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the dorsum, whilst on the oth segment it is more extended. On 

 the anterior margins of the 3rd, 4th and 5th segments linear 

 impressions, with a small callosity in the middle, are visible ; on 

 the 5th there are also two round depressions behind the linear 

 impression. The hypopyginin is comijosed ol' two unequal pieces 

 asyiumetrically placed together ; it has neither cleft nor impression, 

 occupies the whole breadth of the abdomen, and has nearly tlie 

 form of a hemisphere. Ler/s : coxa), and femora to extreme tips, 

 black; tibire on basal fourth and extreme tip blackish-brown; 

 femora and tibiae grey-dusted ; hind femora shining on inner sides ; 

 middle femora on apical half of under side armed with small 

 spines ; tarsi yellow, the last joints brownish. Wings rather 

 brownish ; stigma yellowish-brown, about 5 shorter than the 4th 

 costal segment ; both together 1| times as long as the 5th costal 

 segment; anterior cross-vein placed rather before the tip of the 

 auxiliary vein and in the first third of the discal cell. ITalteres 

 ■with stem whitish, clubs brown, dark brown at apex. 



Length, 3*6 mm. ; wings 3"3 nnn. 



Two cJ J , Colombo, 28. ii. 1902. I^'/P'i in. Hungarian Museum. 



Pipunculus aeneiventris, Jurt. 



Pipunculus ceneicentris, Kertesz, Ann. Mus. Hung, i, p. 468 (1903). 



cJ . Head : vertical triangle small, shining black ; frons black, 

 with a white shimmer, except on a median longitudinal space ; 

 epistome \\\t\\ parallel sides, black, with silvery-white shimmer ; 

 antennae blackish-brown, 2nd and 3rd joints shimmering white ; 

 upper side of 2nd joint with only microscopic bristly hairs ; 3rd 

 joint beneath with elongated tip ; arista black, the thickened base 

 of its 2nd joint elongate ; back of liead black, with grey dust. 

 Thorax : dorsum black, appearing dull from the microscopic grey 

 dust ; shoulders brownish-yellow ; pleura) a little shining, with 

 here and there some shimmering white spots; scutellum shining 

 black; metanotum with whitish-grey dust. Abdomen metallic 

 dark green, shining, with scattered, black, microscopic pubescence. 

 Hypopygiun) small, blackish, with sparse grey dust and an elongate 

 cleft on the right side. Legs: coxa; black, hind pair siiimmering 

 white on outer sides, the other pairs hidden by the rest of the 

 legs ; femora black to extreme tips, grey-dusted ; hind pair shining 

 on inner side, and fin'nished with small spines on apical half of 

 under side ; tibia), except at base and tip, black, uniformly grey- 

 dusted ; tarsi yellow, last joint lu'ownish. Wings very faintly 

 brownish; costal stigma absent; 3rd costal segment half as long 

 as the 4th, both together shorter by half than the oth ; anterior 

 cross-vein ])laced rather before tip of 2iid vein, and at middle 

 of discal cell; 3rd vein sinuate at tip. llalteres greyish- 

 yellow. 



Length, 3-5 mm. ; wings 2-7 nuu. 



One J, Colonilto, 25. ii. 1902. Tgjye in Hungarian Museum. 



