392 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 
STAURELLA ZEYLANICA n. sp. (PI. L., Fig. 3). 
Female.—Head yellow-gray. Occiput slightly raised, ocellar 
triangle brownish-orange, from whence a very indefinite 
darker band down centre of frons to frontal lunule, which is 
pale yellow, and prominent. All bristles black, lower orbitals 
three (there is also a smaller bristle between the two lower ones 
on right side); the superior orbital not inserted upon a 
prominent tubercle. Ocellar bristles present. Postverticals 
strong, crossed. Antenne yellow, the third joint with pale 
pollination. Arista darker yellow, long, pectinate on both 
sides. Proboscis and palpi yellow. 
Thorax yellow-brown, with short black pubescence. 
Humeral calli pale yellow. All bristles black, three meso- 
pleural. Pleurze concolorous with dorsum, but black pubes- 
cence somewhat sparce. Pteropleure very pale yellow 
between root of wings and pteropleural bristle. Metanotum 
concolorous, shining, with pale pollination. Scutellum pale 
yellow, triangular, with slight black pubescence, stronger 
towards outer margins, the four bristles strong and long, 
the median pair crossed at apex. Halteres slightly paler than 
pleure. 
Abdomen narrow and elongated, broadening from base to 
junction of the fused first and second segments with the third 
segment, thence tapering uniformly. First and second 
segments, and median area of third, yellowish, fourth and 
fifth blackish. Third segment with median dark lunule, and 
a large brown oval mark at edge of dorsal margin. Bristles 
black, prominent at sides of first, second, fourth, and fifth 
segments. Venter yellowish. Ovipositor circular in section, 
longer than abdomen, narrow and truncate apically, shining 
black, covered with dense black pubescence, which appears 
gray against ovipositor in certain lights. 
Legs.—Uniformly pale yellow. 
Wings without costal bristle, veins brownish. Stigma 
brownish, the colour continued below to third vein, Apical 
half of wing very dark brown. There are three narrow nyaline 
areas along outer margin in submargzinal and first and second 
posterior cells respectively. A very small lighter patch in 
