24 Records of the Indian Museum. [Voiy. IX. 



Thorax. — Shining black, with very short whitish pubescence 

 towards the margins of the dorsum. Sides of thorax and dorsum 

 of scutellum slightly grey dusted. A few weak prealar bristly 

 hairs. 



Abdomen. — Black, a little shining, belly brownish yellow, a 

 little very short whitish pubescence. 



Legs. — Brownish yellow, minutely pubescent, middle femora a 

 little incrassated, with a row of very short bristles on under side. 

 Tarsi blackish. 



Wings. — Clear ; iridescent ; venation in accordance with gene- 

 ric diagnosis. Halteres dull brownish yellow. 



Described from a single 5 in the Pusa collection taken by 

 Mr, F. M. Howlett at Mussoorie, ix-o6. 



EMPIS, L. 



ceylonica, Bezzi, Ann. Mus. Hung., ii, 343 (1904). Ceylon, 

 papuana, id., I.e., 344. Papua. 



jacobsoni, Meij., Tijd. v. Ent., 1, 251 (1907). Java, 

 abbrevinervis, id., I.e., liv, 328 9 (1911). Java. 



Empis subcilipes, mihi, sp. nov. 



9 Western Himalayas. Long. <^\ mm. 



Head. — Ash grey, frons about one-fourth the width of the 

 head. Some short black stiff hairs behind the eyes, and a little 

 soft white hair on lower part of occiput. Antennae reddish brown, 

 rather long, black streaked on upper side and with a whitish shim- 

 mer on the inner side in certain lights. Antennal style of moderate 

 length. Proboscis nearly three times the height of the head, 

 reddish brown, with the under side black. 



Thorax. — Moderately dark ash grey. A broad brownish grey 

 median stripe from the anterior margin and a less distinct much 

 shorter stripe each side, not extending to the shoulders. Surface 

 of dorsum with short setae more or less irregularly placed, but a 

 distinct double row in the centre and a number towards each 

 shoulder. Some stiff bristles above and in front of each wing, 

 and four on posterior margin of scutellum, which latter with the 

 metanotum are both hght mouse grey. Sides dark grey. 



Abdomen. — Rather dark grey; ist segment with a little black 

 and grey pubescence ; remainder of segments with scattered pale 

 very short hairs. Belh^ tawny ; genitalia very dark brown. 



Legs. — Brownish yellow, coxae a little bluish grey on basal 

 half. Femora more or less blackish in middle and on upper side 

 generally; tarsi mainly black. Upper and lower sides of four 

 posterior femora with thick but short black ciliated hair. Rest of 

 legs finely black pubescent. 



