BY ARTHUK WHITE. 233 



grey median stripes, whicli extlend from the anterior 

 margin to the middle of the dorsum, and with long, black 

 lateral and posterior bristles ; scutellum with six black 

 marginal bristles. Abdomen brownish-black, with white 

 lateral pubescence; genitalia very large, almost orbicular. 

 Legs with the jDOsterior pair lengthened ; all femora slen- 

 der ; posterior tibiae thickened gradually from base to 

 apex ; anterior tarsi with first joint slightly thickened ; 

 femora black, the posterior pair with basal third yellow, 

 anterior and middle pairs with only extreme base yellow ; 

 anterior and middle tibiae yellow, posterior tibiae black, 

 with knees yellow; tarsi black, the first joint of anterior 

 and middle pairs with basal two-thirds yellow, of posterior 

 pair with only extreme base yellow ; the anterior tibiae 

 bear outwardly short, black pubescence of uniform length, 

 the middle tibiae a comb of extremely long black hairs, 

 the posterior tibiae both short, and a few very long, black 

 bristle-like hairs, which are densest at the apex. Wings 

 brown, with a dark brown stigma ; the mediastinal vein 

 rather long, and nearly reaching the costa; cubital vein 

 curved downwards, the upper branch of fork curved 

 outwards towards the tip ; discal cell truncate, the three 

 issuing veinlets complete ; anal vein not quite reaching 

 the wing margin. 



Female resembles the male very closely, but the eyes 

 are separated, the thorax a paler grey, which makes the 

 two pale grey anterior stripes less distinct, and the abdo- 

 men long and pointed. The pubescence on the legs is more 

 uniform, that on the anterior and middle tibiae being of 

 almost equal length, that on the posterior tibiae very short, 

 with a row of widely-separated long black bristles. 



E. hellatiyriui< is a common species in the bush in the 

 early spring time. It hovers in small flocks in the air, 

 and seems toi be of inquisitive habits, as it will approach 

 and hover round the head of anyone who stops to watch 

 it. My dates range from September 3 to September 25, 

 but probably it remains on the wing until a somewhat 

 later date. 



Empis sericatus, Sp. nov. (Fig. 44.) 



Thorax and scutellum orange; abdomen orange-brown 

 or dark brown ; femora, tibiae, and tarsi yellow, with apices 

 of all joints darkened ; wings tinged faintly with brown, 

 stigma faint, yellow-brown. 



Length. Female, 6 mm. 



Hab. Mangalore. 



