'626 sykphidyE. 



very clearly-cut mark on each of the meso-, sterno- aud 

 nietapleurse, the first one approximately oval, the others roughly 

 circular. Sciitellum reddish-brown, the ba.se and hind margin 

 ral her broadly lemon-yellow; metanotiim reddish-brown. Abdo- 

 men reddisli-browu or ferruginous ; a large triangular lemon-yellow 

 spot on each side at the base of the strongly narrowed 2nd segment ; 

 posterior margins of 2nd and 3rd segments yellowish, that of the 

 4th also indistinctly so. Venter reddish-brown, a small lemon- 

 yellow transverse spot towards the hind margin of 2nd segment. 

 Ler/s uniformly ferruginous-brown. Wivgs pale yellowish ; 

 anterior half yellowish-brown, the colour filling the marginal cell 

 and extending partly into the 1st basal cell. Stigma a little darker 

 brown. Halteres with yellowish- white stems and reddish-brown 

 knobs. 



Length, 18 irim. 



Described from a single 6 from Bhowali, 5700 ft., Kumaon 

 District, W. Himalayas, vii.1909 (A. D. Imms). 



In Indian Museum. The uniform orange-brown colour of this 

 species and the absence of antennal petiole separate it at once 

 from all other Indian ones. 



252. Ceria decorata, sp. nov. 



(S . Head : eyes practically but not absolutely contiguous, and 

 for a short distance only ; vertex small, well raised, shiniug black, 

 with rather dense, short greyish pubescence ; ocelli small, shining 

 brownish, rather close together Frons and face uniformly bright 

 chrome-yellow with a large black triangular spot, its apex at upper 

 corner of frons, its base just below base of antennal petiole, the 

 lower corners extended as a fine line to each eye-margin ; con- 

 tiguous to this triangle a broad black median stripe on face, nar- 

 row ed on each side just below the petiole, and narrowing towards 

 tip of epistome. Antennas black, ord joint a little dusted with 

 dull grey, style pale yellow. Cheeks entirely black with a little 

 ragged grey pubescence ; occiput barely ]n-ojecting behind eyes, 

 black, a little greyish pubescence on margins. Thorax black; a 

 distinct, rounded, somewhat large, pale yellow callus on humeri, 

 and at ends of suture, an elongate one on the mesopleura, and a 

 large round one on the sternopleura. Scutellum pale yellow with 

 a round black spot in middle. Abdomen very dark brownish-black. 

 1st segment yellow on outer third on each side ; 2ud with a broad 

 pale yellow hind margin ; 3rd with similar hintl margin, to which 

 is added towards each side an elongate spot placed longitudinally, 

 its anterior end enlarged and reaching to about middle of segment : 

 4th segment similar, with a large patch of whitish dust on each 

 side; 5th black, with dull yellow dust. Venter black; hind 

 margins of segments pale. Legs mainly black or dark brown ; 

 anterior femora yellow, a black streak extending over inner and 

 upper sides of apical half of fore pair; another streak on front 

 ■ side of middle pair extending a little upwards at base and tip ; 



