BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 
1219 
SO far ; lateral borders with black setfe ; pleurae, scutellum, arid 
metathorax deep brown, long black setaceous hairs on the 
scutelluio, Hal teres yellow. Abdomen slender, more than twice 
the length of the thorax, densely haired, deep brown, the seg- 
ments marked beneath with ochraceous, more distinctly in the 
9 than in the ^ j in both sexes tlie first and second segments are 
marked longitudinally, in the ^ the third and fourtlr segments only 
are distinctly transversely mai’ked, while in the 9 transverse 
markings are also usually distinct on all the other segments ; 
ft anal joint and forceps ochraceous-brown, densely haired ; 9 
ovipositor very small, sordid ochraceous. Coxae and femora 
ochraceous, sometimes pale, sometimes with an almost ferruginous 
tinge ; fore coxae covered in front with short hairs, all pairs setose 
and slightly tinged with brown at the apex ; base of the hind 
femora brown, intermediate anc' hind pairs slightly tipped with 
brown at the apex ; -.tibiae light uoiber brown ; tarsi, tibial spurs, 
and spines dusky bx’own. In the fore-legs the tarsi three times 
the length of the tibiae ; the latter shorter than the metatarsus. 
Wings pellucid with a slightly yellowish tint, the whole apex, 
from the tip of the antei’ior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein, 
clouded with pale greyish-brown, also a very slight appearance 
behind the fourth longitudinal vein from the ti]t of the fifth 
longitudinal vein to the wing margin ; brilliantly iridescent ; 
veins yellowish-brown. First longitudinal vein joining the costa 
op[)Osite to the tip of the posterior branch of the third longi- 
tudinal vein ; branches of the third longitudinal fork pale at 
their tips ; anterior branch of the fourth longitudinal vein rather 
pale, particularly at its tip ; fifth longitudinal vein reaching 
almost to the base of the second postei'ior cell. 
JIah. — Lawson, Blue Mountains (Masters). 
172. Bkaciiydicrania abbueviata, sj).n. 
fj- — Length of antennte 
Expanse of wings.. 
ISiae of body 
O'OCO inch ... L54 millimetres. 
0-095 X 0-035 ... 2-39 x 0-88 
0-110 X 0-015 ... 2-79 X 0-38 
