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CONOPID^. 



behind 3rd vein, and including all basal half of 1st basal cell^ 

 rather dark brown ; 5th vein narrowly sufluKed with brown up to 

 base of diseal cell ; halteres yellow, tips of clubs dark. 



Length, 16-20 mm. 



Described from various 6 6 and $ $ in the British and Indian 

 Museums. Darjiling District, 1000-3000 ft., v. ]912 {Lord Car- 

 michael) ; Sukna, 500 ft., 2. vii. 1908 (Annandale) ; Sidapur, 

 Coorg, S. India, 3000 ft., 29. iv. 1917 ; Margherita, Assam. 

 Originally described by Wiedemann (ea; coll. Westermann) from 

 Java, this species is also known from Malacca, Singapore, Sumatra 

 and Borneo. 



Family CONOPID^. 



Head large, broader than thorax, bare, loosely attached by a 

 narrow neck ; vertex inflated or vesiculose ; ocelli absent (CoNO- 

 PiN^) or present (Myopin^) ; eyes bare, wide apart in both sexes;, 

 epistome broad, perpendicular or slightly receding, descending 

 often considerably below eyes; mouth-opening Inrge, with an 

 oral bristle on each side; proboscis long or very long, thin,, 

 usually projecting horizontally or downwards, geniculated at bas& 



Fig. 72. — Conops cryihrocefhalus, Fabr. 



only (CoNOPiNJE and Zodion) or also in the middle (Mi'OPinje except 

 Zodion); labella very narrow and short; palpi varying in length 

 and shape, cylindrical or clavate. Antennae porrect, 3-jointed ; 

 last two joints often at a distinct angle to the basal one ; generally 

 elongate, with a short apical style (Cois^oPiNiE) or with a style-like 

 doi'sal arista (Myopin^). There is an inflatible ptilinum above 

 the anteunse. Occiput inflated to a varying extent. 



