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Wings.— VdX& brownish grey. Stigma absent ; halteres yellow. 

 DesmS^^ from a single 9 taken by Dr. Annandale at Matiana, 

 Simla district (8000 ft.), 28— so-iv-oy. In the Indian Museum. 



Rhamphomyia unifasciata, mihi, sp. nov. 



cf Western Himalayas. Long. 3 mm. 



Head placed on a neck of moderate length, blackish. The ist 

 and 2nd antennal joints rounded, a little broader at the tips, 3rd 

 as long as istand 2nd together, elongate-oval ; arista placed at the 

 extreme tip of the dorsal side. 



Thorax.— bright brownish yellow. An oval black spot on 

 anterior part of dorsum, drawn out to a point on anterior margin; 

 sometimes not narrowed in front but diminished in intensity, and 

 in some cases extended posteriorly towards the hind margin. 

 Traces of two narrow lines from the hinder corners of the spot 

 towards posterior margin, and a trace of a small blackish spot 

 between these lines ; scutellum concolorous, rather wide, a little 

 blackish at the base. 



Abdomen.— Shining, dark blackish brown; belly more or less 

 yellowish ; genitalia withdrawn. 



l^^gs, — Brownish yellow; tibiae and tarsi barely darker. 



Wings.— Yqxy pale grey, nearly clear; stigma present but 

 indistinct. Halteres brownish yellow. 



Described from two & cf in the Indian Museum from Mundali, 

 Jaunsa division, Dehra Dun (9000 ft.), 12-v-io {type) [C. W. 

 Beebe] and Simla, 12-V-08, the latter taken by Dr. Annandale. 



Rhamphomyia griseonigra, mihi, sp. nov. 



c^ Western Himalayas. Long. 4 mm. 



Head.— Uyes dark reddish brown, upper facets much the 

 larger. Occiput grey, with black stiff hairs. Antennae blackish, 

 3rd joint elongate, with distinct, elongate style; face dark grey; 

 proboscis blackish, shining, brownish towards tip. 



Thorax. — Dark cinereous grey, lighter grey on shoulders and 

 pleurae. The centre of the dorsum is slightly brown tinged, with 

 two indistinct longitudinal narrow black stripes. The whole 

 dorsum with short black stiff hairs irregularly situated, and some 

 longer bristly hairs in the neighbourhood of the wings. Scutellum 

 concolorous, with black hairs on posterior margin but apparently 

 no very strong ones; metanotum dark grey. 



Abdomen.— M\ blackish grey, with very short black hairs. 



Legs. — Black, shortly black pubescent; tibiae with a few stiff 

 black hairs , hind femora apparently with only microscopic pubes- 

 cence, hind tibiae with soft black hairs on outer side, becoming 

 longer towards the tips, where these tibiae themselves are gra- 

 dually thickened ; hind metatarsi lengthened and enlarged. 



Wings. — Pale brown, stigma an indistinct darker brown streak. 

 Halteres dirtv brownish yellow. 



