KO Dr. 0. P. Alexnii(l(M- on 



I'Dur sKmiiIoi- cloiif^ato appondrxr^cs, the torminal pair tootliod 

 near apex. 



Male. — Length about 3o mm.; wing 5 ram. 



Rostrum brown ; palpi black. Anteunfe short, black. 

 Head brown, grey pruinose. 



I'rouotuni brown, the scutellura obscure yellow. IMeso- 

 notum and pleura dark brown, sparsely pruinose. Ilaltcres 

 light yellow. Legs with the coxae obscure yellow, the pos- 

 terior coxre more infuscated ; trochanters obscure yellow ; 

 fore femora dark brown ; mid-femora dark brown, the bases 

 narrowly paler ; posterior femora pale brown ; tibiae and 

 tarsi brown. Wings pale brown, the veins slightly darker 

 brown, the base a little [)aler; macrotrichi* conspicuous. 

 Venation : basal section ot" /?2+3 about four times r ; basal 

 deflection of Cux about one-halt longer than the basal deflec- 

 tion of ^1/14.2 ; vein 2nd A elongate, extending to about 

 three-fourths the length of the petiole of cell M^, 



Abdomen dark brownish black with conspicuous golden- 

 yellow setae, longer and more conspicuous on the genital 

 segment. !NLilc liypo|)ygium with four slender, elongate, 

 black appendages, an apical pair that are strongly curved, 

 before the long straight apex with a single small lateral 

 spine ; second pair of appendages are on the dorsal (apparent 

 ventral) face and are directed cephalad, appearing as slender 

 smooth spines, strongly bent at the base and less con- 

 spicuously so at the acute tips. Penis-guurd small, pale 

 yellow. 



Uab. New Zealand (South Island). 



Holotype, J" , Mt. Grey, Canterbury, altitude 1200- 

 1500 feet, November 27, 1921 [J. W. Campbell and Stuart 

 Lindsay). 



Paratopoti/pe, (?, altitude 2000 feet, March 19, 1922. 



" On undergrowth in beech forest." 



This interesting Molophilus is named in honour of the 

 collector, who has secured many rare Tipulidge on Mt. Grey. 



Rhabdomastix (Sacandaga) neozelandia, sp. n. 



Size large (wing of male over 5*5 mm.) ; general colora- 

 tion dark brown, the thoracic pleura sparsely pruinose ; 

 wings with a strong brown suffusion ; -K2+3 about three- 

 fourths the length of R^ alone. 



.1/a/e.— Length about 5 mm. ; wing 5"6-6 mm. 



Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennae short, dark 

 brown ; flagellar segments oval, the terminal segments more 

 elongate. Head greyish brown. Mesonotal prsescutum 



