130 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 



Basal joints of antennse (^he remaindei' lost) golden-yellow. 

 Head covered with golden-yel'ow scales. Palpi yellowish-brown. 

 Thorax and aVjdomeu pale brown, almost covered with golden- 

 yellow scales, no bands. Pleurae yellowish-brown. Halteres 

 yellowish. Coxae and femora golden-yello>v-. Tibiae golden- 

 yellow, black along the upper side. Tarsi black, except the two 

 last joints, which are hoary when viewed in a certain oblique 

 direction. Wings with a bluish reflection, hairs on the surface 

 and fringe grey. Costal border covered with golden-yellow scales 

 and hair to the end of the secoud longitudinal vein, except a 

 longitudinal V>and of black scales near the base. First and second 

 longitudinal veins close to the costa, yellowish, sparingly sprinkled 

 with golden-yellow scales ; base of the third longitudinal vein 

 sparingly covered with black scales, branches of the fork indis- 

 tinct. (Description drawn from dried specimen). 



Hah. — Middle Harbour (Skuse). September. 



82. Lasioptera NODOSiE, sp.n. 



5. — Length of antennse 0-0.30 inch ... 076 millimetre. 



Expanse of wings 0-080 x 0-040 ... 2-02 x 1 -01 



Size of body 0-060x0-030 ... 1.54x0-76 



Antennae sordid brown, 2--I- 32-jointed; joints as long as broad, 

 sessile, with a short greyish pubescence. Head black, with white 

 scales and greyish hairs on the vertex. Palpi sordid yellow. 

 Thorax deep brown, sprinkled with a very fine silvery jjubescence; 

 white scales from the collare to the base of the wings, also forming 

 a rather prominent longitudinal band along the middle from the 

 collare to the scutellum, and scattered along the hinder margin of 

 the mesothorax. Halteres whitish, the knob tipped with brown, 

 a number of very long silvery hairs in their vicinity. Abdomen 

 black, each segment with a marginal fringe of short silvery haiis. 

 Coxae pale, with silvery pubescence. Femora whitish, brown 

 towards the tip. Tibiae brown, pale along one side and at the 

 tip. Tarsi brown with a pale reflection. Wings beautifully 



