AZ3B4 Mr. F. W. Edwards on 
Postnotum and hypopleure bare. Abdomen with the first 
segment blackish, posterior margin ochreous, clothed with 
long pale hair, without differentiated bristles (remainder of 
abdomen missing). Legs ochreous, tibiz and tarsi some- 
what darker; posterior coxe dark; tibial spurs and spines 
black. Spines of front tibize not longer than the diameter 
of the tibia, of middle tibie longer, of hind tibie about 
twice as long as the diameter. Wings hyaline; cross-veins, 
bases of As, R,,3,and M,,., and terminal portions of all the 
veins bordered with brown. Microtrichia absent ; macro- 
trichia spread over nearly the whole surface, Sc reaching to 
about half the length of F, gradually fading out and not 
reaching the costa; basal section of Rs strongly curved, 
longer than r-m; &,,3 about as long as Rs, its base almost 
vertical, sometimes a short stump at the bend; base of M4,,. 
a little proximal to that of R,,3;. Halteres ochreous. 
Wing-length 5°2-6°5 mm, 
Tasmania: Mangalore, two specimens, 4. x. 1913 and 
14, ix. 1914 (A. White). In the British Museum. 
Centrocnemis aculeata, sp. n. 
Head black, somewhat shining ; palpi brownish ; antennz 
missing. Thorax shining black; shoulders and lateral 
margins of mesonotum yellowish ; pubescence and bristles 
yellowish; postnotum bare, hypopleurze with one or two 
hairs. Abdomen orange ; first segment and posterior margins 
of second, third, and fourth tergites black ; most of seventh 
and eighth tergites brown; eighth segment large, much 
longer than the seventh. Legs with the coxz ochreous ; 
femora ochreous, dark brown at the base, especially the hind 
pair; spines of front tibie short, of middle tibiz long, 
nearly three times as long as the diameter of tibia, black ; 
middle tibial spurs ochreous ; hind tibiz and tarsi missing. 
Wings with a very slight yellowish tinge; tip somewhat 
darkened, the space between ft,,; and the costa more 
distinetly so. Microtrichia absent; miacrotrichia present 
over the whole surface, except at the base. Sc very short, 
but reaching costa. Base of Rs straight, vertical, not longer 
than r-m; ,,; a little longer than Ks, strongly curved at 
the base. Halteres ochreous. 
Length of body 6 mm.; wing 5°2 mm. 
Tasmanta: Mount Wellington, 7.x.1912 (A. White), 
12. Type in the British Museum. 
