86 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 



Antennje greyish-brown; joints sub-sessile, cylindrical; pedicels 

 paler; verticils long, sparse; basal joints large, pale yellowish-brown; 

 terminal joint with a small nipple-shaped projection. Hypostoma 

 and front pale yellowish-brown. Thorax smoky, yellowish, tvvo 

 I'ows of bright yellowish hairs ; scutellum fnlvoiis ; pleurte sordid 

 yellow ; collare yellowish-brown. Halteres blackish, pale at the 

 base of the stalk. Abdomen pale brown, reddish posteriorly, with 

 an obscure greyish }jatch on the first two or three dorsal seg- 

 ments ; ovipositor short, yellow, with two small oval lamelhc. 

 Legs cinereous with a lighter reflection, Wings pellucid, with a 

 pale bluish tint, thickly haired, and having a l>rassy reflection. 

 The costal and three longitudinal veins yellowish ; cross-vein 

 indistinct before joining the first longitudinal vein; third longi- 

 tudinal veiy indistinct. (Description drawn from dried speci- 

 men). 



hah. — Woronora (Masters and Skuse). 



34. DiPLOSIS SULFUREA, Sp.n. 



^. — Length of antennae 'OSS inch ... "83 millimetre. 



Expanse of wings 0-090 x 0-040 ... 2-27 x 1-01 



Size of body 0-060x0-018 ... 1-54 x 0-45 



Antennte faded brown; basal joints yellowish; joints of the 

 flagellum stout, sessile, cylindrical, verticillate-pilose, the last joint 

 with a very small cylindrical projection. Head yellow with some 

 pale hairs. Hypostoma and front sordid grey ; palpi slender. 

 Thorax pale yellow, with two rows of somewhat long yellowish 

 hairs. Halteres yellow at the base, upper portion with club 

 reddish-brown, haired. Abdomen pale yellow, with a long pale 

 yellowish pubescence. Legs rather long. Coxre yellowish. Femora, 

 tibiae, and tarsi yellowish, with a dense pubescence, and a pale 

 reflection. Wings pellucid^ of a pale yellowish tint, and having a 

 very close pubescence ; brassy reflection slightly tinged with 

 violet ; fringe dense, moderately long. Veins pale yellowish- 

 brown. Costal vein strong ; cross-vein fairly distinct, rather 

 oblique ; second longitudinal vein paler than the first, reaching the 



