Bibionidae of New Zealand — HARDY 
been adequately described except for the gen- 
ital characters. The antennal segments are 
more distinctly separated in the specimens 
at hand than they were in the type series, and 
the antennae appear to possess 13 segments. 
MALE GENITALIA: The ninth sternum is 
rounded on the sides and is slightly broader 
than long. The cleft on the hind margin ex- 
tends about 0.25 the length of the segment 
and a tumescence is present in the middle of 
the hind margin. The claspers are rather blunt- 
ly pointed on their inner apices (Fig. \d). 
The ninth ter gum is about 1.3 times broader 
than long, its hind margin is straight, and its 
posterior margin has a flat-topped projection 
in the median portion (Fig. Ic). 
length: Body and wings, 4.5-5. 5 mm. 
TYPE locality: Mt. Wellington, New Zea- 
land. 
Type in the United States National Mu- 
seum. 
I have seen additional specimens of this 
from the following localities in New Zealand: 
National Park, 4,000 feet, Nov. 6, 1949 (K. 
P. Lamb), and Waiouru, Oct. 19, 1943, labeled 
"X galls? on Olearia virgatd' (D. Hatch). 
[These would not have come from the galls; 
they were probably attracted to the plant for 
feeding.] 
Philia harrisoni n. sp. 
Fig. 2a-d 
This species is related to Philia varipes 
(Skuse) from Australia. It is distinguished 
by the short spurs on the front tibiae (Fig. 
2a) (equal in size to the apical spines, not 
twice as long); by the more slender basitarsi 
of the hind legs (Fig. 2b ) ; by the black pilose 
thorax and abdomen; and by the differences 
in the male genitalia as shown in Figures 2c, 
d and 3^, h. It is also related to P. acutidens 
(Edwards) but is separated by having only 3 
spines in the middle of each front tibia and 
by the black pilose body. 
MALE: Entirely polished black except for a 
slight rufous tinge in the ground color of the 
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Fig. 2. P. harrisoni n. sp. a, Front tibia; b, hind leg 
of male; c, ninth tergum of male; d, male genitalia 
(ventral aspect). 
pleura, humeral ridges, tibiae, and tarsi. All 
pile is dark brown to black. Head: The rostrum 
is about 0.5 as long as the lower portion of 
the compound eyes and is not produced be- 
yond the bases of the antennae. The antennae 
