27-1 STRPHID^. 



posteriorly to just beyond the suture. Humeral ealli distinct, 

 a liltle brighter yellow. Whole dorsum with minute black or 

 yellow pubescence, following the ground-colour. Scutellum deep 

 reddish, broadly black at base, whole surface with moderately 

 long black softer pubescence and numerous isolated longer hairs ; 

 posterior border with a sparse fringe of very short golden-yellow 

 hairs. Sides of thorax black ; mesopleura wholly, and the 

 adjacent margins of the pteropleura and sternopleura broadly, 

 with a space below the shoulders, brownish-yellow. Abdomen : 

 1st segment entirely black ; 2nd black, with a very narrow but w ell- 

 defiued lemon-yellow baud a little beyond the base, apex of segment 

 with short yellow hairs ; 3rd and 4th segments with a mode- 

 rately broad chrome-yellow baud at base, followed by a narrow, 

 not well defined, though distinct, black band, more or less 

 emarginate in the middle, the remainder of each segment rather 

 bright reddish-yellow. The whole dorsum of the abdomen has 

 short recumbent yellow hairs, which are nearly whitish on the 

 1st segment and become more reddish-yellow on the 3rd and -1th 

 segments. Genitalia withdrawn, apparently fairly large, reddisli- 

 yellow with black hairs. Venter black, yellow-haired, posterior 

 margins of segments narrowly yellow. Legs : femora reddish- 

 yellow or orange ; basal half of posterior pairs black, inner sides 

 ot anterior femora with black stiff pubescence, hinder sides with 

 longer and softer hairs, especially on apical half. Hind femora 

 witli a small yellowish tooth just beyond two-thirds of their 

 length : pubescence covering most of the femur yellowish, but 

 some longer black hairs on under side. Tibiae yellow, posterior 

 pairs paler, all with short and rather close pale yellow pubescence. 

 Tarsi pale yellow with concolorous pubescence, fore ])air with 

 traces of blackish here and there. Winrjs pale grey ; yellowish- 

 brown froDi costa to spurious vein, the colour extending just 

 behind the apical hall; of the 3rd longitudinal vein. Halteres 

 small, black. 



Length, 10-17 mm. 



Described originally from three $ 2 from Darjiling District, 

 1000-3000 ft. {Lord OarmiclmeVs collector), and from 8ingla, 1500 ft., 

 iv. 1913 {type) ; also from three 5 2 sent me for identification by 

 Dr. Imms, taken by him in the Kumaon District, 13. v, IS. v, and 

 18. v. 1912. Peshoke Spur, Darjiling District {R. S. Lister) ; 

 Kousanie, Kumaon District, 6075 ft. {Col. Tytier); liunjit Vallev, 

 Sikkim, v. 1894 {Bingham) : Kolaw, S. Shan States, 4000 f1^., 

 [y. 1916 {Madcwood); Khasi Hills, Assam (/S^arfm). The species 

 seems remarkably constant in its markings and coloration, but 

 varies considerably in size. It seems to come near 31. dorice, 

 Bond., described from Borneo. Types in Indian Museum. 



213. Milesia decora, sp. nov. 



2 . Considerably like M. ferriiginosa, Brun. Bead orange- 

 brown, middle third of frons dusted with bright yellow ; frons 



