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on its anterior part; there are three rows of strong bristles, the two 

 anterior rows very convex; no supraantennal bristles. Antennæ black, 

 quite small, arista nearly mide. Palpi black or brownish black, rather 

 small, the bristles of medium length and one longer apical bristle. 

 Thorax black, shining, with black or blackish pubescence and one 

 pair of dorsocentral bristles. Scutellum flat, with foiir bristles, the 

 anterior miich smaller than the posterior. Mesopleura hairy above 

 on the anterior part. Abdomen black, dull, somewhat greyish; second 

 segment much, sixth a little elongated; the hairs on abdomen very 

 short and fine, nearly invisible except at the lateral margins and on 



Fig. 62. Wing of H. carinifrons ^. 



sixth segment ; first and second segments with longer hairs at the sides. 

 Hypopygium small, black and polished, the side parts somewhat 

 claw-shaped, the complicated subanal body partly reddish; the 

 apertiire for the anal tube lies rather dors.ally, the tube is quite short, 

 not protruding; above, at the opening for the anal tube the hypo- 

 pygium has long hairs; the ventral plate horse-shoe-shaped. Legs 

 robust, the femora dilated, especially hind femora very broad; all 

 tibiæ rather strong and hind tibiæ thickened outwards; front tarsi 

 broad, especially the last joint dilated, with long hairs and the pul- 

 villi enlarged, hind tarsi somew^hat thickened; the legs are black, 

 apex of front femora and front tibiæ and tarsi yellowish, middle 

 tarsi brownish towards apex; the trochanters and the posterior knees 

 reddish or yellowish; front tibiæ with one anterodorsal bristle above 

 the middle; middle tibiæ with a pair at about the upper third and one 

 anteroventral bristle at apex; hind tibiæ with two anterior bristles 

 one above the middle and one at apex; the posterior tibiæ have a 

 number of strong apical spurs among which on the hind tibiæ one 

 dorsal; the hind tibiæ have on the dorsal side two palisade-like rows 

 of hairs enclosing a furrow. Wings yellowish, most strongly towards 

 the base and anterior margin; costa blackish, the other veins brown- 

 ish; costa not reaching the middle; 1 somewhat longer than 2; costal 



