1913-] E, Brunetti : New Indian Empidae. 37 



absence of spurs to the tibia tips and the slight enlargement of the 

 tips of the hind tibiae are all in accordance with Melander's 

 description. The wing also agrees exactly with his figure. 



It may be observed that Prof. Kertesz sinks this genus in 

 Chelipoda, Macq. 



vSub-family TACHYDROMINAE. 



DRAPETISt sensu stricto. 



acnescens, Wied., Auss. Zweifl., ii, 649. Formosa.' 



obscuripennis, Bezzi, Ann. Mus. Hung., ii, 351 (1904). Papua. 



xanthopyga, id., I.e., 352. Papua. 



divergens, id., I.e., 353. Papua. 



bahamata, id.. I.e., 353. Papua. 



callosotibia, id., I.e., 354. Papua. 



lutea, Meij., Tijd. v. Ent. liv, 332 o^ 9 (1911). Java. 



binotata, id., I.e., 333 9 . Java. 



Sub-genus CTENODRAPETIS, Bezzi. 

 Ann. Mus. Hung., ii, 351 (1904). 



gracilis, Bezzi, loe. cit., 354. Papua. 



discoidalis, id.. I.e., 355. East India. 



rubrithorax, id., I.e., 356. Papua. 



strigifera, Meij,, Tijd. v. Ent., liv, 3330^ (191 1)- Java. 



N .B. — This subgenus appears a weak one, as intermediate 

 forms are almost certain to occur, and as a matter of fact Kertesz 

 sinks it in Drapetis in his catalogue of the World's Diptera. My 

 new species must be taken to refer to Drapetis, sensu lato. 



Drapetis brevior, mihi, sp. nov. 



& Burma and India. Long. 2 — 2^ mm. 



Head. — Very dark grey, the eyes contiguous for a considerable 

 distance, rounded; vertical triangle dark grey, with three oceUi, 

 and two strong long proclinate bristles. Two equally long ones 

 behind the eyes, curved towards each other, with also some smaller 

 ones. Antennae with first two joints dark brownish yellow, the 

 3rd black, as long as the first and second taken together, with a 

 very long black apical arista, microscopically setulose. Face very 

 narrow, dark grey. Proboscis moderately long, bluntly but not 

 shortly conical, a patch of pale hairs on upper part of dorsal 

 surface. 



Thorax. — Well arched, shining black, with light short yellow- 

 ish grey pubescence and some bristles laterally. Scutellum and 

 metanotum shining black. 



Abdomen. — Shining black, short, conical, very stout, covered 

 rather freely with pale yellowish grey hairs ; the belly similar ; the 

 genitalia imperceptible. 



1 Wiedemann described it from the Cape but Bezzi records it from Formosa. 



