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Fam. ASILIDJ;. (Leach.) Sub-Fam. LAPHRITES. 

 (Wlk.) Genus LAPHEIA. (Fabr.) 



Laphria columbica. N. S. 



Mas. Subseneo-nigro ; capite pilis subauratis densis- 

 sime vestito ; mystace e setis nigris ; thorace nigro-piloso, 

 fascia subaurato-pilosa ; abdornine apicem versus subau- 

 rato piloso ; femoribus posticis in-crassatis nigro-pilosis ; 

 tibiis posticis lividis apice nigris ; alis nigricantibus areo- 

 larum discis cinereis. 



Laphria Male. Black, with a very slight aeneous 

 tinge. Head very thickly clothed with slightly gilded 

 hairs ; vertex and hind side with black hairs ; mystax 

 composed of black bristles. Thorax clothed with short 

 black hairs ; fore part with fawn-coloured pubescence ; 

 a band of slightly gilded hairs across the hind part of 

 the scutum. Abdomen clothed towards the tip with 

 slightly gilded hairs. Legs mostly clothed with slightly 

 gilded hairs ; hind femora incrassated with black hairs ; 

 hind tibia3 livid, and with slightly gilded hairs, except 

 towards the tips. Wings blackish ; discs of most of the 

 areolets cinereous ; veins and halteres black. Length 

 of the body, 9 lines; of the wings, 16 lines. 



This species has most resemblance to L. posticata, 

 from which it may be distinguished by the pale hairs 

 on the hind tibiae. 



Fam. CESTRID.E. (Leach.) Genus CUTEEEBEA. (Clark.) 

 Cuterebra approximata. N. S. 



Nigra ; capite punctate ; vertice linea glabra sulcata; 

 thoracis tomento-cinereo ; abdomirie nigro-cyaneo ; alis 

 nigricantibus. 



Black. Head minutely punctured above, slightly 



