NEW CEYLON DIPTERA. 387 
Type male and female taken on December 19, 1918, resting 
on Cajanus indicus bush. 
Types and other specimens in my own collection. 
Tabanide. 
H@MATOPOTA RHIZOPHORA! n. sp. (Pl. I., Fig. 1). 
Female.—Face grayish, with white pubescence, a black band 
between the eyes below the antennz. Palpi yellowish-gray,with 
basal pale hairs and black pubescence. Antenne dark brown, 
the first joint very large, incrassate, shining, viewed laterally 
as broad as third joint at its widest, with black pubescence. 
Second joint very small, with thick black pubescence. Third 
joint broad and flattened on its basal annulation, the last 
three annulations forming a small apex. Apical annulation 
paler. rons gray with sparce whitish decumbent pubescence, 
mixed with black erect pubescence, also sparce, but somewhat 
thicker posteriorly. Paired spots sub-triangular, touching 
eyes posteriorly, widely separated from frontal callus. Frontal 
callus dark brown, shining, almost straight on both borders, 
reaching eyes on lower border, slightly downward produced at 
angle between eyes and base of antenne. Space between 
antenne black, base of antenne ringed yellowish above 
exteriorly. 
Thorax brown with short pale whitish pubescence on 
dorsum, the three gray stripes distinct, narrow, the lateral 
ones ending in a gray spot at the suture. At base of thorax 
two slightly larger gray spots, above which the pale pubescence 
is thickened on each side of median stripe up to.twe-thirds of 
distance to suture. Pleure gray, darker below, with long 
whitish pubescence above sternopleural suture. Scutellum 
concolorous with mesonotum, with similar pale pubescence, 
except apically. 
Abdomen brown, first three segments lighter reddish-brown, 
posterior margins of segments with pale pubescence, broader 
laterally. Underside dark brown. 
Legs black. Femora slightly black pubescent. Fore tibiz 
slightly incrassate, basally yellowish-white. Posterior tibiz 
