3 28 AUSTRALIAN RHYPHID.E AND LEPTID^ (DIPTEKA), 



Ho'lotypo and allotype in the Australian Museum. 



Hab. Mt. Wellington, Tasmania. Holotype ( ^ j, mIIo- 

 type ( ? ), 2nd December, 1916. 13 $ paratypeisi, from 

 25ch November to 4th December. 1 $ paratype, 31sit 

 December, 1917; also a long series in Mr. Clive Cole's col- 

 lection. 



This species occurs near "The Springs' (2,000ft.), 



where the S can be taken on fallen logs, the ? (rare) can 



be taken by sweeping. The fly appears in quantities for 



about a fortnight, after which it becomes excessively rare; 



? ? are rare at all times. 



Austroleptis 'multirnaculata, sp. nov. 



(PL XXVII., fig. 10.) 



^ . Differs from A. rhyphoides chiefly in the spots of 

 the wings, the entirely black abdomen, darker legs, and 

 finally the hairs on face, thorax, and abdomen are: lighter. 



Wings. Costal cell with one spot at basal cross vein, 

 one at half length, and the apical quarter is suffused 

 black ; apical half of marginal cell suffused black ; sipots 

 in submarginal at base, middle and^throe quarters length ; 

 second submarginal cell spots at base, quarter, middle, 

 a,nd three quart^ers; Ist posterior with spot at base; fol- 

 lowed by six others; 2nd, 3rd, and 4th posterior cells have 

 two spots eiach ; auxiliary cell with three spots ; discal 

 coll with two spots ; there are indications of other spots 

 more or less present. The veins between the 2nd and 

 3rd posterior and disoal cells, between discal and basal 

 cells, between fourth posterio'r, 2nd basal, and anal cells, 

 .suffused black. 



Length, 3^ mm. 



Holotype in the Australian Museum. 



Hab. Tasmania:— -Cradle Mt., 1 specimen, $, 22nd 

 Jan., 1917. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY (LEPTID^). 



This list contains only works dealing with Taxonomic 

 Entomology, and includes references to the original generic 

 descriptions as well as the genera and species described 

 from Australia. 

 Bigot. Paris. — Societe Zoologique de France, Bulletin 12, 



1887. 

 ^Ferguson. Roval Society of New South Wales ; Journal 



& Proceedings, Vol. 49, plate 26, 1914. 



