282 ME. walkee's catalogue oe dipterous iksects 



yellowish beneath ; tarsi and hind tibiae whitish at the base. Wings 

 sHghtly cinereous, with a black point at the tip of the mediastinal 

 vein ; veins black ; halteres whitish. Length of the body 4 hnes ; of 

 the wings 6 lines. 

 The description of this species is incomplete, owing to the imperfect state 

 of the specimen. 



Tarn. LEPTID^, Westw. 



Gen. Leptis, Fabr. 



44. Leptis ferruginosa, Wied. See Vol. I. p. 118. 



45. Leptis impar, n. s. Foem. Nigra, capite thoraceque albido to- 

 mentosis, vertice atro, antennis flavis minimis, abdomine apicera ver- 

 sus fascia vittisque duabus luteis, femoribus posterioribus apice femo- 

 ribusque anticis flavis, tibiis intermediis fulvis, ahs subcinereis dimidio 

 apicali fuscescente, areolis discali et posterioribus cinereo maculatis. 

 halteribus fulvis nigro notatis. 



Female. Black. Head and thorax with whitish toraentum ; vertex of 

 the bead deep black. Proboscis mostly yellowish. AntennjE yellow, 

 very small ; 3rd joint round. Abdomen towards the tip with a luteous 

 stripe on each side, and a luteous band. Fore femora yellow ; middle 

 femora yellow towards the tips ; hind femora yellow towards the base 

 and at the tips ; middle tibiae dull tawny. Wings slightly cinereous, 

 brownish for half the length from the tips ; discal and hinder extei-no- 

 medial areolets with a large slightly cinereous spot in each; veins 

 black, tawny at the base ; halteres tawny, with a black mark towards 

 the tip. Length of the body 3| lines ; of the wings 7 hnes. 



Gen. Chrtsopila, Macq. 



46. Chrysopila guttipennis, n. s. Foem. Picea, antennis flaves- 

 centibus, abdomine nigi'o apicem versus compresso et attenuato, fe- 

 moribus flavescentibus piceo subnotatis, alis amplis nigricanti-fuscis 

 basi maculisque liinpidis, halteribus flavescentibus nigro fasciatis. 



Female. Piceous. Proboscis and antennae yellowish, the latter very 

 short, with a long arista. Abdomen black, compressed and attenuated 

 towards the tip. Femora yellowish ; posterior femora slightly marked 

 with piceous. Wings ample, blackish brown, limpid towards the base 

 and with several limpid spots, some of which are confluent, and form 

 a band across the middle ; veins black, yellowish at the base ; halteres 

 yellowish, with a black subapical band. Length of the body 3 lines ; 

 of the wings 6 lines. 



Fam. BOMBYLID^, Leach. 



Subfani, Bombtlites, Walk. 



Gen. Antheax, Fair. 



47. Anthrax Pelops, Walk. See Vol. IIL p. 90. 



