BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 845 



353. LlMNOPHILA OCELLATA, Sp.n. (PI. XXII. fig. 21). 



(J. — Length of antemuie 0.040 incli ... 1-01 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-210x0 047 ... 5-33 x M8 



Size of body 0-150 x 0-020 ... 3-81 x 0-50 



9. — Length of antennae 0*040 inch ... 1-01 millimetres. 



Expanse of wings 0-250 x 0'060 ... 6-34 x 1-54 



Size of body 0-210 x 0-030 ... 5-33 x 0-76 



Head brown, with a yellowish-grey or brownish bloom ; rostrum 

 ochreous-brown or brownish ; palpi and antennae black ; flagellar 

 joints cylindrical, the first two or three more elliptical. Thorax 

 covered with a yellowish-grey or brown bloom, with three brown 

 stripes ; intermediate stripe extending from collare to suture, 

 marked with two small approximate shining dots at one third of 

 its length from anterior extremity ; lateral stripes short ; humeral 

 pits prominent, in a line with intermediate dots ; pleurae, scutellum 

 and metathorax with a greyish bloom. Halteres pale yellow. 

 Abdomen dark brown or blackish ; ^ forceps dull ochreous or 

 pale greyish-brown, the terminal appendages black, single, trun- 

 cate, with a minute hook at the outer angle ; 9 ovipositor long, 

 slender, very little curved, tinged with ochreous towards extremity. 

 Coxae greyish-ochreous. Remaining joints brown to black. Wings 

 with a slightly greyish tint, marked with brownish (more inky 

 when fresh), chiefly coalescent ocellate, spots; an incomplete ocellus 

 has the origin of prsefurca for its centre, and is coalescent with 

 another more or less complete ocellus reaching to the posterior 

 margin; others are more or less distinct, centred round the cross- 

 veins, and generally coalescent; an ocellus at distal end of discal cell 

 often distinct and very perfect ; leaving two sub-hyaline trans- 

 verse bands, the first opposite middle, the second opposite tip, of 

 auxiliary vein. Auxiliary vein rather short, reaching costa opposite 

 middle of praefurca ; sub-costal cross-vein situate beyond origin of 

 praefurca a distance equal to length of great cross-vein ; praefurca 



