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in Hudson’s figure can represent the same species. If it is really the same, 
Hudson’s name must be used in place of Hutton’s, since the figure an 
descriptive matter are sufficient to validate the publication of it. 
Tribe Antochini. 
Genus ELEPHANTOMYIA O.-S. 
beyond the base of Rs. R, long, nearly parallel with Ry+5, and ending 
not far from tip of wing. An straight, not closely approximated to Cu at 
base. 
A small but more or less cosmopolitan genus. Five species are known 
from the Ethiopian region, two or three from the Oriental region, two from 
Austro-Malayan islands, one from the West Indies, and one from Nort 
America, which is said to occur also in central Europe. The New Zealand 
species rather closely resembles this last. 
Elephantomyia zealandica n. sp. (Fig. 35.) 
9. Head dark ochreous-brown ; front grey-dusted, about one-eighth as 
broad as head. Antennae dark brown, first scapal joint ochreous. Flagellar 
joints all about equal, except the first, which is somewhat swollen, and the 
second, which is small and indistinctly separated from the first. Proboscis 
dark brown, twice the length of thorax. Thorax dull ochreous-brown, 
without grey dusting. Praescutum with blackish median line in front. 
A dark-brown vertical stripe on pleurae just in front of wing-base, extend- 
ing over middle coxae. Abdomen ochreous, apical three-fourths of each 
tergite blackish-brown. Legs slender, dark brown, front and hind coxae 
and trochanters ochreous. Wings with slight brownish tinge, stigma and 
veins dark brown. Venation normal for the genus. alteres blackish, 
stem ochreous towards base. Length of body, about 7-5mm.; wing, 
7:5 mm. ; proboscis, about 4 mm. Я 
SouTH IsLAND: Lake Wakatipu, 1906 (G. V. Hudson); type female in 
British Museum. 
Genus CERATOCHEILUS Wesché. 
Antennae twelve-jointed, the basal joint of the flagellum swollen, the 
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pi inserted at its tip. utum conically produced over the neck. 
Е ending near base of Rs. R, short, more ог less waved, divergent 
