320 .Aiyi)A[i).i;. 



I described tliis species under CepTialocera, as Bigot's MS. name 

 for it was adopted, but, as the proboscis is short and hvbella are 

 present, it must he referred to My das. 



Genus LEPTOMYDAS, Gcrst. 



LeiAomydas, Gerstaecker, Stett, Ent. Zeit. xxix, p. 81 (18G8). 



Genotype vuicertain ; * Mi/das lusitaiiicus, Wied., according to 

 Coquillett (1910). 



This genus differs from Mijdas in tlie long proboscis, in the 

 absence of a spur to the hind tibia3, and the presence of a wreath 

 of spines at tlie tip of the abdomen in the 5 • l^rom Geplialocera 

 it differs by the presence of the labella. 



Range. South Europe, Egypt, Arabia, Sudan, India, East and 

 South Africa, North and Central America. 



253. Leptoniydas indianus, Bruu. (PI. IV, fig. 1.) 



Lej^tomidas indianus, Brunetti, IJec. Iiid. Mus. vii, p. 478, fig. 12 

 (1912). 



$ . Head uuich wider than thorax ; frons black, shining, with 

 two narrow diagonal grooves on upper part ; vertex consisting of 

 two dark bfown shining oval calli placed end to end, with a small 

 recessed space between them ; face rather dark grey, smooth ; 

 antennae missing, except the short, cylindrical, dark brown, 

 slightly pubescent first joint, placed on a slight transverse ridge 

 running from eye to eye ; eyes prominent, black, bare, shining ; 

 proboscis and oral opening dark brown, sliining, fcn'mer very 

 short ; back of head gi-ey ; the whole frons, face, back, and under- 

 side of head with moderately thick (but not dense) grey hairs. 

 Tliora.v dull black, with a little dirty grey tomentum towards the 

 sides and posterior part, and on the humeral calli, which bear a 

 small bunch of concolorous hairs ; similar hairs on posterior part 

 of dorsum, in front of and below the wings ; sides of thorax more 

 or less shining black, mostly hare ; prothorax and neck with 

 silvery-grey tomentum ; scutellum and metanotum blackish, 

 with silvery-grey tomentum. Abdomen cylindrical, slightly nar- 

 rowed in middle, very dark blackish brown, shining; posterior 

 borders of segments pale yellow, most distinct on 2nd to 5th seg- 

 ments ; the bands on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th segments passing 

 unbroken over the sides and across the venter ; 4th segment light 

 reddish brown ; whole abdomen minutely pubescent; 1st and 2ud 



* There is a little uncertainty liere, as in the Kertesz Ivatalog lusUanicus is 

 referred ti) Mydus again, althougli Lcptowydas is acknowledged as a valid 

 genus. The next species given by Gerstaecker is cincius, Macq., which Kertesz 

 puts in Syllcyoinydas. Gcrstaecker's third species is rujipcs, Wied., whicli 

 Kertesz retains in Leptomydas. Therefore, \i Insiianicus is really a jSIydas, the 

 type oi LejAolomydas may be rujipcs, Wied. 



