120 me. walker's catalogue of dipterous insects 



83. Psiloptts Illiciens, n. s., mas. Laete cyaneo-viridis, antennis nigris 

 articulo 3° brevi, arista sat longa, abdomine laete viridi segmentis atro- 

 fasciatis, pedibus nigris > tibiis fulvescentibus, alis cinereis apud costam 

 fuscescentibus, venis halteribusque nigris. 



Male. Bright bluish-green. Proboscis black. Antennae black ; 3rd joint 

 short ; arista more than half the length of the body. Abdomen emerald- 

 green, with broad black bands. Legs black ; tibiae duU tawny. Wings 

 grey, brownish along the costa ; veins and halteres black ; fore branch of 

 the praebrachial vein curved ; discal transverse vein undulating. Length 

 of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



84. Psilopus delectans, n. s., mas. Laete cyaneo-viridis, facie pectoreque 

 argenteo-tomentosis, antennis nigris articulo 3° conico, arista sat longa, 

 abdomine laete viridi segmentis nigro-fasciatis, pedibus nigris, alis sub- 

 cinereis, venis halteribusque nigris. 



Male. Bright bluish-green. Face and pectus with silvery tomentum. Pro- 

 boscis black. Antennae black j 3rd joint conical j arista black, more than 

 half the length of the body. Abdomen bright green, with narrow black 

 bands. Legs black. Wings greyish ; veins and halteres black ; fore branch 

 of the praebrachial vein curved ; discal transverse vein undulating. Length 

 of the body 3^ lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



85. Psilopus peoliciens, n. s., fcem. Laete viridis robustus, capite cyaneo- 

 viridi, facie pectore abdominisque Iateribus argenteo-tomentosis, antennis 

 nigris articulo 3° longi-conico, arista sat longa, abdominis segmentis atro- 

 fasciatis, pedibus nigris, alis cinereis macula costali fusca venis nigris, 

 halteribus fulvis. 



Female. Bright green, stout. Head bluish -green ; face with silvery tomen- 

 tum. Proboscis black. Antennae black ; 3rd joint elongate-conical ; arista 

 full half the length of the body. Thorax with three bright cupreous stripes. 

 Pectus and sides of the abdomen with silvery tomentum. Abdomen with 

 broad deep black bands. Legs black. Wings grey, with an elongated 

 brown spot towards the middle of the costa ; veins black ; fore branch of 

 the praebrachial vein much curved ; discal transverse vein nearly straight. 

 Halteres tawny. Length of the body 2£ lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



86. Psilopus peolectans, n. s., fcem. Laete cyaneo-viridis, antennis nigris 

 articulo 3° conico, arista longissima, abdomine apicem versus purpureo, 

 pedibus nigris, alis obscure fuscis fasciis tribus abbreviatis apiceque sub- 

 limpidis, venis halteribusque nigris. 



Female. Bright bluish-green. Proboscis black. Antennae black ; 3rd joint 

 conical; arista nearly as long as the body. Abdomen purple towards the 

 tip. Legs black. Wings dark brown, with three nearly limpid bands which 

 do not extend to the costa ; 1st band dilated along the hind border to the 

 base of the wing \. 2nd very short ; 3rd much longer ; tips nearly limpid ; 

 veins and halteres black ; fore branch of the praebrachial vein very much 

 curved ; discal transverse vein very deeply undulating, angular, and emit- 

 ting a short stump in the middle. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the 

 wings 6 lines. 



87. Psilopus collucens, n. s., foem. Laete viridi-cyaneus brevis latus, ver- 

 tice purpureo, facie pectoreque albido-tomentosis, antennis nigris articulo 



