1913.] E. Brunetti : New Indian Empidae. 41 



Thorax. — Rather bright ferrugmous brown, shining, with a 

 moderately broad black, median dorsal stripe beginning on the 

 anterior margin, and a much shorter one on each side of it, these 

 two not attaining either the anterior or posterior margin. 

 Short sparse pale yellowish hairs over the dorsum and sides, most 

 conspicuous just below the shoulders ; two strong pre- alar bristles 

 each side, and one towards the posterior corner of the dorsum. 

 Scutellum shining black, with very minute pale yellowish hairs, 

 and two long apical converging spines. Metanotum black, shining, 

 with minute pale yellow hairs. Sides of thorax black. 



Abdomen. — Black, a little shining, almost bare; belly similar; 

 genitalia pale yellowdsh, elongate. 



Legs. — Bright yellow, fore femora a Httle thickened, middle 

 femora considerably thickened and with two rows of ver}- small 

 black spines and also a row of long stiff hairs, all placed on the 

 under side. The middle tibiae have a short but distinct spur-like 

 tooth at the tip, and possess a single row of minute black spines 

 on the under side. 



Wings. — Pale yellowish grey, veins a deeper yellow ; surface 

 of wing with short hairs and also microscopically setulose. Hal- 

 ter es yellowish. 



Described from a single 5 taken by Dr. Annandale at Kur- 

 seong, 4-vii-o8. In the Indian Museum. 



Platypalpus palliditibiae, mihi, sp. nov. 

 cf Western Himalayas. Long. i| mm. 



Head. — Blackish ; frons and occiput with microscopic whitish 

 hairs, some also on under side of head. Antennae black ; probos- 

 cis mainly black, not so long as height of head ; palpi nearly 

 white, half as long as the proboscis. 



Thorax. — Wholly blackish, with microscopic pale yellowish 

 hairs ; scutellum, metanotum and sides all similar. Bristles 

 distributed as in the three previous species. 



Abdomen. — Black, with sparse pale hairs, tip stump-like, 

 genitalia of moderate size, rounded exteriorl}', mainly withdrawn. 

 Belly as upper side. 



Legs. — Yellowish ; femora mainly blackish, as are the tarsi tips. 



Wings. — Clear; halteres, stem black, clubs whitish. 



Described from one cf from Simla, ii-v-08 [Annandale]. In 

 the Indian Museum. 



Platypalpus incisus, mihi, sp. nov. 



cf Western Himalayas. Long. 2^ mm. 



Head. — Blackish, occiput with short whitish grey hairs. 

 Frons moderately narrow, widened a little in the middle, at which 

 place are situated the three limpid ocelli in the form of a triangle. 

 Proboscis brownish yellow, half the height of the head ; palpi 

 pale yellow, with a few black bristles. Antennae large, the 2nd 



