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small, yellow, with a long bristle at the tips. Antennae bright 

 pale yellow, with a very long hisinuate drooping black arista. 



Thorax. — Bright brownish yellow, with a few sparse hairs and 

 four bristles towards posterior margin. Scutellum concolorous, 

 with two long apical bristles. Metanotum concolorous ; sides of 

 thorax also, an irregular elongate dark brown spot or streak from 

 the shoulder to the base of the wings. 



Abdomen. — Wholly black, with a little black pubescence on 

 upper and under sides ; genitalia small. 



Legs. — Yellow ; fore femora a little brown above, with short 

 golden yellow pubescence ; all the tibiae with a row of well 

 separated long stiff dark hairs. 



Wings. — Pale grey, unmarked except for the distinct brownish 

 yellow stigma ; halteres brown. 



Described from one & in the Indian Museum taken by 

 Mr. E. E. Green at Peradeniya, Ceylon, April 1911. 



N.B. — This appears to be allied to 5. pullns, Bezzi, from Ceylon, 



Syncches insignis, mihi, sp. nov. 



& Western Himalayas. lyong. 2^ mm. 



Head. — Occiput blackish grey ; proboscis yellowish on apical 

 half. Eyes with upper facets much larger than lower ones. 

 Antennal ist joint black (remainder missing). 



Thorax. — Blackish gre)", with microscopic brownish grey 

 pubescence and soft black hairs variously dispersed ; humeral 

 calli black, shining, rather prominent, yet small. Remainder of 

 thorax, with scutellum and metanotum blackish, the scutellum 

 with at least two long bristl}^ hairs. 



Abdomen. — Blackish, with a slight deep blue tinge and sparsa 

 pale pubescence. 



Legs. — Black, with a slight deep blue tinge ; anterior knees, 

 tips of anterior tibiae, and all the tarsi wholly j^ellowish. The 

 middle tibiae brown. All the legs with soft black pubescence, 

 hind femora considerably thickened ; a row of small teeth and a 

 row of isolated long stiff bristly hairs on under side. 



Wings. — Gre3\ Stigma very large, quite circular, dark brown, 

 placed in the rather distinct curve downwards taken by the 2nd 

 longitudinal vein. 



Described from one cf in the Indian Museum, taken by 

 Dr. A. D. Imms at Bhowali, Kumaon District (5700 ft.), 2-vii-io. 



Syneches inaequalis, mihi, sp. nov. 



& Darjiling district. I^ong. 3 mm. 



Head. — Occiput dark grey; proboscis about as long as head ; 

 antennae blackish gre}^ arista considerably pubescent. 



Thorax. — Shining black. 



Abdomen. — Dull blackish grey (if viewed from in front it 

 appears a lighter grey) ; towards tip greyish. Pale hairs laterally. 

 Genitalia comparatively large, apparently normally formed. 



