CHILOSIA. 



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34. Chilosia apicalis, Ih-un. 



Chilosia apicalis, Bruuetti, Kec. Ind. Mus. viii, p. 158 (1913). 



2 . Head : eyes with grey pubescence ; the frons at just above 

 the antennae, nearly one"-third the width of the head, iiarrowing 

 to the vertex, wlie're it is only two-thirds as wide ; whole head 

 teneous, with darker and with greyish reflections : vertex and frons 

 with black hairs, also the large transverse callosity just above the 

 antenna, which reaches from eye to eye and is rather impressed 

 in its middle; facial bump moderately projecting, with a little 

 yellowish-grey hair on each side of the mouth-opening. Proboscis 

 blackish, with large reddish-brown labella. Under side of head 

 with a little white hair. Antennae reddish-brown, upper side and 

 tip of 3rd joint blackish ; posterior orbit of eyes with wliite hair 

 on lower half. Thorax aeneous, with a very slight bronze-green 

 tint viewed in certain directions, with short black and yellow hairs. 

 Scutellum concolorous; black hairs on dorsum, with some yellow 

 ones intermixed, yellow hair only on underside, softer and closer; 

 hind border with at least six long black bristles ; a few incon- 

 spicuous black bristles behind wings ; pleurae with light yelloAvish 

 liair. Abdomen with 1st segment bro^^■nish, remainder dull black, 

 with yellowisli hairs which are thicker towards base and sides ; 

 venter similar, nearly bare. Le^/s : coxae black, a little reddish- 

 brown about trochanters : femora black except narrowly yellowish 

 at tips ; tibiae orange, a rather narrow median band, which is 

 narrower and incomplete on anterior legs and broader and complete 

 on hind legs: tarsi orange, tips brown; hind tarsi with whole 

 upper side dark. Winr/s nearly clear; stigma brownish-yellow, 

 extending to tip of cell, a blackish infuscation over apical third ot 

 wing, extending from stigma posteriori)'' to about hind margin of 

 1st posterior cell ; halteres dirty yellow. 



Lenr/th, 7| mm. 



Des'cribecf from a single 5 from Eotung, N.E. Irontier of 

 India, 1400 ft., 4-i:'.. iii. 1012 (Jumj>). In the Indian Museum. 



35. Chilosia pilipes, Bir^. 



Carfosi/rpkus pilipes, Bigot, Ann. See. Ent. France, (G) iv, p. 551 

 (1884). 



"Bronze-black, bare, abdomen darker. Antenna; tawny, face and 

 frons bare, shining black ; eyes pubescent. Thorax with traces of 

 four grey stripes ; s(]uanKO and halteres dull testaceous : scutellum 

 fringed with yellow hairs. Femora black, knees and tibia; pale 

 tawny, latter witliout a black ring; tarsi concolorous, with the 

 last segments a little brownish about the middle. Witv/s pale 

 grey, tips broadly pale brownish. India. One specimen.'' 



Length, 11 nuu. 



Tifpe in Jiigot collection. 



