PIPUNCULTJS. 7 



Anterior cross-vein placed at almost exactly 

 one-fourth of the discal cell ; abdomen 

 black, bare, without a conspicuous spot ; [p. 19. 



pulvilli and claws normal quartcirius, Erun., 



19. Abdomen greenish linipidipeimis, Brun., 



p. 20. 



Abdomen shining bluish-black nitens, Brun., p. 21. 



2. Pipunculus brevis, Brun. 



Pipunculus brevis, Bruuetti, Rec. Ind. Mus. vii, p. 491 (1912). 



5 . Head with frous moderately wide, of uniform width up to 

 the vertex, blackish seen from in front, silver-grey seen from 

 above; face similar ; antennae brown, arista black; back of head 

 blackish-grey, only moderately puffed out behind. Tliorax almost 

 uniformly blackish-grey, ash-grey at sides; iuimeri small, brown ; 

 scutellum dark brown, bare, except for a few hairs on posterior 

 border; metanotum ash-grey. Abdomen blackish-grey, shortened; 

 sides of segments, and almost the whole of segments one and two 

 grey tinged, which colour goes over the sides to the venter. The 

 abdomen appears discoloured, and probably in its natural state it 

 is wholly dark grey. The last segment bears a long shining brown 

 horny process which reaches under the venter almost to the base 

 of the abdomen, and is turned slightly to the left. Legs blackish- 

 brown ; knees and base of tibi» light yellowish-brown; middle 

 femora ciliated. Wings very pale grey, nearly clear; stigma brown ; 

 anterior cross-vein placed rather after two-fifths of tlie distance 

 from base of discal cell, but distinctly before its middle ; 4th 

 costal segment very shortened, not half as long as 3rd, 3rd and 

 4th together about equal to the 5th ; the 4th longitudinal vein, 

 after quitting tlie posterior cross-vein, takes an outward curve 

 before proceeding to the wing-border; halteres brown. 



Length, 3i mm., Avithout ovipositor. 



Described from 1 $ in the Indian Museum from Mergui, 

 Lower Burma. 



3. Pipunculus appendiculatas, Brun. 



Pipvncnlus appendicnlattis, Brunetti, Rec. Ind. Mus. vii, p. 485 

 (1912). 



5 . Head (wanting). Thorax bluish-grey, with light brown 

 reflections, but wdtli no distinct marks ; humeri distinct, rather 

 large, brownish ; sides of thorax dark bluisli-grey, with whitish 

 reflections when seen from behind ; scutellum bluish-grey, tinged 

 with pale brown ; metanotum bluish-grey with whitish reflections. 

 Abdomen bluish ash-grey ; rather more than the basal half of each 

 segment rich velvet-black, which extends hindwards in the centre 

 until it nearly meets the next segment; these black bands extend 

 over the sides and right across the ventral surface so that the 

 venter is practically a replica of the dorsum. Last segment (Gth) 



