14 segments, all flagellar segments, except the terminal four, 

 pectinate; terminal flagellar segment enlarged, apparently formed by 

 the fusion of two segments; scapal segments obscure chestnut-brown; 

 flagellar segments one and two obscure yellow, the pectinations dark 

 brown; remainder of the antennae dark brown Head obscure brownish 

 yellow, somewhat darker between the eyes. 



Pronotum obscure yellow. Mesonotal prsescutum shiny brownish 

 yellow with an indistinct, median, brownish black line; remainder of 

 mesonotum shiny brownish yellow. Pleura shiny brownish black. 

 Halteres short, pale, the large knobs darker Legs\vith the posterior 

 and middle coxae shiny brownish black; fore coxee obscure yellow; 

 trochanters yellow; femora yellow with a narrow but conspicuous, sub- 

 terminal, dark brown ring; tibiae obscure yellow; posterior tibire 



