BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 675 



Antennae deep brown, with a short pale yellowish pubescence ; 

 slender, rather longer than the head and thorax combined ; joints 

 of the scapus very sparsely haired ; flagellar joints sub-sessile, 

 twice as long as broad, the terminal joint 3 times longer than 

 broad. Head black, levigate. Eyes contiguous above. 

 Palpi deep reddish-brown. Thorax black, levigate, with two 

 longitudinal rows of brown hairs reaching almost to the 

 scutellum, also some long hairs between the humeri and the 

 base of the wings; humeri very slightly tipped with deep 

 reddish-bi-own ; scutellum black or deep brown, levigate, with 

 long hairs. Halteres brown, sparsely haired. Abdomen very 

 deep reddish-brown, sometimes appearing almost black. Coxae 

 black or very deep brown, with long brown hairs on the front. 

 Femora, tibise and tarsi very obscure pitch-brown, densely 

 haired. In the fore-legs the tibise and tarsi of almost equal 

 length ; in the intermediate and hind-legs the tibise a little longer 

 than the tarsi. Spurs honey-yellow, about the same length as the 

 fourth tarsal joint. First joint of the tarsi 3 times the length of 

 the second ; second joint ] longer than the third ; third and fifth 

 joints of equal length and ^ longer than the fourth. Wings 

 pellucid with a greyish-brown tint, somewhat pointed at the apex; 

 brilliant smaragdine, rosy, and golden reflections when viewed at a 

 certain obliquity. Costal and two first longitudinal veins almost 

 cinereous. First longitudinal vein reaching the costa immediately 

 opposite the base of the fork ; cross-vein very distinct ; petiole 

 thicker and less distinct than the fork, shorter than the posterior 

 branch ; both branches thicker and less distinct at their base, 

 running almost parallel to one another, slightly divergent at their 

 tips, tlie posterior branch less arcuated at the base than the 

 anterior one. fg three times the length of gh; kl somewhat 

 shorter than Im. 



Hah. — Gosford (Skuse). February. 



98. SciARA SORORIA, sp.n. 



9. — Length of antenniB 0040 incli ... I'Ol millimetres, 



Expanse of wings 0-095 x 0-040 ... 2 39x1-01 



Size of body 0-080 x 0015 ... 2-02 x 0-38 



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