124 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 



Sacken, Mon. Dipt. N. Ameiica, 1862, p. 177 ; Schiner, F.A. II. 

 1864, p. 405. 



Cross-vein sometimes as in section A, then the second longitu- 

 dinal vein is not sinuated ; sometimes as in section B, and then 

 the second longitudinal vein is sinuated (as in Epidosis) ; in this 

 case also the collare is a little prolonged (PI. in., figs. 15 and 16). 



a. Second longitudinal vein and cross-vein as in Epidosis. 



76. ASYNAPTA FLAMMULA, Sp.n. 



Q. — Length of anteiaiae '020 inch ... 0.50 millimetre. 



Expanse of wings 0-090 x 0-040 ... 2-28x1-01 



Size of body 0-058x0-018 ... 1-47x0-45 



Antennae brownish, 2--|- 16-jointed, moniliform ; joints sub- 

 globular, gradually decreasing in size towards the tip ; no visible 

 pedicels ; the verticillate hairs short and rather light. Head 

 brownish, with a few light hairs. Palpi yellowish-brown. Thorax 

 reddi.sh-brown ; collare browni.sh ; pleurse yellowish-brown. Hal- 

 teres short, pear-.shaped, yellowish-brown, thickly covered with 

 tine hairs. Legs moderately long, yellowish, with a short delicate 

 pubescence having a whitish reflection. Abdomen light reddish- 

 brown, with a fine pubescence. Wings iridescent, with a fiery 

 reflection when viewed in a certain light, rather thick pubescence; 

 moderately long fringe on the anterior and posterior margins and 

 posterior angle ; costal vein j)ale brownish ; first longitudinal vein 

 short, wide of the margin ; second longitudinal vein sinuose before 

 the cross-vein, joining the border of the wing about the apex ; 

 third longitudinal vein most indistinct throughout its length, 

 ])articularly at the base, only very little curved exteriorly towards 

 its end, reaching the border of the wing a short distance below the 

 apex ; fourth longitudinal vein rather indistinct, but more apparent 

 than the last, turning towards the posterior margin in an obtuse 

 rounded angle. (Description drawn from dry specimen). 



Hab. — Sydney (Masters). 



b. Second lo^igitudincd vein and cross-vein as in Diplosis, 



