14. 

 HiEMOBORA PALLIPES. 



Order Omaloptera Leach. Fam. Hippoboscidtc Leach. 



Type of the Genus H. pallipes nob. 



H^MOBORA noh. 



Antennce inserted close to the anterior angles of the clypeus, glo- 

 bular, hairy, and sunk into the head. (2. a.) 

 Labrum horny, elongate, hollow, sliglitly arcuated, inclosing the 

 tongue. 



Tongue nearly as long as labrum, slender. 

 Lip horny, arched, hollow, inclosing the labrum and tongue. 



Maxiilce ^ rigid, obtuse, ciliated with strong hairs, united at their 

 internal edges, bent downwards, inclosing the proboscis, and 

 extending beyond the head like a beak. (1 . and 2. e.) 

 Mention large, coriaceous, membranaceous, covering and con- 

 cealing the base of proboscis. (1. h.) 

 Ocelli 3, in a triangle, sunk in foveolse. 



Wings very long, rounded, first marginal or mediastinal cell ex- 

 tending one-third the length of the wing ; second marginal cell 

 very long, rounded at the end, discoidal cells united, G obscure, 

 imperfect nerves extending to posterior margin. 

 Tarsi 5-jointed, last the longest 3 Claws, lengthened at their 

 base on each side the pulvillus. (8.) 

 Head broader than long, somewhat irlun^ular, divided from the thorax. 

 Eyes venj remote, small. Thorax a little broader than head, nearlif 

 quadrate, dilated near the base of wings, notched anteriorly. Scu- 

 tellum broad and short. Halteres very distinct. Abdomen small, 

 nearly conical, peduncled, coriaceous towards its base, the remainder 

 spongy. Feet extended, thick, first pair remote from the wings, in- 

 seited almost under the head. 

 Larvii nourished in the abdomen of the mother, and excluded befoie 



transformation. Lat. 

 Pupa inclosed in the indurated skin of the larva, sub-orbicularly im- 

 pressed at one end. Lat. 



H. pallipes nob. 



Shining, with strong hairs scattered over the limbs and body ; 

 pale and dull ; greenish-yellow clouded with brown. Eyes and 

 claws black. Thorax bcneatii punctured and covered with short, 

 strong erect hairs. Wings nearly transparent, nerves yellow, 

 the costa slightly ciliated. 



Jn the Cabinet of Mr. Samouelle. 



Tnv. curious tribe to wliicli this Insect belongs forms a 2ti<I 

 division of Latreilk's Dijilcra, and is called Eprnhnscidca. 



