BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE 89 



sparse blackish pubescence. Abdomen pale, with a brownish tint, 

 darker anteriorly, particularly superiorly on the first two or three 

 segments, covered thickly with long pale shining hairs. Legs 

 griseous, the coxte and femora with a yellowish appearance. 

 Wings pellucid, almost hyaline, with a very pale yellowish tint, 

 well haired, more thickly towards the tip, purpureous and golden 

 reflections, margined with a pale pubescence. Costal yellowish 

 brown, some long pale hairs before the end of the first longitudinal 

 vein; cross- vein pale and indistinct, very oblique; second longitu- 

 dinal vein moderately curved, joining the wing-margin a short 

 distance beyond the apex ; third longitudinal pale and indistinct. 

 (Description drawn from dried specimen). 



Hah. — Coogee Bay, near Sydney (Skuse). In September. 



38. DiPLOsis RUSTicur.A, sp.n. 



^. — Length of antennjfi 0'070 inch ... T 77 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 085x0-040 ... 2-UxlOl 



Size of body 0-04o x 0-015 ... 1-13x0-38 



Antennae brownish ; alternate flagellar joints a little longer than 

 the intermediate ones; pedicels of thedouble joints as longas a simple 

 joint ; verticils greyish, moderately long ; terminal flagellar joint 

 with a small excrescence; basal joints sordid brown. Thorax faded 

 Vjrown, levigate, with some short pale hairs. ; pleurre and scutellum 

 sordid yellowish-grey. Halteres sordid yellow-grey at the base, 

 the club whitLsh, with a black pube.scence. Abdomen sordid 

 Vjrown, darker than the thorax, first segments almost black supe- 

 riorly, covered with a somewhat long pale pubescence. Legs 

 long. Coxai yellowish-grey. Femora very pale yellowish, with a 

 sparse blackish pubescence. Tibiae and tarsi very pale yellowish, 

 almost whitish, with a short {pubescence. Wings pellucid, witii 

 a very [>ale brownish-yellow tint ; closely haired on the surface, 

 and having a pale roseous reflection. Veins yellowish-brown. 

 Second hjngitudinal vein reaching the maigin Ijelow the tip ; third 

 longitudinal indistinct, particularly the anterior branch. (Descrij)- 

 tion drawn from dried siiecimen). 

 Uah. — Conio (Skuse). 



