EUMERUS. — TEMXOSTOMA. 261 



half of side margins of tliorax. Sides of thorax ocneous-black, 

 with greyish pubescence, except for a fan-shaped row of briglit 

 jellow liairs in front of tlie wing-base. Ahdomcn shining ceiieous 

 blue-black with minute greyish pubescence, which is only obvious 

 at the side margins and on the spots. The usual three pairs of 

 sublunate spots placed on the hinder half of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th 

 segments, only the latter pair extending over side margins. The 

 spots ai'e of about equal widtii, the 3rd pair more indistinct; all 

 are white-haired. J'^ach pair of spots begins at about the 

 middle of t!ie seg'ment, and the spots are well separated at their 

 inner upper ends, 2nd pair terminating a little further from the 

 hind margin of the segment than the 1st, whilst the 3rd pair 

 terminate still further from the hind margin than the 2nd pair. 

 Venter more or less pale brown. Some longer pubescence at 

 sides of 2nd segment. Legs mainly aeneous-black, sliining. Tips 

 of femora rather narrowly, about basal half and inner sides of 

 anterior tibitc, and base of hind tibite, also ti[)s of all tibise, 

 brownish-yellow. Tai-si brown with pale pubescence, hind pair 

 with gold-brown pubescence on under side. A double row of 

 six small black spines below hind femora near ti]). Winrfs 

 vitreous, iridescent ; stigma brown, small, distinct ; halteres 

 brownish-yellow. 



LeiKjih, 7 mm. 



Described from a single $ in the Indian Museum from Phagu, 

 Simla District, 18-21. v. 1916 (Annandale (J- Kemp). Simla, 

 viii. 1898 (Ntcrse), 1 d . 



204. Eumevus perplexus, Bmn. 



Eumerus perple.va, Brunotti, Rec. IikI. Mus. xiii, p. 89 (1917). 



$. Allied io pet-pensus^hwt showing the following differences: — 

 Eyes witli weak brownish pubescence. Antennoe blackish; 3rd 

 joint rounded, with greyish bloom, not lighter on inner side. 

 Dorsal pale thoracic stripes apparently less distinct. Abdomen 

 deeper blue-black and the white pubescence on tlie spots and 

 sides of abdomen a little more conspicuous. Middle tibia) and 

 tarsi wholly orange, latter a little obscure on upper side ; hind 

 tarsi more orange than in perpensus. Winr/s distinctly grey. 



Described from a unique $ from Simla, 12-13. v. 1913 

 {Annandale). In the Indian Museum. Barely longer than 

 jperpmsus, but a more stoutly built species, and apparently dis- 

 tinct thouirh the differences are dilhcult to define. 



Genus TEMNOSTOMA, .S7. l<ar(j. et h<erv. 



Temnoiitomn, St. Fargeau et Serville, Encycl. MotlmJ. x, p. olS 



(1825). 

 Microrhinciis, Lioy, Atti Isti. Vencto, (3) ix, p. .571 (1801). 



(xEXOTTPB, Milesia bomhylans, Fabr. ; by Coquillett's desig- 

 .nation (1910). 



