MEW OR LITTLE-KNOWN SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN TIPULIDAE (DIPTERA). II. By Charles P. Alexander, F.R.E.S., Massachusetts State College, Amherst, Mass., U.S.A. {Communicated by Frank H. Taylor, F.R.E.S., F.Z.S.) (Seven Text-figures.) [Read 29th March, 1944.] The preceding part under this general title was published in these Proceedings in December, 1922 (xlvii (4), 581-590). Since that time a vast amount of work has been accomplished on the crane-flies of Australia and many records of seasonal and geographical distribution have accumulated. It seems advisable that certain of these records be published at this time, together with the descriptions of various undescribed species and subspecies from various States of the Commonwealth. I am particularly indebted to Mr. Taylor for correcting the date of publication of Skuse's first paper on the Australian Tipulidae. Author's separates of this are labelled a£ though actually printed on 25th September, 1889. Mr. Taylor spent some time in clearing up this matter, and it is due to his kindness that the following notes may be given. "I have cleared up the mystery re dates mentioned by you and myself. His VII was read on September 25th, 1889 (that is the date of the usual monthly meeting of that year, which I saw by inspecting the notices of the monthly meetings through the kind-ness of Dr. Walkom) and the part of the journal containing Skuse's paper was published February 3rd, 1890. I am sending you a photograph proving date of publication as on that date. For some curious reason which cannot now be explained, because the original Secretary is now dead, the date of reading and not of publication was printed on the reprints of 1889." — Frank H. Taylor. The specimens upon which the following records are based were taken by various friends and correspondents who are acknowledged in the text and to whom my sincere thanks are extended. Tipulinae. Clytocosmus helmsi Skuse. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., xv, 1890, 76. ' Mount Kosciusko, New South Wales, 2nd February, 1927 (L. Harrison). Ptilogyna ramicornis (Walker). Ent. Mag., ii, 1S35, 469. Dudley Lagoon, Newcastle, New South Wales; bred from larvae found in lagoon 30th August, 1933; adults emerged 13th and 25th October, 1933 (N. J. B. Plomley) ; Plomley No. T 1. Platyphasia princeps Skuse. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., xv, 1890, 85. Mount Kosciusko, New South Wales, 2nd February, 1927 (L. Harrison). Platyphasia regina Alexander. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., xlvii, 1922, 586. Deer Vale, New South Wales, 12th January, 1931 (A. N. Burns) ; Wilson Collection. Plusiomyia neogama, n. sp. Allied to in ornata Skuse; antennae (female) with at least seven bipectinate segments; mesonotal praescutum golden-yellow with three black stripes; femora obscure c
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