SYKPHLTS. bt 



except a small shininp; lunule below middle of frons ; a small dark 

 spot above each antenna. Pubescence of frons black, absent 

 above antennae; that of occiput pale yellow, conspicuous. Thorax 

 shining a^ieous, slightly tawiiy at sides, with pubescence yellow, 

 longer and darker at sides and on pleura) ; scutelluin brownish- 

 orange, pubescence black on disc, pale at base and tip. Abdomen 

 dull black, shining at base and tip, and also on the rather flattened 

 margin, and on the hind margin of 3rd segment. Three pairs of 

 large well separated orange spots or lunulas^ hind margins of -itli 

 and otli seguients orange. Basal spots not lunulate, somewhat 

 oval, slightly curved, inner ends bUintly pointed, outer ends 

 narrowed, not quite reaching side margins ; 2nd pair of spots 

 larger and lunulate, their inner ends rather nearer the front 

 margin than their outer ends, always clear of side margins ; 3rd 

 pair similar, slightly smaller and less lunulate; hind margin of 

 4th segment rather broadly orange ; 5th segment mainly, some- 

 times almost wholly orange ; margin of abdomen normally black 

 except at tip. Pubescence mainly following ground-colour. 

 Genitalia inconspicuous, black and partly orange, dusted. In $ , 

 spots smaller, 3rd pair more lunulate, disc of 5th segment mainly 

 black ; venter orange, a black spot in middle of each segment. 

 Legs mainly orange ; anterior femora blackish on about basal 

 third, hind pair on basal two-thirds ; slight traces of an obscure 

 ring on the tibiae ; tarsi blackish, except at base. Pubescence 

 moderate, mostly black ; pale hairs intermixed behind anterior 

 femora, and pale tiny bristles on inner side of hind tibiae near tip. 

 Wings nearly clear ; subcostal cell and stigma pale brown ; hal- 

 teres and squama} yellow or orange. 

 Length, about 11 mm. 



The above description is abridged from that of Verrall, as the 

 onlv Indian specimen that I can refer undoubtedly to the species 

 is a 6 fi-om Simla, 7'»0() ft., 12-13. v. 1913 {Anncindale). The 6 

 from Theog, Simla Hills, 27. iv. 1907 {Annandcde), on which I 

 wrongly introduced the species to the Indian Faunn, is Lasiopticus 

 seleniticus, Meig. *S'. luniger is common in many parts of Europe, 

 and is recorded from the Canaries. 



70. Syrphus latifasciatus, Ma-<i. (PI. II, lig. 19.) 



Si/rphus latifasciatus, ^lacf^uart, Roc. Soc. Sci. Lille, p '2-i'2 1 184"^) ; 



id.. Hist." Nat. Dipt, i, p. ^41 (1H:34); Veriall. JJrit. Mies, viii, 



p. ;{7I, fiR. ■2'J2 (1901). 

 Syrphux ulliniH, Loew, Projr. Posen etc., p. 3.') (1840) ; Pnliiia, Ann. 



Accad. .\spir. Natur. Xapdli. (3) iii, ]>. ")], pi. vi, ti|:'. o (I8t).'5). 

 Sjirphua c.vcisiis var., Schiu'T, Faiui. Austr. i, p. 31 1 ( 18(i2). 

 Si/rp/ms ffrivici'ps, Kondaui, Dipt. Itul. Piod. ii. p. 133 (1807). 

 Screva ah/ireriatus, Zetterstedt, viii, p. 3130 (1849). 



c? $. Iferiff ■ frons in J yellow with long black puliescence; 

 vertical triangle a^neous-black, black-haired with some yellow 



