118 MR. walker's catalogue of dipterous insects 



posticis apices versus nigricantibus annulo subapicali testaceo, alis lim- 

 pidis venis nigris triente basali infuscatis, halteribus testaceis apice fuscis. 

 Male. Black, shining. Pectus with hoary tomentum. Legs testaceous ; 

 tips of the femora, of the tibise, and of the joints of the tarsi black ; hind 

 femora mostly blackish, with a testaceous subapical band. Wings limpid; 

 veins black, clouded with brown towards the base. Halteres testaceous, 

 with brown knobs. Length of the body 2£ lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



Fam. LEPTID^E, Westw. 

 G-en. Leptis, Fair. 



70. Leptis ferruginosa, Wied. Auss. Zweifl. i. 224. 6. 



71. Leptis decisa, Walk. See p. 15. 



G-en. Chrtsopila, Macq. 



72. Chrysopila macttlipennts, n. s., mas et foem. Picea, pectore testaceo 

 cano-tomentoso, abdominis segmentis testaceo-fasciatis, pedibus testaceis, 

 alis limpidis, fasciis tribus maculosis fuscis. 



Male and Female. Piceous. Head in front and pectus with hoary tomentum. 

 Proboscis, legs and halteres testaceous. Antennae black. Abdomen with 

 a testaceous band on the hind border of each segment. Wings limpid, 

 with three irregular brown bands ; 2nd and 3rd bands broad, connected, 

 adorned with several limpid spots ; veins black. Length of the body 

 %\ lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



Earn. BOMBTLID^E, Leach. 



Subfam. Therevites, Walk. 



Glen. Thereva, Latr. 



73. Thereva prjecedens, n. s., foem. Nigra confertim cano-tomentosa, 

 capite antico albo barbaque alba, pedibus subpilosis, alis subcinereis venis 

 nigris. 



Female. Black, entirely covered with hoary tomentum. Head white and 

 shining in front, clothed beneath with white hairs. Proboscis black and 

 shining as usual. Legs slightly hairy. Wings slightly greyish; veins 

 black. Length of the body 3£ lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



Subfam. Bombylites, Walk. 

 Gen. Anthrax, Fabr. 



74. Anthrax Tantalus, Fabr. Syst. Antl. 124. 29. 

 Inhabits also Hindostan, Java and China. 



75. Anthrax pennipes, Wied. Auss. Zweifl. i. 272. 23. 

 Inhabits also Java. 



76. Anthrax semiscita, n. s. (Group 10. Dipt. Saund. 167), mas. Nigro- 

 picea cinereo nigroque pilosa, abdomine nigro apicem versus argenteo- 



