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31. Laphkia basifeea, n. s., foem. Obsciu-e nigra, capite albiclo tomentoso, 

 mystace nigro, antennarum articulo 3° fusiformi, thorace cano-sexvittato, 

 abdominis lateribus albido-maculatis, apice compresso, alls subcinereis basi 

 sublimpidis costse dimidio apicali fiiscescente. 



Female. Dull black. Head with wliitish tomentum and hairs. Face shghtly 

 convex towards the epistoma. Mystax with several black bristles. Proboscis 

 lanceolate, stout, straight. Tliird joint of the antenuse fusilbrin, as long as 

 the 1st and the 2ud. Thorax with six hoary stripes ; the middle pair parallel, 

 Hnear, very slender and almost contiguous. Abdomen witli wliitish spots 

 along each side, compressed at the tip. Legs with whitish hairs and with 

 black bristles. Wings greyish, almost limpid towards the base, brownish 

 along the apical part of the costa ; veins black. Length of the body 6 lines ; 

 of the wmgs 12 hnes. 



Singapore. 



This may bo the female of the following species. 



32. Lapheia eadicalis, n. s., mas. Nigra, capite argenteo, mystace nigro, 

 antennarum articulo 3° liueari, thorace strigis quatuor laterahbus transversis 

 vittisque duabus interniecUis albidis, abdominis lateribus albido-maculatis, 

 ventre testaceo, ahs nigro-fiiscis dimidio basah limpido. 



Male. Black. Head beneath with wliitish haii's. Face flat, with silvery- 

 white tomentum. Mystax with a few black bristles. Proboscis linear, 

 rather slender. Tliird joint of the antennte linear, a little longer than the 

 1st and the 2nd. Thorax with two transverse whitish marks on each side, 

 and with two whitish middle stripes which are broader and further apart 

 than those of L. has if era. Pectus with testaceous whitish tomentum. Ab- 

 domen with a row of whitish spots along each side ; underside testaceous 

 except at the tip. Legs with blackish hairs ; femora with testaceous hairs. 

 Wings blackish brown, limpid for almost half the length from the base ; 

 veins black. Halteres wliitisli. Length of the body 5 hues ; of the wmgs 

 10 hues. 



Mount Ophh', at the height of 4000 feet. 



33. Lapheia inatjeea, n. s., fcem. Obscm-e nigra, capite, thoracis lateribus, 

 pectore abdominisque marginibus fulvo-tomentosis, mystace nigro, anten- 

 narum articulo 3° longi-fusiformi, thorace cinereo-bivittato, abdomme ferru- 

 gineo, apice nigro, alis obscure fuscis basi paUidioribus. 



Female. Dull black. Head, sides of the thorax, pectus, and liind borders of 

 the abdominal segments with tawny tomentum. Face shghtly convex 

 towards the epistoma. Mystax with a few black bristles. Third joint of the 

 antennae very elongate-fusiform, longer than the 1st and the 2nd. Thorax 

 with two parallel cinereous stripes. Abdomen ferruginous, black and 

 shining towards the tip ; underside somewhat cinereous. Legs with tawny 

 hafrs. Wings dark brown, somewhat paler towards the base ; veins black. 

 Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 8 hnes ; of the wings 14 hues. 



Singapore. 



34. Lapheia basigutta, n. s., mas. Nigra, capite am-eo, mystace nigro, an- 

 tennarum articulo 3° lineari, thorace abdomineque fulvo-tomentosis, alis 

 nigricantibus basi subhmpidis. 



Male. Black. Face almost flat, with pale gilded tomentum. Mystax with 



