62 MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM. 



NEW OR LITTLE-KNOWN CRANE-FLIES IN 



THE QUEENSLAND MUSEUM 



(TIPULID/E, DIPTERA). 



By Charles P. Alexander, Ph.D., Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. 



Through the kindness of the Director, Mr. Heber A. Longman, the writer 

 has been enabled to study the collections of crane-flies made in the vicinity of Bris- 

 bane by the Entomologist of the Queensland Museum, Mr, Henry Hacker. These 

 collections, though not extensive, include many species of such interest that a 

 special report is deemed necessary. 



The types, which are preserved in alcohol, are returned to the Queensland 

 Museum. 



At this time, it is well to designate the genotypes of the numerous new 

 genera of Australian crane-flies, proposed in 1889 and 1890 by Skuse: — 



Triphana Skuse (subgenus of Geranomyia) ; Proc. Linn. Soc. New 

 South Wales, vol. 4 (ser. 2), p. 777; 1889. Two species. Type, 

 Geranomyia (Triphana) lutulenta Skuse, the first species, by 

 present designation. 



Tetraphana Skuse (subgenus of Geranomyia) ; I.e., pp. 780, 781. One 



species. Type, Geranomyia (Tetraphana) fusca Skuse, by 



monotypy. 

 Leiponeura Skuse (subgenus of Goiiomyia) ; I.e., pp. 795, 796. TwO' 



species. Type, Gonomyia (Leiponeura) skusei Alexander (gracilis. 



Skuse, preoccupied) ; the first species by designation of Alexander, 



Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., vol. 44, p. 503 ; 1913. 



Amphineurus Skuse (subgenus of Ormosia) ; I.e., pp. 800, 801. Two 

 species. Type, Ormosia (Amphineurus) iimhratica Skuse, the 

 first species, by present designation. 



Tasiocera Skuse ; I.e., pp. 815, 816. Two species. Type, Tasiocera 

 temdcornis Skuse, the first species, by present designation. 



Rhahdomastix Skuse; I.e., pp. 828, 829. One species. Type, Rhabdo- 

 mastix osten-sackeni Skuse, by monotypy. 



Lechria Skuse ; I.e., pp. 830, 831. One species. Type, Lechria 

 singnlaris Skuse, by monotypy. 



