BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 125 



77. ASYNAPTA PRISCA, sp.n. 



(J. — Length of antennte 0080 inch ... 2-02 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-110x0 045 ... 2-79 x 1 -13 



Size of body 0-100 x 0-027 ... 2.54x0-67 



Antenn£e greyish, 2-+ 12-jointecl, joints sub-cylindrical, thick, 

 longer than the pedicels; pedicels paler than the joints; verticillate 

 hairs greyish, very long, rather dense, straight ; basal joints somewhat 

 flattened, the first larger than the second. Hypostoma and front 

 brown ; palpi brown, thick, very hairy. Thorax deep )eddish- 

 brown, ai)pearing almost black, nitidous, with a dispersed pubes- 

 cence. Halteres yellowish, the base of the club with a brownish 

 tinge. Abdomen deep reddish-brown, the red predominating on 

 the dorsal segments, sparingly haired. Legs long and slender. 

 Coxae yellowish-brown. Femora, tibiie, and tar.si yellowish, with 

 a close pubescence, appearing greyish in an oblique direction. 

 Wings yellowish-brown at their insertion, densely clothed with 

 long hairs, moderately ciliated on the posterior border, and having 

 very little reflection Veins pale; first longitudinal vein wide of 

 the costa, reaching the margin half-way to the tip ; second longi- 

 tudinal vein not sinuated before the cross-vein, joining the costal 

 immediately beyond the apex of the wing ; trans\erse vein dis- 

 tinct, very obliipie, running parallel to the first longitudinal for 

 half its length before joining ; third longitudinal vein rather 

 indistinct at the base, very little curved exteriorly ; fourth longi- 

 tudinal very distinct, turning towards the margin in an obtuso 

 rounded angle. (Description diawn from fresh specimen). 



Ilah. — Elizabetli Bay (Masters). Beginning of December. 



78. AhVNAI'TA I'AKIKTIN.X, Sp.n. 



$. — Length of antennie 0*025 inch ... O-JVJ niilliini'tre. 



Expanse of wingH 0070x0030... 1-77x0-70 



Sizcof body O-OGOxO-015 ... l-51x0-38 



