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subapical), and with a limpid mark on the hiad part of the base ; costa 

 testaceous. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 12 hues. 



15. Pteeocosmus dilutus, n. s. Saturate rufus, capite nigro, antennis 

 pedibus halteribusque testaceis, ahs cinereis costa testacea venulis trans - 

 versis nigricante nebulosis macula discaU guttisque marginahbus albis. 



Nearly aUied to the preceding species, of which it may be an immatiu-e variety. 

 Deep red. Head black. Antemise, legs and halteres pale testaceous. 

 Tarsi a little darker towards the tips. Wings greyish, pale testaceous along 

 the costa, with a discal white spot, and with some white marginal dots of 

 various size ; transverse veinlets shghtly clouded vsith black. Length of 

 the body 6 Hues ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Greu. TiPULA, Linn. 



16. Tipula pedata, Wied. Auss. Zioeifl. i. 45. 7. 

 Inhabits also Java. 



17. TiPTJiA viLis, n. s., mas. Fusca, antennis subverticOlato-pilosis, tliorace 

 ferrugineo uitido, femoribus basi fulvescentibus, ahs subcinereis venis stig- 

 mateqvxe nigris. 



Male. Brown. Antennae short, shghtly verticiUate-pilose. Thorax ferru- 

 ginous, shining. Legs slender ; femora somewhat tawny towards the base- 

 Wings very shghtly greyish ; stigma and veins black. Length of the body 

 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Fam. STEATIOMID^, Haliday. 



Geu. Ptilocera, Wied. 



18. Ptilocera qiiadridentata. Fair. See page 7. 



Geu. Clitellabia, Meigen. 



19. CliteUaria varia, Walk. See page 7. 



20. ChteUaria flaviceps. Walk. See page 7. 



21. Cliteilaria notabilis, n. s., foem. Nigro-cyanea, capite halteribusque 

 palhde testaceis, antennis pedibusque nigris, abdomine cyaneo, alis fuscis 

 costam versus nigricantibus. 



Female. Blackish-blue, Head pale testaceous. Antennae and legs black. 

 Thorax with a band and a stripe of gi'ey tomentmu. Abdomen blue, with 

 grey tomentum beneath. Wmgs dark brown, blackish along the costa. 

 Length of the body 5 hues ; of the wings 10 Hues. 



Gen. Ctclogasteb, Macquarf. 



22. Ctclogasteb deteacta, n. s., foem. Nigra, cinereo-piibescens, antennis 

 fulvis, arista albida elongata tenui, pedibus albidis, coxis femoribusque nigris, 

 aUs subcmereis venis sordide albidis. 



Female. Black, with grey down. Head sliinuig. Antennae tawny ; arista 



