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several intermediate species. Melauder adds that the 2nd longi- 

 tudinal vein is curved towards tlie cost a, and the wings (except in 

 one species, dealing with the Xorth American ones only) are 

 spotted in Syneclies. 



In describing three new Indian species,* it was noted by me 

 that so far as tlie origin of the 2nd vein w^ent they might almost 

 as well be placed in JJi/hos as in Si/neches. Melander's fignre ot" 

 H. sjjinicosta shows this species also as practically intermediate ; 

 whilst in that of mellij^es, though the humeral cross-vein is not 

 iigiu-ed, the origin of the 2nd vein appears also in an intermediate 

 position. Respecting the curvature of the 2nd vein, Melander's 

 iigures show it as much curved forward in H. mellipes as in 

 (S. qtuidrangularis. 



The anal cell is said to be nearly truncate at the tip in JSi/neches 

 and pointed in Hyhos, but there is practically no difference in this 

 respect in the A\ings of S. sim-pJex and H. meUi2)es. The character 

 of the wing being generally spotted in Syneclies is a weak one. 



It may be as well, however, to retain Syneclies provisionally, 

 though it is probably only worthy of subgeneric rank'. 



From Epiceia, Walk., and Harpamerus, Big., taken together, 

 Syneclies (s. sir.) is supposed to differ by the 3rd and 4th longi- 

 tudinal veins being parallel or diverging at the tip, instead of con- 

 verging at the tip. 



My own species must be considered as belonging to Syneclies, 

 sensii Into. 



254:. Syneches immaculatus, Bruu, 



Syneclies immaculatus, Brunetti, Rec. Ind. Mus. ix, p. 18 (1913). 



S . Head dai'k grey ; upper facets of eyes reddish brown, very 

 much larger than the lower ones, which are coffee-brown ; pro- 

 boscis about as long as height of head, yellow ; palpi very small, 

 yellow, with a long bristle at the tips ; antennae bright pale 



Pig. 24. — Syneches inrmaculatus, Brim., wing. 



yellow, with a very long bisinuate drooping black arista. Thorax 

 bright brownish yellow, with a few sparse hairs and four bristles 

 towards posterior margin ; scutellum coucolorous, with two long 

 apical bristles ; metanotum concolorous ; sides of thorax also, an 

 irregular elongate dark brown spot or streak from the shoulder 

 to the base of the wings. Abdomen wholly black, with a little 

 black pubescence on upper- and undersides ; genitalia small. Legs 

 yellow ; fore femora a little brown above, with short golden- 



* Rec. Incl. Mus. ix, p. 17", list of Oriental species and notes, p. 16. 



