Australian Fruit Flies — FIardy 
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scutellars. Wi/ 2 gs: The two costal cells are 
hyaline and devoid of microtrichia except in 
the apical portion of the second section. The 
costal band is comparatively narrow but does 
extend faintly along the underside of vein 
R3. The costal band extends a short distance 
beyond the apex of vein R4+5, about one- 
third the distance across the apex of cell R5. 
The cubital streak is moderately broad and 
fills the basal portion of cell M4 up to the 
lower margin of the m-cu crossvein. In the 
male the narrowed portion of cell Cu is two 
times longer than the distance from its apex 
to the wing margin. In the female the nar- 
rowed portion of Cu is one and one-third 
times longer than the distance to the wing 
margin. Abdomen: Colored as in dorsalis with 
the first tergum chiefly dark colored, the 
second yellow-white on the apical half and 
Fig. 15. Dacus (Sfrumeta) endiandrae (Perkins and 
May): a, female ovipositor, full length; b, apex of 
ovipositor. 
with a subbasal brown to black crossband; a 
black longitudinal median vitta extends 
down terga 3 to 5 and a broad basal band of 
black is on the third tergum. Ovipositor: Com- 
paratively short, rather inconspicuous in 
pinned specimens. The extruded portion of 
the ovipositor is usually about equal in 
length to the fifth tergum. The extended ovi- 
positor (Fig. 15^) is about 3.6 mm. in length. 
The piercer measures approximately 1.2 mm. 
long by 0.19 mm. wide at its broadest point. 
The setae are well developed and are located 
about 0.065 mm. from the apex of the piercer. 
This distance is equal to four times the length 
of the plate bearing the setae or to the length 
of the longest setae (Fig. 15^). The piercer 
tapers gradually from a point in front of the 
apex of the oviduct. This apex is about 0.22 
mm. from the tip of the piercer. The inversion 
membrane is 1.4 mm. long by 0.22 mm. at its 
widest point. The scales of the rasper extend 
to within 0.45 mm. of the base of the eighth 
segment. The basal segment is about 1.2 mm. 
long on a mid-line by 1.0 mm. across its hind 
margin. The spiracles are located about 1.9 
mm. from the base of the seventh segment 
measured on the lateral margins. 
Length: Body, 5. 8-6. 5 mm.; wings, 5.1- 
5.9 mm. 
type: No type or type locality designated. 
Described from a series bred from Endiandra 
discolor and Cryptocarya erythroxylon at Cairns 
and Mossman, Queensland. 
Location of cotypes: University of Queens- 
land. 
A large series of specimens is in the Krauss 
collection from the following localities and 
hosts : near Deeral, Queensland, ex Endiandra 
tooram, July, 1949; Atherton Tableland, 
Queensland, ex same host, Nov., 1949; 
Cairns, Queensland, ex "Oval, dark purple 
fruit, M" long," Nov., 1949; Babinda, 
Queensland, ex "dark purple fruit, 1" long- 
V%' diameter," Nov., 1949; Atherton Table- 
land, ex Beilschmiedia ohtusifolia, Nov., 1949; 
and Atherton Tableland, ex Litsea leefeana, 
Nov., 1949. Two specimens were also mixed 
