712 DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 



longitudinal double rows of very short brownish-yellow hairs,, 

 the intermediate row extending a little beyond the middle of 

 the thorax, the lateral ones not quite reaching the scutellum; 

 a very few long seta^ on the latei^al margins above the origin 

 of the wings, also two long sette on the scutellum, with a 

 sparse sprinkling of short brownish-yellow hairs. Halteres 

 obscure umber - brown, the root of the stem yellowish, club 

 sparsely covered with very short hairs. Abdomen dusky umber- 

 brown, whitish between the segments, somewhat sparsely 

 clothed with a short pubescence ; forceps light ferruginous- 

 brown, rather small, considerably narrower than the abdomen, 

 densely covered with a minute [)ubescence. Coxae and femora 

 honey-yellow, the tibiie and tarsi darker on account of their 

 minute dense pubescence. In the fore-legs the tarsi about 5 longer 

 than the tibice ; in the intermediate-legs the tarsi somewhat longer 

 than the tibiie ; and in the hind-legs the tibife a very little 

 longer than the tarsi. Spurs honey-yellow, shorter than the fourth 

 tarsal joint. First joint of the tarsi in the two tirst pairs of legs 

 about twice the length of the second, in the hind-legs rather more 

 than twice its length ; second joint about I longer than the third 

 and equal in length to the fourth and fifth together ; third joint 

 about T^ longer than the fourth ; fourth and fifth joints of equal 

 length. Wings hyaline, the costal and two first longitudinal veins 

 brownish-yellow, the rest pale ; pur[)ureous reflections. First 

 longitudinal vein reaching the cqsta some distance before the base 

 of the fork ; cross-vein rather pale ; petiole a little paler than the 

 fork, longer than the anterior branch ; branches running almost 

 parallel for the greater part of their length, tips a little divergent. 

 f(/ about 3^ times the length of yh ; kl shorter than Im. 



Hah. — -Sydney (Skuse). September. 



129. SCIARA AMABILIS, Sp.U. 



^. — Length of antennae 0-04.5 inch ... 1-13 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0085 x 0-035 ... 2-14x0-88 



Sizeofbodv 0-080x0-012 ... 2-02x0-30 



