Epwanps.—Preliminary Revision of the Crane-flies of New Zealand. 315 
The numerous New Zealand species already known may be distinguished 
in the following manner :— 
1. Mesonotum dull, more or less dusted with grey — .. LÀ 2 
Mesonotum Suae 7 without grey dusting cs = 18 
2. Wings abbreviated is Age 3 
Wings aden = quite as Jong « as the abdomen e 5 
3. Wings shorter than the thora: NT .. pedestris n. Sp., 9. 
Wings longer than the i rax si sia 4 
4. First eleven flagellar joints with short projecti ons .. .. notata n. sp., $. 
First seven flagellar i with short ree ie .. nebulosa n. sp., ?. 
5. Conspicuous dark ite: t tips E к, Зу £i 6 
These spots absent ry fain ET 7 
6. A small pte ай ia Msn in celi R just before base of Rs... magnifica n. sp. 
This spot à notata n. sp. 
7. Three aues d dark blotches on hind- l-margin ¢ of obo, x in cells с, 
„е d Ax nebulosa n. sp 
ing-mar| o ema s othe bs Jd 
8. Hielo with a tiere dorsal dark stripe m ЕР 9 
Abdomen without such stripe t4 > 10 
9. Cross-vein r-m present bo 
Cross-vein r-m obliterated conjuncta n. sp 
10. Several dark dots in cell M 
rk dots in ce E oe 12 
11. Male antennae elongate, with long branches ve .. ésackeni Alex. 
Male antennae shorter, with shorter branches ve gt re, rem 
12. A sm all dark cloud at base of cell M, P A 
tpi of cell M, quite clea: we s м 
13. Fem аб with a conspicuou us ‘pale rin vs .. arthuriana n. sp. 
cents lighter, pale ring inconspicu canterburiana n. sp. 
14. Eighth or seventh a and eighth abdominal segments b black, con- 
rasting ainder of abdom =! 
Abdomen б ыш coloured a T^ zi 
15. Wing-tip conspicuously d darkened е s ej) fimbriata Ma. 
Wing-tip n F ae .. subfasciata Wa 
16. Thoracic pits ts black ; i s sy juscophunten n. sp. 
Thoracic pits rather light brown % v v 
17. Wing-tip practically clea ў 2» Es .. glauca n. = 
Wing-tip somewhat ема . incisa n. sp. 
18. Thorax brown, flagellum with at Teast least sixteen 19 
Thorax black, or flagellum with only twalya or que joints 23 
19. Hind tibiae with à pale ring Persad. the middle 20 
ind tibiae withou s x 21 
20. Abdomen metallic sbéel-bluo $ “ 5 .. formosa Hutton. 
Abdomen coppery-brown F x x ++ speciosa n. sp. 
21. Legs long and slender .. wd d x .. tridactyla n. sp. 
Legs much shorter and stouter . he 99 
22. Lateral sclerites of postnotum normal cuprea Hutton. 
— eu of postnotum pnta uced ‘into a conspicuous 
uberculata n. sp 
23. v n. sp 
Hind tarsi all dark (or else unknown) 24 
24. Mesono! lac so 25 
peeing : d iuc ccs V : > 
25. A large dar ta Y „> Er 
Only a min аке дын: k spot at base of Rs Ў 2 28 
26. Head dusted with grey ee s% i .. wnigronitida n. sp. 
| ing, without grey dusting uA i: 27 
27. Ваве of cell M, clear .. Ps y са .. speighti n. sp. 
. A dark spot at base of cell М, .. E a vx dithraóitia AM: 
98. Male antennae twenty-jointed l d fulgens Hutton. 
fifteen-jointed poli 
29. Tibiae with w. je cH albicinta n. sp 
| ut white АЛ 2x 
30. Upper half a pleurae cam lower ud ochreous .. .. trifasciata n. sp. 
Pleurae with unicolorous integumen il .. clavipes n. sp. 
