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



hairs as usual. Scutellum black, shining, with two convergent 

 apical long bristles. Sides of thorax shining black. 



Abdomen. — Shining black ; apparently a tendency to a Httle 

 paleness at base and to a dark brown towards tip ; very sparsely 

 pubescent. BeUy similar. 



Legs. — Brownish yellow ; hind femora, except broadly at base, 

 fore and hind tibiae wholly dark brown. 



Wings. — Pale yellowish grey, iridescent, venation normal; 

 halteres dirty brown. 



Described from a single 9 in the Pusa collection taken by 

 Mr, F. M. Howlett at Lower Lebong (4500 ft.), a-g-vi-og. 



ADDENDUM. 



Whilst this paper was passing through the press, Prof. Bezzi 

 has published descriptions of a number of new Empidae from 

 Formosa, in the Ann. Mus. Hung., vol. x (1912). These species 

 are appended here. 



Hybos major, & 2 , 454- 



,, tibialis, & 2 , 455- 

 Syneches (s. str.) praestans, <:f , 458. 

 ,, {Epiceia) luctifer, 2 , 459. 

 ,, pullus, cf 2 , 460 

 Parahybos incertus, <f , 461. 

 ,, melas, 2 , 461. 

 ,, simplicipes, cf { 2 ?), 462. 

 ,, chiragra, & 2 , 463. 

 ,, sauteri, cf 2 , 464. 

 Cyrtoma [Bicellaria) spuria^ Fin.? (with a doubt). 

 Rhamphomyia rostrifera , d> 2 , 465. 



J, sauteri, cf 2 , 466. 



Empis raptoria, 2 , 468. 



,, (Coptophlebia) hystrichopyga, cf 2 , 469. 

 ,, inclinata, 2 , 470. 



,, plorans, 2 , 470. 



J, velutina, cf , 471. 



,, tenuinervis, 0^,471. 



,, {Pter empis) scopulifera, & 2 , 472. 

 ,, (s. str.) hyalogyne, cf 2 , 473. 

 Hilara orientalis, cf 2 , 474* 



,, melanochira, cf 2 , 474- 

 Leptopeza biplagiata, 2 , 475. 

 Chelipoda (s. str.) pictipennis, a', 476. 



,, [Phyllodromia) fusciseta, cf 2 , 477. 



,, fuscicornis, cf 2 , 478. 



Drapetis pubicornis , cf 2 , 482. 

 ,, brevis, 2 , 483. 

 ,, femoralis, 2 , 484. 

 ,, (Ctenodrapetis) hamifera, 2 , 485. 



