BY G. H. HARDY. 127 



similar to Spaniopsis in appearance, but entirely? different 

 structurally ; there are only four posterior cells, the third 

 posterior vein (coincident with the fourth) branches from 

 beyond half the length of the discal cell ; the lower branch 

 of the cubital fork runs to or above the tip of the wing; 

 anal cell closed by the; true fifth (apparent fourth) pos- 

 terior vein a little before the border of the wing; the 

 transverse vein situated about one third the length of the 

 discal cell. The wings much marked with spots. Tibiae' 

 without conspicuous bristles, at most with a few weak ones 

 on the anterior legs; intermediate and hind tibiae with 

 two apical spurs, which can only be seen with difficulty 

 under a lens ; abdomen conical ; eyes bare, contiguous in 

 the $ , separate in $ . 



Type of the genus. — A. rhi/phoides, sp. nov 



Tasmania. 



Austroleptis rliyplioides, sp. nov. 

 (PI XXVII., figs 7, 8, 9.) 



$ . Black ; head with scanty hairs, palpi with black 

 hairs, eyes smooth, ocelli on a raised tubercle, with black 

 hairs, back of head witli few black hairs and thin bristlesi; 

 thorax with long black hairs, and with scanty traces. 

 of brownish grey tomentum, scutellum with long black 

 hairs; base and apex of femora, tibiae, and base of tarsi 

 yellowish ; abdomen with base of segments black, apically 

 yellowish brown ; long bristly black lateral hairs ; under- 

 side similar; wings hyaline, basal half more or less yellow- 

 ish, a black spot on fork of radial and subcostal veins,. 

 another at stigma, reaching thei base of the cubital fork, 

 a small spot at apex of lower branch of cubital vein ; two 

 spots along the first posterior vein situated at middle and 

 sub-apex, two- spots on second and third posterior veins 

 feituated at base and sub-apex ; a spot at discal cross vein, 

 and another on the fifth posterior vein where it runs into- 

 the anal vein. There are other, but. indefinite, indica- 

 tions of black on the wings. 



? . Yellowish brown ; head brown, proboscis black, 

 apex of antennae black, front blackish centrally extending 

 to two black spots near eyes ; thorax with three median 

 and two lateral black stripes, central stripe faint; tip 

 of scutellum black; black hair on thorax and scutellum, 

 shorter than in $ . Legs yellowish, femora darker, tips^ 



of tarsi black, all hairs black; abdomen similax to ^, 

 but more brown. Wings as in ^ . 



Length, $ 3^*5 mm. ; $ 5-6 mm. 



