198 B0MBYLIID.5:. 



Eedesci'ibed niaiuly from a specimen (? S ) from Koliima, Assam, 

 in the Indiau Museum ; a second specimen fi'om Karachi and 

 other specimens from Pusa; and lower ranges, N. Khasi Hills, 

 187S (CJiennell). 



The Karachi specimen shows the following differences : — The 

 1st antennal joint (the only one remaining) is distinctly reddish 

 brown, there is a bunch of dirty white scales at the sides of the 

 1st abdominal segment ; the abdomen is longer, narrower, and 

 more pointed, the last segment distinctly reddish brown, with the 

 ovipositor protruding considerably, and the venter has indis- 

 putable traces of a median row of white scales. The only remain- 

 ing leg is a hind one, on which the scales are identical w ith those 

 of the Kohima specimen. 



147. Exoprosopa latipennis, Enm. 



Exoprosopa latipennis, Brunetti. Rec. Ind. Mus. ii, p. 404 (1909). 



S . Head with fi'ons barely one-third width of head at level of 

 antennae, two-thirds of this width at vertex ; dark olive-brown, 

 rather velvety, wiih a few scattered hairs ; lower part and face 

 with small elongate pinkish-yellow scales ; ocelli o)i a minute 

 protuberance on vertex ; antetinse blackish brown ; underside of 

 lieiid blackish brown ; mouth-border narrowly yellowish. Thorax 

 black, with thick briglit orange hairs on lateral margins ; black 

 bristly hairs on lower part in front; anterior margin and below 

 both shoulders and posterior calli with tliick bunches of elongate 

 orange scales ; scutellum black, with a row of black hairs or fine 

 bristles on hind margin. Abdomen black, elongated, sides parallel, 

 tip rounded, with sparse black pubescence ; sides of 2nd, 3rd, and 

 4th segments narrowly brick-red ; a bunch of pale yellowish elon- 

 gate scales at sides of 1st segment; sides of abdomen with rather 

 thick yellow hairs, which become thinner and paler tov\ards tip ; 

 venter black, with black Iiairs, central segments paler in middle. 

 Legs dark brown ; hind femora with a row of long bristles below. 

 Wiuf/s uniformly rich dark brown, unusually wide across the 

 middle. 



Length, 18 mm. 



The present description is from the type, from Shillong, in the 

 Indian Museum (which is a J , not a j ), and two <S d in the 

 Bi'itish Museum (Khasi Hills and Cherrapiiuji, Assam). 



148. Exoprosopa lateralis, Brun. (PI. Ill, fig. 7.) 



Exoprosopa lateralis, Brunetti, Rec. Ind. Mus. ii, ]i. 467, pl. xii, 

 fig. 17(1909). 



5 . Head withfrons and face dark olive-brown, becoming more 

 or less orange towards the lower part of the latter, both covered 

 with black pubescence and (except the upper part of the frons) 

 with small pinkish-yellow scales ; proboscis dark brown, palpi 



