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black towards the tips ; transverse veins black. Discal transverse vein 

 clonded with brown, parted by much less than its length from the border, 

 and by much more than twice its length from the praebrachial transverse 

 vein. Alulae whitish. Length of the body 2£ lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 

 Malacca. 



97. Helomyza exettns, n. s., mas. Fulva, capite antico, metathorace pectore 

 pedibusque testaceis, abdominis maculis transversis nigricantibus, tarsis 

 ferrugineis apice fuscis, alis subcinereis macula apicibusque fuscis. 



Very nearly allied to H. intereuns. Male. Tawny. Head in front, meta- 

 thorax, pectus, legs and halteres testaceous. Abdomen with a transverse 

 blackish mark on the disk of each segment. Tarsi ferruginous, with black 

 tips. Wings slightly greyish ; tips brown ; veins black, tawny at the base ; 

 a brown spot on the discal transverse vein, which is straight, slightly 

 oblique, parted by less than its length from the border, and by about thrice 

 its length from the discal transverse vein. Alulae whitish. Length of the 

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



Mount Ophir. 



Subfam. Latjxanides, Walk. 

 Gen. Laitxanta, Latr. 



98. Lauxania ettceea, n. s., mas. Nigra cinereo-tomentosa, capite atro- 

 biguttato, antennis piceis longissimis, arista alba, abdomine pedibusque 

 fulvis, femoribus tibiisque nigro-fasciatis, alis subcinereis apud costam 

 subluridis. 



Male. Black, with greyish tomentum. Head with a deep black spot on each 

 side between the eyes. Proboscis dull tawny. Palpi black. Antennae 

 piceous 5 1st joint long ; 3rd slender, cylindrical, longer than the 1st and 

 the 2nd together ; arista white, pubescent, longer than the 3rd joint. 

 Abdomen and legs tawny ; femora and tibiae with black bands ; tarsi with 

 black tips. Wings greyish, slightly lurid along the costa ; veins black ; 

 discal transverse vein straight, slightly oblique, parted by less than its 

 length from the border, and by more than twice its length from the pra> 

 brachial transverse vein. Halteres tawny. Length of the body 2 lines ; 

 of the wings 4£ lines. 



Singapore. 



99. Lauxania detereuns, n. s., foem. Nigra, nitens, antennis piceis, arista 

 nigra, tarsis anticis basi tibiisque tarsisque posterioribus testaceis, alis sub- 

 cinereis. 



Female. Black, shining, with black bristles. Antennae piceous ; 3rd joint 

 elongate-conical, much shorter than that of L. eucera ; arista black, pu- 

 bescent, full thrice the length of the 3rd joint. Fore tarsi at the base and 

 posterior tibiae and tarsi testaceous. Wings slightly greyish ; veins and 

 halteres testaceous ; discal transverse vein straight, almost upright, parted 

 by almost its length from the border and b$ nearly twice its length from the 

 preebrachial transverse vein. Length of the body 1£ line ; of the wings 

 3 lines. 



Mount Opliir, at the height of 4000 feet. 



