00 stratioiMYid.t:, 



very easily overlooked ; ;i little pale yellowish-white pubescence 

 about the shoulders, sides, and tip. Venter in S with greater 

 part of centre of each segment and the hind border yellovvisli, 

 rest black ; in § the yellow part is much paler or even whitish, 

 and of much less extent ; in some specimens almost confined to 

 hind borders except on the 2nd segment. Legs mainly black ; 

 knees n)ore or less broadly brownish yellow; hind tibiae pale, 

 brown with a more or less distinct, moderately narrow ring at 

 middle and tip ; all tarsi brownish yellow, a little darker above at 

 lips; ])iibescence on legs yellow. IFu*r/6- pale grey : anterior and 

 basal i)arts bi'ownish or yellowish brown, limited by discal cell 

 and anal cell; halteres pale yellow, occasionally green. 



Lenc/fh, 10-12 mm. 



Described from several of each sex in the Indian Museum ; 

 .Ihelum Valley, 5200 ft., and 8rinagar, UOOO ft., Kashmir, vii-ix. 

 1!)1G (//. 2\ Pearse). Described originally from China. 



T;i2)e in the British Museum. 



31. Stratiomyia micropilosa, sp. nov. 



5 . Very near harca, AValk., differing as follows : — 



The large yellow postvertical spot is entirely absent, as are the 

 two elongate frontal ones, the latter being replaced by a rather 

 obscure subquadrate median chestnut spot just above antennae; 

 lower posterior orbit of eyes whitish, not yellow. The dull 

 yellowish pubescence on dorsum of thorax almost microscopic and 

 much sparser ; scutellum wholly yellowish, with eoncolorous 

 tomentuui. Abdominal spots brownish orange ; side-spots on 

 2nd segment more triangular, their upper angles only just touch- 

 ing front corners of segment; those on 3rd segment similar but 

 slightly smaller; those on 4th segment smaller stdl, but partaking 

 more of the nature of a triangular spot than a linear one as in 

 harca. Tibite more narrowly pale at base ; hind pair similar to 

 anterior tibiae. 



Le'iK/tJi, 12 mm. 



Described from a single $ in the Indian Museum from Mayniyo, 

 Eurma, v. 1910 (//. L. Andrnves). 



32. Stratiomyia fulvescens, sp. nov. 



o" . Head with eyes shortly but not conspicuously pubescent, 

 the very narrow inner oi'bits contiguous for about half the distance 

 from vertex to frontal triangle ; vertical triangle black, eleva'ed, 

 with some brownish-yellow hairs ; ocelli dull yellowish ; frontal 

 triangle small, black \xith brownish hairs; face and head belo\y 

 anteinue wholly black, with rather thick and long whitish-i;rey 

 pubescence ; occiput black, with grey pubescence, no definite 

 posterior orbit to eyes ; proboscis brownish yellow. Antennae 

 black, tip of 2nd joint dark brown ; 1st joint about five times as 

 long as 2nd; 3rd a little longer than first two together. Thorax! 



