On new or Uttle-known Tipulidae. 83 



This species is known from Southern India, (Yylon, the 

 Malayan and I'acilic Islands, New (Juiuea, Madagascar, 

 and the Mascarcne Is. In the Mascarenes it is recorded 

 from Keunion and Mauritius, and has recently been re- 

 ceived from Rodrigucs (Snell and Thoina.sset, 11)1 8), while the 

 Cambridge Museum also contains some older specimens 

 from that island. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE IIL 



Fig. \. Cyrtomtfchus an-cinelluules, Kolbe, (S , X L'3: a, apex of elvtr^ of 



■$,x2;J. 



Fig. 2. Cyitvmgvhus minui\ sp. n., X 28. 



Fig. 3. (ieDendomgchiis acit/aln.t, sp. ii., X -^O. 



Fig. 4. AnaguricophiUui puldi^Uus, geu. ot sp. n., X 25. 



V. — Xeto or little-knuwn Tipulidaj {Diptera). — XI. Aus- 

 tralasian Species. By Charles P. Alexander, Ph.D., 

 F.E.S., Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. 



The species of crane-flies described in the present paper, 

 like those in the two preceding instalments, are from New 

 Zealaiid,and were included in very extensive series that were 

 sent to me by my friends ^lessrs. Campbell, Harris, 

 Howes, Lindsay, and Watt, to whom I am greatly indebted 

 for this excellent represeutatiou of Tipulidie. 



Dicranomyia nebulifera, sp. n. 



Size large (wing of ? 13 mm.) ; general coloration pale 

 brown, the prjescutum with tiiree dark brown stripes; pleura 

 variegated with dark brown; wings subhyaline, clouded with 

 pale brown and grey ; Sc short ; cell 1^^ M^ short, very 

 wide distally ; basal deflection of Cux before the fork of M. 



Female. — Length 11 mm.; wing 13 mm. 



Descritjed from an alcoholic specimen. 



Kostrimi brown, the paljji dark brown. Antennae with 

 the scapal segments dark brown; flagellum broken. Head 

 dark brown. 



Pronotum dark brown. Mesonotal proescutum obscure 

 brownish yellow with three conspicuous dark brown stripes, 

 the broad median stripe becoming obliterated before the 

 suture; a faint brown cloud on the lateral margin opposite 

 the anterior ends of the lateral stripes; .scutum pale yellowish 

 Ijrown, the lobes darker ; scutcllum and postnotum pale 



