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Abdominal tergites fulvous yellow, sternites clearer yellow; hypopyginm, 
including the ninth tergite, dark brown. 
Holotype, 2, Torricelli Mountains, altitude 200-1,000 feet, January, 1939 
(Cheesman). 
The present fly is considered as being a race of Limonia (Dupanoplera) 
candidata Alexander (pallida de Meijere, preocenpied), deseribed from the Noord 
River (Loretitz River) district of south-western New Guinea. 
Tribe Hexatomini 
Limnoputta Maequart, 1884. 
PapuaPHILA subgen. nov. 
Characters generally as in Limnopiila, that is, with cell R3 of wings present 
and deep, cell 1, present; anterior areulus preserved. Antennae 13-seamented. 
Wings with m—cu near the inner end of cell {st My or a short distance beyond the 
fork of M; vein 2nd A unusually short, somewhat as in J'richacera but not as 
strongly curved. Ovipositor with cerei very long and slender. 
Type of subgenus: Limnophila séleclissima (Walker), Mysol. 
Other included species are Limnophila apicalis de Meijere, of south-western 
New Guinea; Z, contingens (Walker), of north-western New Guinea; L. euchroma 
(Walker), of Gilolo (Halmahera), and L. terminalis (Walker), of north-western 
New Guinea. All of the species deseribed by Walker were taken by Alfred Russel 
Wallace. 
In 1921, the late Dr. Fred. W. Edwards, of the British Museum, wrote me that 
the various Walker species above listed differed from all other deseribed species of 
Limnophila and that he intended to propose for them a new generie group, This 
was never done and it seems advisable to erect the group at this time. 1 am giving 
it subgeneri¢ ranking, with the realization that the accession of more materials 
may well result in elevating it to generic status. Undoubtedly, the group will be 
found to be a very characteristic one in the Papuan subregion, 
Concerning the subgenotype, selectissima, the following supplementary notes 
on the type were sent to me by Edwards. Venation: F's ending in cell Ro, that is, 
cell Rg sessile; Ry at midlength of anterior branch of Rs, that is, veins Ry.3 and 
Ry subequal; 2) 42 one and one-half times vein Is alone; m-eu a little beyond 
the base of the short cell 7st Ma. 
Tt may be noted that both van der Wulp and Kertész place Limnobia trisignata 
Walker in the genus Limnophila, but from the rather satisfactory description it 
seems certain that this is a Limenia and probably a member of the subgenns 
Libnotes. Unfortunately, I have no notes hy Edwards on this species nor did he 
inclade it as being a Libnotes in his discussion of the Oriental-Anstralasian species 
of this group (Journ. Fed. Malay States Mus., 1928: 74-80). 
