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Fam. LEPTID^E, Westw. 

 Gen. Leptis, Fair. 



47. Leptis decisa, n. s., mas. Nigra, capite albo, antennis testaceis basi 

 nigris, thoracis callis testaceis, vittis duabus pectoreque canis, abdomine tes- 

 taceo, vitta dorsali fasciisque nigris, femoribus testaceis apice nigris, alis 

 sublimpidis fascia apiceque fuscis. 



Male. Black. Head white in front. Antennae testaceous, black towards the 

 base. Humeral calli testaceous. Thorax with two hoary stripes ; sides and 

 pectus hoary. Abdomen testaceous, with a black dorsal stripe and a black 

 band on the hind border of each segment. Femora testaceous, with black 

 tips ; hind femora black for more than half the length from the tips. Wings 

 nearly limpid, pale brown towards the tips, and with a darker brown band 

 which tapers irregularly from the costa to the hind border and crosses the 

 base of the discal areolet ; veins black. Halteres testaceous. Length of 

 the body 4J lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



Malacca. 



Fam. BOMBYLID^S, Leach. 

 G-en. Anthrax, Fabr. 



48. Anthrax degenera, n. s., mas et foem. Nigra, pectore albido, abdominis 

 lateribus ferrugineis, ventre testaceo, alis subcinereis, pedibus basi testaceis. 

 Mas. Alis basi et apud costam nigro-fuscis. Foem. Alis plus dimidio 

 basali nigro-fuscis. 



Male and Female. Dull black. Head not broader than long. Antennae 

 small ; 3rd joint short-conical ; arista somewhat longer than the 3rd joint. 

 Pectus whitish. Abdomen blackish-brown, ferruginous on each side, testa- 

 ceous beneath. Legs long, slender. Wings greyish ; veins black ; radial 

 vein curved towards its tip ; fore fork of the cubital undulating, parallel to 

 the radial, forming near its base an obtuse angle which emits the stump of 

 a vein ; hind fork straight ; three nearly straight externo-medial veins ; 

 2nd connected with the 3rd by an undulating and very oblique veinlet ; 

 subanal vein near the anal on the border. Halteres testaceous. — Male. 

 Hind femora testaceous towards the base ; anterior femora dark testaceous. 

 Wings blackish-brown at the base and along the costa. — Female. Hind 

 femora testaceous with black tips ; anterior femora paler testaceous. Wings 

 blackish-brown for much more than half the length from the base. Length 

 of the body 3| lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Singapore. 



Earn. DOLICHOPIME, Leach. 

 G-en. Psiloptjs, Meigen. 



49. Psiloptjs clarits, n. s., mas. Viridis, capite cyaneo, facie pectoreque 

 albis, antennis nigris, abdominis segmentis nigro-fasciatis, pedibus testa- 

 ceis, tibiis posticis apice tarsisque nigris, alis limpidis. 



Male. Green. Head bright blue, white in front. Proboscis, legs and halteres 



