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rather short, oblique ; postmarginal vein as long as the sub- 

 marginal. Abdomen pointed ovate ; not as wide as the thorax, 

 and no longer than head and thorax united : second segment 

 equal to one-half length of abdomen. Length, 0'75 mm. 



Described from a single specimen caught on a window, 

 December 24, 1912. 



Hah. — North Queensland: Nelson, via Cairns (A. P. 

 Dodd). 



Type. — I. 1402, South Australian Museum. A female 

 on a slide. 



Phanurus giraulti, sp. nov. 



9 . Black ; legs, including coxae, golden-yellow : antennal 

 scape yellow; rest of antennae fuscous. Agreeing with niger 

 in structure of head, thorax, and abdomen. Differs from niger 

 in having first and second funicle- joints subequal, twice as long 

 as wide; third slightly shorter; club 5-jointed, the joints, 

 except the last, wider than long. Forewings rather wider than 

 in niger : longest marginal cilia equal to one-fifth greatest wing 

 width; discal cilia in about twenty-four lines. Length, 

 1"05 mm. 



S . Antennae 12-jointed; scape lemon-yellow; rest of 

 antennae more or less suffused with black, last four joints 

 fuscous; pedicel scarcely longer than wide; funicle- joints 1-3 

 subequal, distinctly longer than the pedicel ; fourth a little 

 shorter ; 5-9 moniliform, subequal, as wide as long ; last 

 funicle- joint as long as first. 



Described at first from a male and female specimens caught 

 while sweeping in forest, July 10, 1912, and March 13, 1913. 

 Subsequently other specimens were found from Nelson and 

 Babinda. 



Hah. — North Queensland: Nelson and Babinda, near 

 Cairns (A. A. Girault). 



Type. — I. 1403, South Australian Museum. Two slides 

 bearing male and female. 



Phanurus montanus, sp. nov. 



9 . Very like niger ^ but forewings when closed extending 

 distinctly beyond tip of abdomen, as wide as in giraulti; 

 antenna! club with joints 1-4 wider than long. Length, 

 0'75 mm. 



Described from a single specimen labelled "On windows, 

 December 28, 1911 (k. A. Girault)." 



Hah. — North Queensland: Herberton, 3,000 ft.; Cairns 

 district. 



Type. — I. 1404, South Australian Museum. A female on 

 a slide. 



