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grayish pruinose. Ha'lteres brown, the knobs a httle darker. Legs 

 with the coxcE and trochanters brown; femora, tibiae and metatarsi 

 light brown, the tips dark brown; remainder of tarsi dark brown. 

 Wings with a strong brown tinge; cells C and Sc, and the stigma, darker 

 brown; veins dark brown, Venation: Rs rather long, about one-third 

 longer than R2+3 ; basal section of R2 about one-third the distal section ; 

 petiole of cell Mi longer than the cell ; basal deflection of Cwi fused with 

 M at about two-fifths the length of cell 1st M^; cell 2nd A compar- 

 atively narrow. 



Abdomen uniformly dark brown, the hypopygium and preceding 

 segment brighter. 



Hah. New Zealand (South Island). Holotype, cf , Port Hills, 

 Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, February 8, 1917. 



Macromastix hudsoniana is distinguished from all described 

 species by the combination of small size, subglabrous thorax 

 and elongate male antennas. It is named in honor of the 

 veteran student of New Zealand Tjpulidae, George V. Hudson 

 to whom I am indebted for many favors. 



