(ESTRlD.i:. 383 



Antennae dark reddish-brown or blackish-brown, a little paler at 

 base of the 3rd joint. Tliere is a pair of more or less distinct, 

 moderately wide, dust stri|)es on the thorax ; humeri distinctly 

 grey-dusted. The i^rey dust markings of the abdomen are more 

 distinct towards the sides and on the hind margins of the seg- 

 menls ; genitalia shining black. I^sgs in the first Indian specimen 

 dark brown, nearly black, basal half of hind femora yellowish; 

 pubescence of legs soft, black, rather long on femora. In the 

 second Indian specimen all tlie legs are a little yellowish at the 

 base. AV^ings very pale grey, a little yellowish at base ; halteres 

 orange. 



Length, 5 mm. 



Described from two Indian specimens, the first in good con- 

 dition, from between Phagu and Kufri, Simla District, 8000- 

 ''MOQ it., 21.x. IdlQ {Annandale c|- Kemp); the second specimen 

 from Simla, 7000 ft., 9. v. 1910 {Anmindale). This European 

 species is very variable, especially in the coloration of the legs. 

 One of the above specimens has the 2nd joint of the antenna) 

 barely longer than the 3rd, though, according to Schiner, it 

 should be decidedly longer. 



303. Occemyia flavipes, sp. nov. 



Differing from atra by having tlie antennte dull orange-brown 

 witli tip of 3rd jonit blackish. Thorax with a narrow dorsal 

 median stripe extending nearly from the anterior to the hind 

 margin ; there is an outer stripe on each side which spreads some- 

 what round the inner side of the humerus ; a ratiier large blackish 

 spot on each side in front of the wing-base and extending over 

 the hinder corner of the dorsum, and a smaller one in the middle 

 of the hind margin ; all these markings are rattier ill-detined. 

 Legs mainly orange-yellow ; tips of femora above, tibiae except at 

 base, and tarsi wholly, brownish. 



Length, 4-5 mm. 



Described from two $ 2 from ]Mahableshwar, Bombay Presi- 

 dency ; in tlie British Museum. Tbe 2nd autennal joint is only 

 very slightly longer than the 3rd. 



Family (ESTRID.E. 



Head rather closely set on thorax, either broader than, as 

 broad as, or rather narrower than, thorax; generally much more 

 prominent in front than tlie somewhat small bare eves ; often 

 vesiculose and beset with wartlike blotches oi- dark pimples; 

 epistome or lower part of head nearly straight or slightly n.'ceding, 

 very broad, slightly pubescent or bare; eyes wide a|)art. in both 

 sexes, sometimes rather swollen; frons broailer in front than 

 behind in 6 ; three distinct ocelli. Moutli-opening very small ; 



