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widest towards the sides, and with a bright chrome-yellow, 

 moderately Tiarrow band in front of the middle ; 3rd with a similar 

 orange band in front of the middle and another on the posterior 

 margin ; 4th similar to 3rd, but the hinder band much 

 wider; genitalia wholly reddish-brown. Pubescence on dorsum 

 of abdomen mainly bright yellow, becoming brown on the black 

 parts of the surface; mainly black on 4th segment and genitalia. 

 Venter black, with a rather narrow yellowish band on posterior 

 margin of segments. Le(js principally orange; coxoe, and a broad 



Fig. 50. — Temnostoma nigriTtianus, Brim., abdomen. 



stx'ipe on under side of hind femora, black ; a black streak on 

 front side of middle femora; apical half of fore tibiae, 

 and the fore tarsi wholly, black. Pubescence on legs mainly 

 yellow, bright lemon-yellow and short on basal parts of tibiae. 

 Wings yellowish-grey, anterior part brownish-yellow as far inwards 

 as to fill both basal cells ; halteres yellow. 



Length, IG mm. 



Described from two d d" in the Indian Museum from Garhwal 

 District, 11,000 ft., vi. 1914. There is a considerable general 

 resemblance at first siglit between this species and my Milesla 

 ferruginosa, which is not rare in the Kuinaon District. 



Genus MILESIA, Lair. 



Milesia, Latreille, Hist. Nat. Crust. Ins. xiv, p. 361 (1804). 

 Sphixca, lluiidani, Nuov. Aimal. Sci. Nat. liolog. (2) ii, p. 455 (1844). 

 Sphi/.vcea, Koudani, Dipt, Ital. Prod, i, p. 221$ (l8o(J). 



Genotype, Syrphus splendidus, Rossi, Faun. Etrus. ii, p. 292 

 (1790)*. 



* A littlo obscurity attaches to the correct application of the name Milcsia, 

 which is ably discussed l>y Verrall (Brit. Fiies, Syrph. p. ()2'.)) in his comparison 

 of tliis genus willi its allies. No definite type seems to liavo been chosen. 

 Verrall shows that Sphixea, Rond., is abiiolutely synonymous with Mi/csia, 

 and the choice of a type appears to He between cnOironifvrmis and i^plcndida, 

 with perhaps urvdia, Fabr., as a third. The older names suggested by some 

 for the first two species, I decline to reco;;ni3e. 



