19 1 3-] H. Brunetti : New Indian Empidae. 35 



and a pair of claspers above, these latter constituted of a large 

 oval basal concolorous joint and an elongate brownish yellow 

 horny bifid second joint. The whole of the genitalia a little 

 pubescent. 



Legs. — Long and slender, uniformly dark brownish gre}', 

 practically bare. 



Wings. — Very pale grey. The 3rd longitudinal vein forked 

 beyond three-fourths of its length, the branches approximate to 

 one another and parallel ; anterior cross vein before middle of 

 discal cell, and at about one- third the length of the wing. Branches 

 of upper branch of 4th longitudinal vein issuing close together from 

 discal cell, thence gradually diverging; the discal cell much longer 

 on its anterior border than its posterior one. Lower branch of 4th 

 vein nearl}" straight, rather more strongly developed ; 2nd basal 

 cell short, lying against the middle third of the upper basal cell ; 

 anal cell barelj^ longer than 2nd basal ; 6th vein very short. 

 Halteres, stem ^^ellow, clubs dark gre5^ 



Described from a single specimen from Bhowali, Kumaon 

 district, r2-vi-io [7wms], on stones on banks of stream. 



\ specimen which probably belongs to this species, but show- 

 ing a discrepancy' in the shape of the discal cell, is amongst the 

 diptera recently collected by Mr. Kemp on the Abor Expedition. 



Dolichocephala septemnotata, mihi, sp. nov. 



cf Western Himalayas. Long. i-| mm. 



Head. — Blackish. Frons broad, some stiff hairs on both frons 

 and occiput. Epistome (the whole of the head below the eyes) 

 conical, short, half the height of the' rest of the head. Antennae 

 black; 3rd joint conical with long black thick arista, microscopi- 

 cally pubescent. No palpi apparent. 



Thorax and Abdomen. — Wholly black, moderately shining, 

 practically bare except for a few stiff hairs laterally on the former. 

 Genitalia small, rounded, simple. 



Legs. — Pale yellowish, upper side of fore femora and tips of 

 tarsi a little brownish. 



Wings. — Ver}' pale brown, with seven ver}^ distinct moderate 

 sized circular pale spots. Six of these are placed in two parallel 

 rows of three in each ; the upper row just above the 3rd longitudi- 

 nal vein, the lower row a little above the hind margin of the wing, 

 so that the spots appear like 3 pairs situated longitudinally. The 

 first pair {i.e. the basal spots of both rows) is situated a little 

 before the middle of the wing; the 2nd pair a little beyond the 

 middle ; the 3rd pair half way between the 2nd pair and the wing 

 tip, the upper spot being in the middle of the submarginal cell. 

 Of the spots in the longer row, the first is placed a little before, 

 the second a little be5^ond the lower branch of the 5th longitudinal 

 vein ; the third is in the middle of the 2nd posterior cell. The 

 seventh spot is near the wing tip, at the end of the ist posterior cell. 

 The 3rd, 4th and 5th longitudinal veins are all wavy, the 3rd 



