GENUS WYEOMYIA 499 



black, basal joint pale testaceous ; palpi black scaled ; proboscis covered 

 with black scales. Length. — 3 mm. 



Note. — In all probability the above species is identical with that 

 described by Williston, but in the absence of his types, the original 

 description has been retained in its place under Mcles. 



6. WYEOMYIA ARANOIDES, Theobald (Monog. II, p. 274). 



Thorax shiny black when denuded, with deep bronzy-brown 

 scales ; pleurge dark in front, pallid posteriorly, with white scales ; 

 prothoracic lobes with white scales. Abdomen dnsky brow^nish- 

 black above, creamy-white below, especially at the base. Legs 

 ochi'eous, with brown scales, darkest on the tibi® and tarsi. 

 Ungues of the ? , equal and simple. 



$ . — Head covered with flat dusky brown and black scales, grey 

 round the eyes and white at the sides ; clypeus bright ferruginous, with 

 two rows of white scales ; proboscis longer than the whole body, deep 

 brown with coppery reflections ; palpi deep brown, densely scaled, with 

 brilliant coppery reflections ; antennae dark brown, basal joints deep 

 brown and bright testaceous. Length. — 3 mm. 



Habitat. — Straits Settlements. 



Note. — Mr. Theobald's single specimen has the metanotum destroyed 

 by the setting pin, but he is convinced that it belongs to this genus. No 

 other species has a bright-tinted clypeus. 



