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180. Lepidanthrax compacta, sp. iiov. 



S 2 • J^ead of J with frons lialf as wide at vertex as at level 

 of anteiinfE, where it forms rather more than one-fourth of the 

 head, (apparently) dark brownish grey, covered with yellowish- 

 grey scales, with which some tine black hairs are iiitermixed ; 

 face similarly clothed ; mouth-opening very large, with some 

 golden-grey hairs round anterior margin ; proboscis dark brown, 

 with long yellow bristles at tip; antenna) bhiek, first two joints 

 very bristly ; occiput blackish, with small yellowisli-grey scales. 

 In 2 ? fi'ons rather broader at vertex, and forming nearly one-third 

 of head at level of antennae. Thorax blackish, with very short, 

 yellowish-grey, flat-]yi]]g scales on dorsum, and with brownish- 

 yellow or yellowish elongate scaly pubescence on anterior margin 

 and towards sides ; the usual fan-shaped bunches of similar 

 structure below shoulders and below liiud corners of dorsum ; 

 some light yellowish pubescence on pleurae ; scutellum with 

 yellowish-grey scales and some black bristles on hind margin. 

 Abdomen blackish, covered with short yellowish-grey depressed 

 scales; those at base of 3rd and towards sides at bases of 5th 

 and 6th segments are whitish ; on 7th segment they are longer 

 and almost silvery ; some sparse soft brown hairs on abdominal 

 dorsum and stiffer ones on hind margins of segments ; venter 

 blackish, covered with short yellow scales and hairs. Ler/s black, 

 tibifB brown ; hind legs with rather broad, very thin, short, 

 yellowish-white ( J ) or yellow ($) overlapping scales covering 

 entire surface, except underside of tarsi, giving in the $ a 

 distinct yellow colour to the legs. Wings clear, costal and 

 subcostal cells and exti-eme base of wing yellowish brown ; 

 halteres pale yellow. 



Length, 5-7 mm. 



Described from a few specimens in the Indian Museum and 

 Pusa collections from Allahabad, 26. iii. 1906 (type d ), 10. iv. 1906 

 (type $ ), 14. X. 1905 {Hoivlett). 



Type d and 2 sent to British Museum. 



ISl. Lepidanthrax transversa, sp. nov. 



? 2 • General characters as in L, compacta. Head : frons 

 gradually widening from vertex to level of antennae, where it is 

 rather narrower than in compacta ; covered with small yellowish 

 depressed scales and erect black pubescence ; face covered with 

 dense elongate pale yellowish scales, no black bristles; 3rd 

 antennal joint short onion-shaped, black, with long black style ; 

 proboscis lying along mouth-opening, but apparently long enough 

 to ])roject as far as in compacta if pointed forwards ; occiput 

 black, with small white scales around eye-margins and yellowish 

 scales in the middle. Thorax as in compacta. Abdomen with a 

 broad basal band of small depressed yellowish scales on each 

 segment except the 1st ; rest of dorsal surface with depressed 

 dull black scales ; posterior margins of 5th and 6th segments 



