388 (ESTMD.i:. 



(3 $, Head: frons varying from dull j'-ellowish to yellowish- 

 brown, apart from the broad median stripe ; vesiculose, wrinkled, 

 with numerous, irregularly placed, small, shallow pits which are 

 black at the bottom ; ocelli large, shining black ; a median longi- 

 tudinal wrinkled brownish stripe (varying in shade) extending 

 from the blackish ocelhir spot to the lower margin of the frons, 

 which latter projects over the antennal cavity ; this cavity (which, 

 in conjunction with the median furrow running from it to the 

 mouth-opening, may be described as shaped like an inverted lyi'e) 

 is of moderate depth, pale, almost livid, yellow. First two 

 antennal joints pale yello\^ish, 3rd subglobular, black, with yellow 

 dorsal (nearly basal) black-tipped arista. Lower sides of frons 

 extending more narrowly to lower corners of eyes, yellowish- 

 white with small inconspicuous pits, of which the bottoms are 

 not black ; whole of lower part of head orange-yellow, varying in 

 individuals to nearly whitish ; occiput whitish, vertical margin 

 yellowish ; an irregular row of black bottomed pits along its 

 entire upper margin. Head bare excei)t for a few whitish hairs 

 on frons and some yellow ones on lower part of head. Thoraa; 

 yellowish-grey, paler on humeri and sides; whole dorsum, and 

 that of scutellum also, with very numerous small black tubercles 

 or pimples, those on the scutellar mai'gin being the largest, and 

 each bearing a bristly hair, while the majority of the remainder 

 bear each a pale yellow hair, curved backwards ; some pale yellow 

 pubescence on humeri a-.id pleura? and to a rather less extent aLmg 

 sides of dorsum. Abdomen whitish-grey with irregular blackish 

 blotches, and almost silvery-grey reflections in certain lights ; 

 whole surface covered with minute, black, pimple-hke spots, each 

 bearing a single hair; some fine yellow hairs at sides and towards 

 tip of abdomen, irrespective of the black spots. Venter whitish- 

 grey, with smaller and less numerous similar black spots and more 

 numerous fine hairs than dorsum ; genitalia concealed. Legs 

 orange to yellow; coxae with grey shimmer and long soft pale 

 liairs ; feirora rather swollen at base and with soft pale hairs ; 

 tihife and tarsi with short black bristly hairs and some rather 

 longer soft pale hairs; pulvilli and claws orange, the latter black- 

 tipped. Wiiirjs nearly colourless ; veins yellowish or yellowish- 

 brown ; halteres yellowish, concealed below the very large, 

 whitish, bai'e thoracic squama>. 



Lenr/th, 11 mm. 



Described from a few examples in indifferent condition in the 

 Pusa collection: Pusa, 2 & 4. viii. 1909, on sheep; "remained 

 sitting in tube, 13. ii. to 4. iii. 191U"; iv. 1907 "in native 

 quarters, on wall"; 14. viii. 1914, " on wall"; 12. x. 1909, "in 

 head of living kid " ; "A. H., Case no. 811," 10. x. 1912 ; Chapra, 

 Bengal ; Larpore, Saran District, Bengal, 



Distribution almost world-wide : the insect is widely-spread in 

 Europe; recorded also from Asia, Africa. North and South 

 America, and Australia. 



