1758 
DIPTERA OF AUSTRALIA, 
yellow hairs. Halteres deep fuscous, the stem yellow. Abdomen 
in the ^ more than twice the length of the thorax, shorter in the 
9 ; fuscous-brown, levigate, densely clothed with golden-yellow 
hairs, (longer in the ; the last segment, and holding-forceps of 
the (J, ornamented with white scales. Legs covered with violet- 
brown scales, the femora, tibiae and metatarsus numerously spotted 
with very small patches of white or pale yellow, the tibiae and 
first four joints of the tarsi also slightly tipped with the same. 
In the hind-legs the metatarsus a little longer than the tibia. 
Wings about the length of the abdomen in the longer than the 
wdiole body in the 9 , hyaline, slightly tinged with very pale 
1 )rownish-yellow at the stigmatic region, the veins very densely 
covered with alternate series of violet-brown and whitish or pale 
yellow scales, four long patches of very deep violet-brown, almost 
black, scales occurring along the costal vein. Sub-costal cross-vein 
situated considerably beyond the auxiliary vien. Auxiliary vein 
reaching the costa considerably before the tip of the posterior branch 
of the fork of the fifth longitudinal vein; third longitudinal vein 
appearing to commence a short distance before the supernumerai’y 
cross-vein, opposite the posterior cross-vein and somewhat before 
the tip of the sixth longitudinal vein ; supernumerary, middle and 
posterior cross-veins about equal in length, most indistinct in some 
specimens ; middle cross-vein situated in advance of the super- 
numerary cross-vein a distance equal to half its length ; posterior 
cross-vein situated before the middle cross-vein a distance equal to 
its length ; first sub-marginal cell considei’ably longer and some- 
what narrower than the second posterior cell, its Vjase situated 
somewhat before that of the latter ; base of the anal cell situated 
opposite the origin of the second longitudinal vein. 
Hah . — Blue Mountains, N.S.W. (Mastei’s). Three specimens. 
218. Anopheles stigmaticus, sp.n. 
(J. — Length of antennaj 0-080 inch ... 2-02 millimetres. 
Expanse of wings 0-160 x 0 035 ... 4-06 x 0-88 
Size of body 0-180x0-030 ... 4-56 x0-76 
