BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 689 



pubescence. Abdomen umber-brown, moderately clothed with 

 yellowish hairs ; at the base rather narrower than the thorax, 

 gradually dilated towards the middle ; forceps large, densely 

 haired. Legs ochraceous-brown ; the coxae, tibiae and tarsi densely 

 pvibescent ; femora darker on the upper side on account of their 

 pubescence. In the fore-legs the tarsi about I longer than 

 the tibife ; in the intermediate-legs both of equal length; in 

 the hind-legs the tibise about ^ longer than the tarsi. Spurs 

 ochraceous-brown, as long as the fourth tarsal joint. First tarsal 

 joint three times the length of the second ; second ^ longer than 

 the third ; third and fifth the same length and ^ longer than 

 the fourth joint. Wings pellvicid, with a pale yellowish-brown 

 tint, and brilliant azui^e and violaceous reflections when viewed at 

 a certain obliquity. Costal and first and second longitudinal veins 

 very distinct, yellowish-brown ; the rest of the veins indistinct. 

 First longitudinal vein reaching the costa a very short distance 

 before the base of the fork ; cross-vein very thick ; petiole rather 

 shorter than the posterior branch of the fork ; branches not 

 divergent at their tips ; tip of the posterior branch very little 

 nearer the apex of the wing than the tip of the second 

 longitudinal vein. Jg four times the length of gh ; kl almost the 

 same as Im. 



Hah. — Glenbrook, Blue Mountains (Masters). End of 

 November. 



110. SCIARA FESTIVA, Sp.n. 



^. — Length of antennae 0-030 inch ... '7 6 millimetre. 



Expanse of wings 0-070 x 0-030 ... 1-77x0-76 



Size of body 0-060x0-012 ... 1-54x0-30 



9. — Length of antennae 0-025 inch ... 0*62 millimetre. 



Expanse of wings 0-070x0-030 ... 1-77x0-76 



Size of body 0065x0015 ... 1-66x038 



(J. — Antennae slender, half the length of the body, umber- 

 brown with a short dense yellowish pubescence ; joints of the 

 scapus sparsely pubescent ; flagellar joints sub-sessile, towards the 



