54 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



but the posterior of nearly equal length, the larger very broad and thick, 

 the smaller abruptly curved basally. Wings ornamented ; costa black 

 and spiny ; first long vein black-scaled with a large white area over 

 the cross-veins, and a white apex ; a dark area on the stem of the first 

 submarginal cell, a small dark area beneath it on the third, most of 

 the stem of the second fork-cell dark, also a dark area in the middle of 

 the upper branch of the fifth and at the apex of the lower branch ; the 

 whole forming a dusky band across the otherwise pale- scaled wing; 

 first submarginal cell about two-thirds the size of the second posterior 

 cell, its stem twice as long as the cell ; stem of the second posterior 

 slightly longer than the cell ; posterior cross-vein longer than the 

 mid, and nearly twice its own length distant from it, situated close 

 to the base of the upper branch of the fifth vein. Lateral scales 

 on the fork-cells and the third long vein large and lanceolate, a few 

 very similar ones on the apex of the upper branch of the fifth ; median 

 vein-scales small and dark on the fork-cells, third vein and middle of 

 the upper branch of the fifth and the apex of the lower branch ; those 

 on the stem of the first fork-cell dark, and some of almost Etiorlcptio- 

 myum-iorm {>. e. heart-shaped), but more elongate. Halteres with pale 

 testaceous stem and fuscous knob. Length 2-5 mm. 



Habitat. Queensland (Dr. Bancroft). 



Observations. — Described from two perfect specimens ; Dr. 

 Bancroft bred the specimens, which live, he says, in association 

 with Ura7iot(Bnia injgmcea, Theob. Although very distinct, they 

 cannot be told from inigmcea until boxed. This species differs 

 from all other related ^Edinse, except the next species described 

 here, in having distinctly ornamented wings. The thoracic 

 ornamentation is also very marked, the indent of white scales 

 into the dark area of the mesonotum in front being very charac- 

 teristic, and the general sharply defined light and dark areas 

 of the mesothorax make it very conspicuous. The tarsi show 

 paleness on all the legs in certain lights, and all are evidently 

 pale beneath, but the hind legs only have the last two creamy 

 white above. The ungues are not drawn from a microscopic 

 preparation, so only the general form is shown. 



I have placed the type in the British Museum collection. 



Anisocheleomyia alboannulata, nov. sp. 



Head black, with a narrow white line around the eyes with very 

 long white projecting scales in front between them ; proboscis black, 

 with a white patch above near the apex and another large white patch 

 near the base. Thorax deep brown, with a narrow silvery-white line 

 around the end of the mesonotum up to the base of the wings, and 

 another more irregular one on the brown pleursB. Abdomen black and 

 snow-white, ornamented with median white areas and white segments. 

 Legs black, the hind pair with broad apical white bands, and the last 

 two segments white ; femora of all with white spots. Wings orna- 

 mented, costal border black, veins white-scaled with two broad dusky 

 bands running across them. 



