BY G. H. HARDY. . 12S 



thorax, abdomen, antennae, palpi, a little on other part* 

 of head and legs, blaick. 



Length, 5 mm. 



Holotype, allotype, and the holotype var. in the Aus- 

 tralian Museum. 



Hab. Tasmania: — Cradle Mt., holotype 16th Jan., 

 1917; holotype var. and allotype 16th Jan., 1917; para- 

 type, 16th Jan., 1917; paratype var. 21st Jan., 1917. 

 Mt. Wellington, paratype, 6th Jan., 1916. In all 6 spieci- 

 mens. 



Genus Spaniopsis, White. 

 White, P. & P., Roy. See. Tasm., pg. 43, text fig. 2, 1914. 

 Perguson, J. & P., Rov. Soc. N.S.W., vol. 49, pg. 233, 

 plate 26, 1915."' 



Antennas with the first and secoind joints small, the 

 third large, terminally produced into a thickened jointed 

 appendage. Wings with only four posterior cells, the 

 third posterior vein being reduced tO' a. stumps which is 

 occasionally absent; the fourth posterior branches from 

 about one quarter the length of the discoidal cell ; the 

 lower branch of the cubital fork ends at the tip of the 

 wing; anal cell closed before the border of the wing; eyes 

 ¥are, in the female separate ( $ umknown) ; abdomen con- 

 icail ; tibiae without bristleis, the anterior and posterior 

 without spurs, the intermediate with two spurs. 



The female has blood-sucking habits. 



Dr. Ferguson has given a key to the identification of 

 the species founded on colour which is very reliable and 

 easy for use. The following key is founded on struc- 

 Imre : — 



Key to Genus S'paniopsm. 



1. Terminal appendage of antennae twice the length of the 



three basal joints. Inngicornis. 



Terminal appendage of antennje about as long as the 



three basal joints. 2. 



2. The third joint of antennae swelling away from its 



terminal appendage towards the base much niore 

 dorsally than ventrally. 3. 



The third joint of antenna? swelling from its terminal 

 appendagie more or less rrniformly above and be- 

 low. 4. 

 3 Terminal appendage of antennae a little longer than the 

 length of the three basal joints. marginipennis. 

 Terminal appendage of antennae a little shorter than, 

 the length of the three basal joints. cUlandi. 



