1913.] E. Brunetti : Nei& Indian Empidae. 13 



of red in the former. Occiput dark brownish grey, ocular orbit 

 with a fringe of black, well separated hairs, vertex with two long 

 bristly hairs. Antennae, proboscis and palpi all black, the latter 

 as long as the proboscis. 



Thorax. — Blackish, shining, tending to greyish towards the 

 sides, anterior margin and shoulders. Two narrow well separated 

 inconspicuous grey dorsal stripes Dorsum with soft short hairs, 

 and, viewed from certain directions, with brownish tomentose 

 reflections; some longer bristly hairs in the usual situations. 

 Scutellum concolorous, with two long bristles and some short stiff 

 hairs. Pleurae and metanotum moderateh^ dark grey. 



Abdomen. — Blackish, with a moderate amount of pale pubes- 

 cence, belly similar. 



Legs. — Wholly black, anterior tibiae with long stiff bristly 

 hairs ; hind femora with a row of small teeth below ; each bearing 

 a strong bristle. 



Wings. — Nearly clear, stigma distinct but not sharpl^^ defined, 

 brown, filling nearl}^ the apical half of the marginal cell and 

 extending to the costa. Halteres bright yellow. 



Described from a single 9 in the Indian Museum from 

 Kurseong, 26-vi-io [Annandale']. 



Hybos tenuipes, mihi, sp. nov. 



cf Darjiling district. Long. 3 mm. 



Head. — Black, upper eye facets red, and much larger than the 

 lower ones, which are black. Antennae black, arista four times as 

 long as 3rd joint, and distinctly pubescent for the basal two-thirds, 

 the remainder quite bare. 



Thorax.- — Black, shining, sides and metanotum similar ; 

 scutellum broad, brownish yellow, the colour extending to the 

 posterior angles of the thoracic dorsum. 



Abdomen. — Dark brown, with pale pubescence; belly similar. 



Legs. — Pale yellow. Fore tibiae with a single long bristle in 

 the middle ; middle tibiae with two such, one at one-third of its 

 length, on the outer side, the other just before the middle, and 

 placed on the under side. Hind femora with a row of a few long 

 stiff hairs below; remainder of legs with short pubescence. 



Wings. — Pale grey, inclining to yellowish on the costa ; stigma 

 indistinct; halteres yellow. 



Described from a cf in the Indian Museum, from Kurseong, 

 27-vi-io lAnnandale\ 



Hybos nitens, mihi, sp. nov. 

 9 Bihar. I/Ong. 2 mm. 



This species has considerable general resemblance to both 

 brunnipes, mihi, and fttscipennis, mihi. 



The head is dull black, including the very short proboscis, the 

 palpi and the antennae. Body shining black, with soft, rather 



