BY FREDERICK A A. SKUSE. 717 



the tarsi almost imperceptibly iongei' than the tibige ; in the hind- 

 legs the tibiae nearly l longer than the tarsi. Spurs honey-yellow, 

 as long as the last tarsal joint. First joint of the tarsi about 3 

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

 third ; third joint h longer than the fourth ; fifth joint somewhat 

 longer than the fourth. Wings pellucid, with a pale yellowish 

 tint, the costal and two first longitudinal veins yellowish-brown ; 

 brilliant margaritaceous reflections. Fii\st longitudinal vein 

 reaching the costa some distance before the base of the fork and 

 somewhat before the tip of the postei'ior branch of the fourth 

 longitudinal ; petiole almost invisible, considerably longer than 

 either branch of the fork ; l^ranches running almost parallel for 

 the greater part of their length, slightly divergent at the tips, 

 the posterior branch very little arcuated at the base ; the petiole 

 just before the fork and both bi-anches ciliate, in some specimens 

 more so than in others, fg rather more than 2^ times the length 

 of gh ; kl somewhat shorter than bn. 



9. — Antennae a little longer than the head and thorax together; 

 joints of the scapus ochraceous ; flagellar joints 2 to 3 times as 

 long as broad. Thorax brown-ochraceous, with no darker stripes 

 but two distinct rows of deep brown hairs, and a very indistinct 

 intermediate one, extending a little beyond the middle of the 

 thorax. Abdomen of a lighter brown on the doi-sal segments than 

 in the $ ; ovipositor pale brown, the lamellae small, elongate. 

 Tibial spurs longer than the fourth and fifth tarsal joints. Petiole 

 almost invisible, about equal in length to the anterior branch of 

 the fork. Cross-vein not so much beyond the middle of the 

 first longitudinal vein as in the ^. fg three times the length of 

 gh ; kl almost as long as Im. 



Hah. — Sydney and Berowra (Masters and Skuse). November 

 to January. 



133. SCIARA IGNOBILIS, Sp.n. 



^. — Lengtii of antennae 0"045 inch ... 113 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0070x0 030 ... 1-77 x 070 



Size of body 065 x 12 ... 166 x 0-30 



