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ORTH ÍstAND: Wellington (G. V. Hudson, No. 16r); type male in 
British Museum. 
Gynoplistia fimbriata Alexander. (Fig. 77.) 
cum манна fimbriata Alexander, Insecutor Inscitiae, vol. 8, p. 126, 
The foeni flagellum was missing in Alexander's type male. It is 
n first twelve den with long ig soris) the longest about 
X times as long as joint bearing them, the shortest (on joint 12) about 
zn as long as joint; the parr ет bear a tos sum hairs ; outer flagellar 
joints are a little longer than those more basally situated. Mesonotum 
slightly shining, with a little greyish dusting between the darker praescutal 
stripes. Seventh abdominal segment black, rather strongly contrasted in 
colour with rest of abdomen. Ninth te tergite of male hygopygium is much 
more pointed than usual; and the claspers are remarkable, the outer pair 
being very deeply bifid, the inner fork extremely long, sinuous, and pointed. 
SourH ISLAND: Greymouth (Helms); Alexander’s type in Berlin- 
Dahlem Museum. М№овтн ISLAND: Wainuiomata, Wellington, 11th 
February, 1921 (G. V. Hudson, No. eed. ; one male in British Museum ; i 
also another male (6. V. Hudson, No. 168). 
Gynoplistia arthuriana n. sp. (Fig. 75.) 
9. Head dark greyish-brown, with an ash-grey central line. Palpi 
blackish. First joint of antennae ash-grey, remainder blackish. Flagellum 
with fourteen joints, the first nine with somewhat conical ventral projections, 
the longest of which are a little shorter than joint bearing the 2 
heavily dusted with отеу, more brownish on sides of mesonotum ; praescutum 
indistinctly striped; sensory pits black. Abdomen rather dark brown, 
heavily dusted with grey, broadened considerably in middle. Legs rather 
short and stout. Femora dark brown, lighter towards base, and wi : 
conspicuous ochreous pre-apical ring. Tibiae and tarsi rather dark ovi 
tips of joints black. Wings rather short; markings practically the same 
in G. excisa, but there is a sm distinct dark cloud over base of 
cell M, and another on hind-margin towards tip of cell Ax, which are 
vea in the other members of the subfasciata group. Halteres pim 
e knob somewhat darker. Length of body, 14 mm.; wing, 9 
hind leg, 19 mm 
SourH Istanp: Arthurs Pass, 3,000 ft., 7th February, 1920 (6. V. 
Hudson, m 126); type female in British Museum. This is just possibly 
the female of G. incisa, but is more probably distinct. 
Gynoplistia canterburiana n. sp. (Fig. 76.) 
¢. Differs from G. arthuriana as follows: First few flagellar joints 
ur cea pale at base, the ninth without a distinct projection (tip 
flagellum beyond ninth joint missing). Mesonotum without distinct 
markings, ени pits rown. Legs paler and rather more slender, the 
pale ring less conspicuous. Wings relatively нар, dark blotch in 
cell Ax yas conspicuous. Length of body, 14-5 mm.; wing, 11-5 mm. 
hind leg, 
So то. Mount зе, Canterbury, 28th December, 1916; type 
female in Canterbury Museum 
