BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 95 



pale pubescence. Haltei'es yellowish at the base and tip of knob, 

 middle portion covei'ed with black scales. Legs cinereous, femora 

 paler. Wings pellucid, with a pale bluish tint, yellowish 

 pubescence, and a brilliant brassy reflection. Costal and first 

 and second longitudinal veins pale brownish ; first longitudinal vein 

 very close to the costa ; cross-vein long, indistinct ; third longitu- 

 dinal vein very indistinct. (Description drawn from fresh speci- 

 men). 



Hah — Sydney (Skuse). End of November. 



46. DiPLosis nuMiLis, sp.n. 



$. — Length of antennae 0*050 inch ... 1-27 millimetres 



Expanse of wings 0-050 x 0-020 ... 1-27x0-50 



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



9- — Length of antennte. 0-044 inch ... 1-10 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-065x0-025 ... 1-66x0-62 



Size of body 0040x0-017 ... 1-01x0-42 



$■ — Antennae greyish-brown ; alternate joints almost double the 

 size of the intermediate ones ; pedicels rather short ; basal joints 

 yellow ; terminal joint with a slender projection. Front and 

 mouth yellowish. Thorax pale brownish-yellow, nitidous, with a 

 pale pubescence; pectus brownish; collare yellowish. Halteres 

 yellowish, the stem long and slender, and the club almost globose. 

 Abdomen pule yellow, with pale hairs, more dense and witli a 

 silvery reflection laterally, a dark patch on the first two or three 

 dor.sal segments, forceps yellow. Legs short and slender, pale 

 yellow, femora slightly l^laokish on the upper side towards the tip. 

 Wings pellucid, with a very pale purpli.sh-brown tint, densely 

 covered with a somewhat bent pubescence, and having a silvery 

 reflection. Veins pale yellow. Transverse vein ratlier long, 

 moderately oblique, indistinct ; second longitudinal vein consider- 

 ably bent posteriorly, reaching the margin below the apex of 

 the wing ; third longitudinal vein stiaiglit, turning towards the 

 posterior border in an obtuse, scarcely rounded, angle. 



