118 ME. walker's catalogue of dipterotjs insects 



posticis apices rersvis nigricantibus annulo subapicali testaceo, alis lim- 

 pidis venis nigris triente basali infuscatis, balteribus testaceis apice fuscis. 

 Male. Black, sbiniug. Pectus -nitb hoary tomentum. Legs testaceous; 

 tips of the femora, of the tibiae, and of the joints of the tarsi black ; liiud 

 femora mostly blackish, with a testaceous subapical band. Wuigs hmpid; 

 vems black, clouded with brown towards the base. Halteres testaceous, 

 with brown knobs. Length of the body 2i Imes ; of the wings 5 Unes. 



Fam. LEPTID^, Westw. 

 G-en. Leptis, Fair. 



70. Leptis ferruginosa, Wled. Auss. Zweifl. i. 224. 6. 



71. Leptis deeisa, Walk. See p. 15. 



Gen. Chetsopila, Maec[. 



72. Chetsopila maculipennis, n. s., mas et fcem. Picea, pectore testaceo 

 cano-tomentoso, abdominis segmentis testaceo-fasciatis, pedibus testaceis, 

 ahs limpidis, fasciis tribus maculosis fuscis. 



Male and Female, Piceous. Head in front and pectus with hoary tomentum. 

 Proboscis, legs and halteres testaceous. Antennae black. Abdomen with 

 a testaceous band on the liiud border of each segment. Wings limpid, 

 with three irregular brown bands ; 2nd and 3rd bands broad, connected, 

 adorned with several limpid spots ; veins black. Length of the body 

 2^ lines ; of the wings 5 Hues. 



Fam. BOMBYLID^, Leach. 



Subfam. Theeevites, Walk. 



G-en. Theeeva, Latr. 



73. Theeeva pejecedens, n. s., fcem. Nigra confertim cano-tomentosa, 

 capite antico albo barbaque alba, pedibus subpilosis, alis subcinereis venis 

 nigris. 



Female. Black, entirely covered with hoary tomentum. Head white and 

 shining in front, clothed beneath with white hairs.- Proboscis black and 

 shining as usual. Legs sUghtly hauy. Wmgs shghtly greyish ; veins 

 black. Length of the body Z\ lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



Subfam. Bombtlites, Walk. 

 Gen. Antheax, Fdbr. 



74. Anthrax Tantalus, Fair. Sysi. Antl. 124. 29. 

 Inhabits also Hindostan, Java and China. 



75. Antlu'ax pennipes, Wied. Auss, Zweifl. i. 272. 23. 

 Inliabits also Java. 



76. Antheax semiscita, n. s. (Group 10. Dipt. Satind. 167), mas. Nigro- 

 picea cmereo nigroque pilosa, abdomine nigro apicem versus argenteo- 



