New or. Little-hnown Exotic Tipulidae. 47 



from the apex. Penis-guard comparatively small, triangular in 

 outline, the small tip decurvcd. 



Hab. Paraguay. 



Holotype, (J, San Bernardino {Fiebrig). 



Type in the collection of the Vienna Museum. 



Gnophomyia pammelas, sp. n. 



General coloration deep velvety black; wings black, the centre 

 of the disc noticeably paler; membrane beyond the cord with 

 abundant macrotrichiae ; Scl longer than the basal deflection of 

 Cul. 



Female. — Length 9 mm. ; wing 8-6 mm. 



Rostrum and palpi black. Antennae black, the flagellar segments 

 oval- cylindrical. Head black. 



Thorax velvety black. Halteres and legs black. Wings black, 

 the centre of the disc noticeably paler, this including most of cell 

 Isl Rl, the outer halves of cells R and M, the extreme bases of cells 

 R3 and R5 and most of cell 1*/ 312 ; cells C and Sc black ; veins black ; 

 abundant macrotrichiae in the ceils beyond the cord and the ends of 

 cells Cm and 1st A. Venation : Scl extending to opposite r; Sc2 far 

 from the tip of Scl, the latter alone about one-half longer than the 

 basal deflection of Cul ; r on i?2 + 3 at about two-thirds the length 

 of the vein; cell 1st M2 relatively small, pentagonal, slightly 

 widened distally; basal deflection of Cul im^iediately beyond the 

 fork of M. 



Abdomen black, includuig the ovipositor. 



Hab. Paraguay. 



HoJotype, $, Trinidad, Asuncion, December 1920 [F. 

 Schade). 



Type in the collection of the \Nn.'iter. 



Paratropesa amoena, sp. n. 



General coloration purplish black; a narrov/, transverse, yellow 

 line on the pleura extending from the wing-root to the middle 

 coxa ; wings subhyaline with three conspicuous, dark brown cross- 

 bands; cell 1st M2 closed, very long and narrow. 



Sex ( ?). — Wing 6 mm. 



Rostrum and palpi brown. Antennae with the scapal segments 

 obscure yellow ; flagellum broken. Head purplish bro\\Ti, the front 

 and inner margin of the eyes yellowish. 



Pronotum yellow. Mesonotal praescutum black with purplish 



