RHINGIA. 



VSd 



black spot oil the dorsum of eacli segment forms a sort oF longi- 

 tudinal dorsal stripe. Venter tawny-brown. Ze^/s all pale tawny, 

 all femora black at base, an indistinct blackisli wide ring round 

 centre of hind tibiae ; tarsi darker. In $ , femora nearly all pale 

 and the ring on the bind tibiso less distinct. Wings pale grey, 

 stigma yellowish. 



Length, 7-9 mm. 



Described from tlie type 6 , Darjiling District, 9000-12,000 ft. 

 (Burl-iU) ; the ti/pe $ , Mussoorie, both in the Indian Museum, and 

 a c? and 2 in my own collection. Simla (Annan dale) ; viii., 

 ix. 1898 (JYarse) ; Phagu (Annandale, Kemp) ; Ivurseong, 4700- 

 5000 ft. 



Yar. fasciata, Brun. 



Mhingia laticincta var. faxciata, Erunetti, Hec. Ind. ?>rus. ii, p. ,58 

 (1908) ; i, pi. xi, fig." 8, abdomen (1907). 



d" 2 . AVliat I take to be a variety of laticincta differs by the 

 abdominal bands being reduced to semi-circular spots, placed on 

 the posterior borders of the segments and joined by a very narrow 

 line on the extreme edge. Tiie legs in the <S are paler, and shew 

 only very slight traces of black at the base of tlie femora; in the 

 2 they are wholly pale, almost livid, with only the faintest 



Fig. 28 i. — Rhingia laticincta, Brun., var. S $> abdomen. 



indication of a dark band on the hind libioc. Another point of 

 difference is that the pubescence on the thorax is much shorter, 

 and ahnost absent on the posterior part, and the sculellum is 

 practically hare, except for some long hairs towards the tip. 



1 have four specimens ( d d $ $ ) taken by myself at Darjiling 

 (7000 feet), 10-15. x. 1905, antl am not at all sure that it is not 

 specifically distinct, for which reason 1 liave given it a nanie. In 

 mv collection. 



li>7. Rhingia angusticincta, Dmn. (PI, III, iig. lU.) 



liltiiKjia a/ii/i(iticinct((, IJruuetti, liec. Jnd. Mu.s. ii, p. 59 (1908). 



c? 2' This species resembles laticincta, tlie points of difference 

 being as follows : the snout is distinctly siiorter ; tlu- abdominal 



