71610 or Uttle-hnown Tipulidae. 511 



lijilit yellow. Legs with the coxfc and trochanters obscure 

 yellowish testaceous ; remainder of the legs very pale 

 In-ownish yellow, only the terminal tarsal segments conspicu- 

 ously iiifuscatfd. Wiuf^s with a strong yellowish tinge; 

 veins pale brown, >'c, R, Iii+:„ and Cu more yellovvisli. 

 Venation : basal deflection of CV, one-half longer than the 

 (Ictlcction of Mz_^_i and conspicuously arcuated ; vein 2/id A 

 elongate, ending opposite mid-length of the basal deflection 

 of Cmi. 



Abdomen dark brown, the hypopyginm obscure light 

 yellow. Male hypo[)ygium with the basal pleural appendage 

 a long straight rod, enlarged at base, the apex somewhat 

 pointed, the apical quarter of the appendage sparsely pro- 

 vided with weak spines. Ajjical appendage a similar straight 

 arm, the apex bifid hy a deep U-^haped notch, the mesal arm 

 a conspicuous, nearly straight, black spine, the lateral arm 

 stouter, at its tip bent at an angle into a conspicuous spine 

 directed mcsad to almost touch the mesal arm ; apex of 

 |)leurite on mesal side produced into a slender chitinized 

 spine. 



Hub. New Zealand (South Island). 



Holotype, c?> Dunedin, Otago, November 5, 1921 [G. 

 1 1 Gives). 



AUotoputype, ? . 



Paratopotijpes, 4 cJ (J, November 26-December 14,1921 ; 

 paratypes, 2 SSt 1 ?> Waipori, December 5, 1921 {(t. 

 Howes) ; 2 J fT , Mt. Fitsgerald, Banks Peninsula, Canter- 

 bury, January 24, 1922 [E. S. Gourlay) ; R. R. 



Molophilus terminans, sp. n. 



General coloration dark brown, the humeral region of the 

 prrescutum obscure yellow ; antennpe short ; halteres yellow ; 

 male hypopyginm with the two pleural appendages terminal 

 in position. 



Male. — Length about 3 mm. ; wing 4'8 mm. 



Female. — Length about 4 mm. ; wing 5 mm. 



Rostrum and pal|)i dark brown. Antennse short, dark 

 brown. Head greyish brown with conspicuous yellow setre. 



Mesonotum dark brown, the humeral triangle obscure 

 yellow ; lateral margins of pra^scutum narrowly yellow ; 

 remainder of the mesonotum paler brown. Pleura brown. 

 Halteres conspicuously light yellow, the knobs very bright. 

 Legs with the coxaj and trochanters pale brownish 

 testaceous; femora ])ale brown ; tibire and tarsi dark brown. 

 Wings with a faint yellowish-brown tinge ; veins pale brown. 



