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two blackish-brown bands ; the 1st broad, basal, not extending beyond half 

 the breadth from the costa ; the 2nd narrow, entire, near the 1st ; veins 

 black ; discal transverse vein straight and upright, parted by one-tliird of 

 its length from the border, and by very much more than its length from the 

 prsebrachial transverse vein. Halteres- testaceous. Length of the body 

 2£ hnes ; of the wings 5 lines. 

 Singapore. 



Gren. Xakgelina, n. g. {Plate I. fig. 3.) 



Foem. Corpus latiusculum, parce setosum. Caput antice subdilatatum ; facies 

 magna. Antenna breves ; articulus 3 US longi-conicus ; arista longa, gracilis, 

 plumata. Abdomen brevi-ovatum, thorace non longius. Pedes breviusculi. 

 Alee mediocriter latae ; venae recta?. 



Female. Body rather broad, with a few bristles. Head somewhat dilated in 

 front ; face large. Antennas short ; 3rd joint elongate-conical ; arista long, 

 slender, plumose. Abdomen short-oval, not longer than the thorax. Legs 

 rather short. Wings moderately broad ; subcostal vein extending to about 

 one-fourth of the length of the wing ; mediastinal extending a little beyond 

 the subcostal ; radial ending at about seven-eighths of the length ; cubital 

 ending at the tip ; cubital and prsebrachial almost parallel beyond the discal 

 transverse vein, which is straight and upright, and parted by very much 

 more than its length from the prsebrachial transverse, and by much less 

 than its length from the border. 



107. Xangelina basigtttta, n. s., foem. Testacea, scutello fusco, abdomine 

 fulvo, alis subcinereis gutta costali nigra venis transversis nigro-sublim- 

 batis. 



Female. Testaceous. Proboscis partly brownish. Scutellum brown. Abdo- 

 men tawny. Wings slightly greyish ; veins black ; a black dot at the tip 

 of the subcostal vein; transverse veins slightly clouded with black. 

 Length of the body 2 lines ; of the wings 4 lines. 



Malacca. 



Gren. Platystoma. 



108. Platystoma bigida, n. s., mas. Ferrugineo-fusca, capite subtus albo, 

 antennis piceis, pectore albido, pedibus nigris, alis nigricantibus albo con- 

 fertim at interrupte guttatis. 



Male. Ferruginous-brown, tomentose. Head wliite behind and beneath, fer- 

 ruginous and shining in front. Antennae piceous ; arista slightly plumose. 

 Pectus whitish. Legs black. Wings blackish, thickly studded with white 

 dots, which disappear at the base and on an undulating band beyond the 

 middle ; veins black. Length of the body 3 hnes ; of the wings 6 hnes. 



Singapore. 



109. Platystoma stellata, n. s., mas. Cinereo-nigra, capite subtus albido, 

 antennis fulvis, facie abdominis apice pedibusque nigris nitentibus, alis 

 obscure cinereis guttis confertis at interruptis limpidis. 



Male. Cinereous-black, tomentose. Head shining black in front, whitish 

 behind and beneath. Antennae tawny. Abdomen shining black at the 



