AZPKTTIA. 



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Genus AZPEYTIA, Wc(U: 

 Azpei/fia, Walker, Proc. Liun. Soc. Lond. viii, p. 113 (18(35). 

 GEXOTiTPK, A. scuiellai-is, Walk., hitherto the only species. 



IJody broad, thick. Head about as broad as thorax. Frons 

 prominent, eyes in J contiq;uous for a short space, pubescent, 

 face oidy slightly ])roininent {scateJlarifi), or I'orniing a con- 

 spicuous convexity {hifascia) to mouth-border, which is only a 

 little below eyes in profile ; proboscis short. Antennae short, 3rd 

 joint elongate-conical, twice as long as 2nd (in scutellaris), or 

 oval (bifascia) ; arista bare, sub-basal, very long. Thorax normal ; 

 suture ver}' distinct, hind corners with a distinct ridge. Scutellum 

 as broad as thorax, with a ridged margin. Abdomen longer than 

 thorax. Legs robust. Wings rather \o\\g {scutellaris) ov of normal 

 length (bifascia); marginal cell wide open; 3rd vein curved 

 downward into 1st posterior cell, but not so deeply as in hJristalis; 

 apical section of 4th vein bisinuate ; anterior cross-vein extreniely 

 obliipie, much beyond middle of discal cell, slightly curved. 



Range. The t.y])e-species comes from Papua, the present one 

 from Assam. 



Walker's generic description is sh'ghtly emended after a com- 

 parison of the two species, the genus being quite valid. 



174. Azpeytia bifascia, Brun. 



Azpci/tia bifascia, Brunetti, Rec. liul. Mus. ii, p. 84 (1908) ; i. pi. xiii, 

 lig.s. l-o (1907). 



(S . IJead black, antennal prominence small; front, vertex and 

 lower pai't of face with strong black hairs; eyes absolutely 

 contiguous for a short space, slightly diverging touards vertex; 

 anti-^nnie dark brown, arista l)lack, but base very distinctly thicker, 



Fig. 42. — Azpeytia hifa^cio, Brun.. In'iiil in prolilr 



and distinctly ferruginous ; outer ocular orbit w itii a fringe of 

 short yellow hairs. Thora.v black, moderately shining, with a 

 rather tiiick covering of short bright yellow hair, which is, 

 however, invisible if viewed directlv from aho\c. 'i'his vellow 



