34 Miss G. Ricardo on the 



one male from Herberton, Queensland, in the German Ent. 

 Museum. 



This small, narrow-bodied, black species with dark wings 

 is not at all a typical species of Diatumineura. 



Diatomineura montanus, ? , sp. n. 



Type (female) and another female from Katoomba, Blue 

 Mts., New South Wales, 3400 ft. (Dodd), 1912, in German 

 Ent. Museum Coll. One female from Dandenong Ranges, 

 Victoria, in Mr. French's Coll. 



This species may be distinguished from D. testacea, Macq., 

 by the yellowish tufts of hair on thorax at base of wings, by 

 the protuberant face, and by the palpi, which are broader at 

 the base and, perhaps, a little shorter, and the first posterior 

 cell of wing is widely open. 



Length 3 mm. ; length of proboscis 2 mm. 



Face protuberant for its whole length, reddish, covered 

 with yellowish-grey tomentum, with short brown hairs. 

 Palpi and antenna the same colouring as D. testacea. Fore- 

 head very slightly narrower anteriorly ; no callus is apparent ; 

 reddish brown, covered with tawny tomentum with short 

 black hairs. Eyes hairy. Thorax much the same colouring 

 as D. testacea, but more reddish ; shoulders with long 

 yellowish-white hairs which reach the base of scutellum. 

 Abdomen more reddish-looking, partly by reason of the 

 pubescence, which is reddish, short, and rather thick on 

 dorsum. Legs a shade darker than D. testacea. Wings 

 clear, with yellowish veins and stigma, very slightly yellow 

 at base and on fore border. 



Diatomineura inflata, ? , sp. n. 



Type (female) from S. Queensland (Dr. T. L. Bancroft), 

 1908, 72, and other females from unknown localities. 



This species may be distinguished from D. testacea, Macq., 

 by its larger size, its more protuberant face, and more 

 particularly by the shape of the short stout palpi. The 

 forehead is also not parallel, but wider anteriorly. 



Length from 15 mm. ; length of proboscis 3 mm. 



Face reddish, covered with yellowish-grey tomentum and 

 with some black hairs intermixed with a few white ones ; 

 face protuberant, separated from the cheeks by a deep 

 furrow. Palpi orange-rufous, with black hairs on the sides 

 and at apex, short, stout, almost conical-shaped. Beard 

 pale yellow. Antennae orange- rufous, the first two joints 



