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on outer side, placed equidistantly so as to divide the limb into 

 three equal parts ; middle tibiae with a long single stiff hair near 

 the tip. 



Wings. — Pale yellowish grey, no sign of any anal cell ; 2nd 

 basal cell twice as long as ist ; halteres very pale yellow. 



Described from several cf cf and $ 9 in the Indian 

 Museum. Calcutta, 5-xii-07, type cf [Annandale], i4-ix-09, type 

 9 [Paiva]. The other specimens are also from Calcutta, 3r-i-o8; 

 i7-ii-o8 ; i6-viii-07 ; 2-i5-xii-07, and include one from Puri, 

 i8-i9-i-o8. One specimen is amongst the diptera collected on the 

 recent Abor Expedition. 



N.B. — A very striking and easily recognized species. 



Elaphropeza ferruginea, mihi, sp. nov. 



cf Eastern Himalayas and Lower Bengal. Long, if mm. 



Head. — Eyes closely contiguous above and below the antennae 

 for the whole distance, vertex with three rather large ocelli. 

 Occiput light brownish yellow, with numerous stiff bristly hairs 

 above and pale softer hairs on lower part. Antennae with first 

 two joints brownish yellow, the 1st much shorter than the 2nd, 

 which latter is considerabl}^ setose at tip, the 3rd joint very elongate 

 conical, blackish, closely pubescent, with long microscopically 

 pubescent arista. Proboscis very short, brownish yellow; palpi 

 shorter still, pale yellow, each with a very long bristle. 



Thorax. — Wholly brownish yellow, with numerous very short 

 pale yellow hairs and the usual pre-alar stiff bristles. Scutellum 

 blackish, with two long bristles. Sides of thorax concolorous with 

 dorsum, metanotum blackish. 



Abdomen. — Blackish, with a very little pale pubescence 

 ovipositor pale yellow, short. 



Legs. — Wholly pale brownish yellow from coxae to tarsi tips. 



Wings. — Pale yellow, halteres pale yellow. 



Described from a type cf from Lower Lebong, Darjiling 

 Hills (4500 ft.), 2-9-vi-09 [Howlett], and three other cf cf from 

 Port Canning, 24-xii-07 [Howlett]. All in the Pusa collection. 



Elaphropeza bicoloripes, mihi, sp. nov. 

 9 Eastern Himalayas. Long. i|- mm. 



Head. — Eyes absolutely contiguous above and below antennae 

 for the full distance ; occiput blackish with stiff hairs above and 

 softer hairs below ; vertex with three whitish ocelli and two long 

 stiff bristles. Antennae rather large, both the first joints yellow- 

 ish, wider at tips than bases, the 2nd spinose on margin, the 3rd 

 joint brownish, elongate conical, pubescent, with very long arista. 

 Proboscis blackish, palpi short. 



Thorax. — Shining black, lateral margins in front of wing nar- 

 rowly brownish, dorsum with soft short, pale hairs. Pre-apical stiff 



