72 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 



reddish-brown at the hasp, pelhicid, of a pale brownish tint, with 

 pale pubescence, moderately ciliated on the posterior border, 

 with violaceous and brassy reflections. Veins pale brownish ; trans- 

 verse vein indistinct ; second longitudinal vein reaching the margin 

 at the tip of the wing. (Description drawn from dried specimen). 

 Hah. — Elizabeth Bay (Masters). December. 



16. DiPLOsis PERCiTA, sp.n. 



9. — Length of antennae 0*025 inch ... 0*62 millimetre. 



Expanse of wings 0-070 x 0-030 ... 1-77 x 0-76 



Size of body 0-060x0-015 ... 1-54x0-38 



Antennae greyish-brown, joints rather long, sub-sessile, cylin- 

 drical, with grey verticils; basal joints sub-globular, pale brownish, 

 paler than the flagellar joints ; last joint ending in a small 

 cylindrical process about one quarter the length of the joint. Hypo- 

 stoma, front, and palpi pale-brownish, about the same tint as the 

 basal joints of the antennae. Thorax greyish-brown, nitidous, 

 with long erect yellow hairs ; collare paler ; pleune sordid-brown; 

 scutellum pale reddish-brown, with long yellowish hairs. Halteres 

 whitish at the base, the stem and club yellowish. Abdomen pale, 

 greyish- brown, the dorsal segments banded with dark-brown, 

 short yellow pubescence. Legs moderately long, slender, greyish, 

 the tarsi with a dusky reflection. Wings pale reddish-brown at 

 the base, pellucid, with a bluish tint, rather dense pubescence, well 

 fringed, and having a bright brassy reflection. Veins pale 

 brownish. Second longitudinal vein reaches the margin at the 

 tip of the wing ; cross-vein indistinct, not very oblique ; third 

 longitudinal very pale, sti'aight until it branches, anterior branch 

 curved slightly upwards at first, then running in a straight line. 

 (Description drawn from fresh specimen). 

 Hob. — Elizabeth Bay (Skuse). December. 



17. DiPLOSis SCENICA, sp.n. 



^. — Length of antennae 0-060 inch ... 1-54 millimetres 



Expanse of wings 0-050x0-025 ... 1-27x0-62 



Size of body 0-035x0-008 ... 0-88x0-20 



