watgiotj, mtsol, and north ceram 223 



"Waigiou. 

 Pam. MTCETOPHILIDiE, Haliday. 



Gen. Leia, Meigen. 



1. Leia indivisa, n. s. Fam. Ochracea, antennis nigris basi ochra- 

 ceis, abdomine clavato depresso, tibiis tarsisque subsetulosis, alls cine- 

 reis plagis tribus obscui-ioribus, venuUs duabus subcostalibus nigro 

 nebulosis. 



Female. Ochraceous. Antennse black, except at the base. Ocelli nearly 

 coutigiious, in a line with the hind border of the eyes. Abdomen de- 

 pressed, increasing in breadth from the base to the tip. Legs rather 

 long and slender; tibiae and tarsi minutely setulose, a little darker 

 than the femora and coxae. Wings cinereous, with tvA'o elongated 

 darker cinereous spots along the hind border, the second also apical ; 

 costa with a darker cinereous apical streak; veins black, ochraceous 

 at the base ; two oblique subcostal veinlets clouded with black. 

 Length of the body 'S\ lines; of the wings 6 lines. 

 This species, in the structure of the wing-veins, differs somewhat from all 

 the European groups of the genus. 



Paul. STEATIOMID^, Haliday. 

 Gen. Nerua, Walk. 



2. Nerua scenopinoides, Walk. See Vol. IIL p. 81. 



Fam. ASILID^, Leach. 

 Subfam. Laphrites, Walk. 

 Gen. Laphria, Fahr. 



3. Laphria complens, Walk. See Vol. IV. p. 106. 



4. Laphria manifesta. Walk, See Vol. IIL p. 87. 



5. Laphria aperta. Walk. See Vol. III. p. 87. 



6. Laphria puer, Doleschall. See Vol. V. p. 147. 



7. Laphria auribasis, n. s. Fam. Cupreo-nigra, capite pilis aureis 

 vestito, mystace e setis nigris, antennarum articulo 3" lineari, abdomine 

 basi subtusque aurato pilis apicalibus nigris, pedibus aurato pilosis, 

 femoribus incrassatis, alis nigricantibus basi cinereis, halteribus flavo- 

 albis. 



Female. Cupreous black, stout. Head with brightly gilded hairs in 

 front, thickly clothed beneath with less gilded hairs ; mystax composed 

 of several black bristles. Proboscis, palpi, and antennae black ; 3rd 

 joint of the antennae linear, elongate-conical towards the tip. Pectus 

 with gilded tomentum. Abdomen brightly gilded beneath and at the 

 base above ; tip black, shining, with black hairs. Legs robust, thickly 

 covered with long gilded hairs ; femora much incrassated ; tarsi with 



