118 J\Ii?s G. Eicartlo on (he raiigoniiia! 



tapering to a point. Walker omits to mention that the 

 fourth segment of abdomen is fringed with white hairs on its 

 posterior border, and the sides of segments five and six have 

 tufts of wliite hair. 

 Jlab. West Australia. 



DiATOMINEURAj Rond. 

 Witigs with first posterior cell open. Ei/es hairy. 



Diatomineiira concolor^ ? , Walker^ Dipt. Saund. pt. i. p. 14 

 (1850). 



The palpi have the second joint large and broad, tapering 

 to a point. The male is similar to the female (the type). 

 One of the female specimens has the first posterior cell closed 

 at the margin on one of the wings. 



JJah. Australia : Moreton Bay, Toowomba. 



Diatomineura caliginosa, ? , Walker, Proc. Linn. Soc. viii. 

 p. 108 (1865). 



Walker says " palpi piceous." They are only so at the 

 tip and edges, otherwise the same colour as the antennse ; the 

 second joint is large and broad, tapering to a point, curved 

 on the upperside. 



IJab. Jsew Guinea. 



Diatomineura constanSy $^ Walker, Dipt. Saund.pl. i. p. 15 

 (1850). 



The palpi have the second joint broad and concave at the 

 base, tapering to a point. 

 J:lah. Tasmania. 



iJiatomineura jaclcsoniensis, 9, Guer. Voyage de la ' Co- 

 quille,' vol. ii. pt. 2, p. 289 (1830) ; Atlas Ins. pi. 20. 3. 



Hah. Melbourne. 



Diatomineura plana, $ , Walker, List Dipt. pt. i. p. 144 

 (1848). 



The palpi have the second joint broad at the base, tapering 

 to a point. 



Dab. Australia. 



Diatomineura gemella, ?, Walker, List Dipt. pt. i. p. 139 



(1848). 



The palpi have the second joint stout at base, tapering to a 



