GILOLO, TERNATE, AND CERAM. 5 
Gen. Masstcyta, Walk. 
7. Massicyta cerioides, Walk. See Vol. III. p. 78. 
Gen. Sotva, Walk. 
8. SoLvA HYBOTOIDES, n. s. Mas et Fem. Nigra, antennis basi pal- 
lide flavis, thoracis lineis lateralibus scutello abdomine pedibusque 
luteis (mas) aut flavis (fem.), abdominis disco foem. nigro, tibiis 
posticis nigris, alis cinereis. 
Male and Female. Black; mouth and palpi pale yellow; antenne 
lanceolate, shorter than the breadth of the head, pale yellow at the 
base ; thorax with a humeral callus and an elevated line along each 
side and the scutellum luteous in the male, pale yellow in the female ; 
“pubescence slightly gilded ; abdomen luteous, disk black in the female, 
with the exception of the hind borders of the segments; legs luteous 
in the male, pale yellow in the female; hind femora incrassated ; 
hind tibize black, curved; middle tibie black in the middle; wings 
cinereous; veins black; halteres pale. Length of the body 3-4 
lines ; of the wings 6-8 lines. 
Fam. ASILIDA, Leach. 
Subfam. DasyrogonttEs, Walk. 
Gen. Dasyrogon, Fabr. 
9. DAsypoGon soLutus,n.s. Mas. Niger, capite thoraceque auratis, 
antennis linearibus, thorace vittis quatuor pectoreque fasciis duabus 
nigris, abdomine rufo clavato apicem versus piceo fascia basali 
nigra, pedibus halteribusque rufis, alis cinereis apice nigricanti- 
cinereis. 
” Male. Black ; head with pale gilded tomentum; epistoma flat, with a 
few pale bristles ; eyes with very small facets. Antennz linear, nearly 
as long as the breadth of the head; thorax and pectus with pale 
gilded tomentum ; thorax with four black stripes, the lateral pair 
short, broad, obliquely intersected; pectus with two black bands; 
abdomen red, clavate, with a black band near the base, the four last 
segments with slightly piceous disks; legs red, robust ; femora with a 
few stout black bristles ; tarsi black towards the tips ; wings cinereous, 
blackish cinereous towards the tips and along the adjoining part of 
the hind border; veins black, tawny at the base; halteres red. 
Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 
10. DasyPoGON SEMIFILATUS, n. s. Lem. Niger, capite thoraceque 
auratis, thorace vittis quatuor latis pectoreque fasciis duabus nigris, 
- abdomine clavato fasciis tribus anticis fulvis, pedibus rufis, alis cine- 
reis, halteribus flavescentibus. 
