218 MB. r. WALKEE ON DIPTEEA COLLECTED IN 



more than half its length from the border, and by more than its 

 length from the praebrachial transverse vein ; alulae whitish. Length 

 of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 8 Unes. 



74. Aricia prolixa, u. s. Foem. Fulva, eapite nigro, oculis albido 

 cinctis, antennis albido-flavis, thorace vitta lata nigra, abdomine fasciis 

 duabus guttisque duabus posticis nigris, tibiis tarsisque piceis, ahs 

 cinereis. 



Female. Tawny, with black bristles. Head black, with whitish tomen- 

 tum in front and along the eyes. Proboscis and palpi black. Antennae 

 whitish yellow. Thorax with a broad black stripe which extends to 

 the base of the seutellum. Abdomen with two black bands, and with 

 a black dot on each side near the tip. Tibiae and tarsi piceous. 

 Wings cinereous ; veins black, tawny towards the base ; cubital and 

 praebrachial veins very slightly converging towards the tip ; discal 

 transverse vein slightly bent inward, parted by much more than half 

 its length from the border, and by hardly more than its length from 

 the praebrachial transverse vein ; alulae whitish cinereous. Length 

 of the body 31 lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



Gen. CiENOSiA, Meigen. 



75. CiENOSiA LiTURATA, n. s. FcEm. Glauco-cana, eapite antico tes- 

 taceo, oculis albido cinctis, antennis testaceis, abdomine vittis quatuor 

 e maculis nigris> pedibus halteribusque testaceis, alis cinereis. 



Female. Glaucous hoary, with black bristles. Head testaceous in front, 

 whitish along the eyes. Palpi and antennae testaceous, the latter 

 extending to the epistoma ; arista plumose. Abdomen with four rows 

 of elongated black spots. Legs testaceous; tarsi piceous. Wings 

 cinereous ; veins black, testaceous towards the base ; discal transverse 

 vein straight, parted by its length from the border, and by almost 

 twice its length from the praebrachial transverse vein ; alulae white ; 

 halteres testaceous. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 

 5 lines. 



Subfam. Boeboetdes, Haliday. 



Gen. CoTAMBA, Walk. 



76. Cotamba fumifera, Walk. See Vol. V. p. 247. 



Subfam. Helomtzides, FalUn. 

 Gen. Helomtza, FalUn. 



77. Helorayza atripennis. Walk. See Vol. IIL p. 109. 



78. Helorayza observans. Walk. See Vol. IV. p. 143. 



79. Helomyza meritoria, n. s. Fcem. Testacea, thorace vittis duabus 



