40 Records of the Indian Museum. [Voi,. IX, 



head, shining black, elongate conical, bare ; the palpi nearly half 

 as long as the proboscis, yellow, of moderate size, cylindrical, 

 with a few hairs. 



Thorax. — Dorsum with close very short yellowish grey or 

 cinereous tomentum, and some lateral bristles. Scutellum con- 

 color ous, with two strong apical converging bristles, and a smaller 

 pair outside of these ; metanotum concolorous, or in some exam- 

 ples more blackish grey. 



Abdomen. — Dark mahogany brown or blackish brown, with 

 a little short pale pubescence, a little broader on the middle seg- 

 ments, the apical half conical ; the genitalia elongate, dark grey ; 

 the belly similar to upper side. 



Legs. — Bright brownish yellow; the femora, especially the 

 posterior pairs, darker, or with a tinge of brown. The tips of the 

 joints of the tarsi are also narrowly brown. 



Wings. — Pale but distinctly 3'^ellow, veins a little deeper 

 yellow ; halteres yellowish. 



Described from several $ 2 in the Indian Museum taken 

 b}^ me at Darjiling (7000 ft.), 29-v-io. 



Platypalpus gentilis, mihi, sp. nov. 



$ Himalayas. Long. 2^ mm. 



Head. — Wholly blackish ; antennae and proboscis dull brown- 

 ish 3^ellow, the latter when fully protruded about as long as the 

 height of the head; yellow at the base, black tipped. Palpi about 

 half as long as the proboscis, stoutly cylindrical, pale yellow, with 

 a few hairs. 



Thorax. — Dorsum shining black, with sparse yellow hair and 

 a few lateral bristles. Sides a little grey dusted, as is more or 

 less the metanotum ; scutellum shining black, with four yellow 

 bristles. 



Abdomen. — Black, moderately shining, shortly conical, al- 

 most bare; genitalia elongate; belly much as upper side. 



Legs. — Pale brownish yellow ; femora and the tarsi tips barely 

 darker, the middle femora incrassated, and armed below as in 

 orientalis. 



Wings. — Clear; halteres yellowish. 



Described from four 9 $ in the Indian Museum taken by 

 me at Darjiling, 26-29-v-io {type 28-v-io); and one from Simla, 

 10-V-09 [Annandale]. 



Platypalpus ferrugineus, mihi, sp, nov. 



9 Darjiling district. Long. 2 mm. 



Head. — Rather dark brownish yellow ; proportions, pubes- 

 cence and bristles as in orientalis and gentilis. Face blackish. 

 Antennae with first two joints yellow, the 3rd blackish. Proboscis 

 as long as height of head, blackish ; palpi short, rather thick, pale 

 yellowish. 



