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of the discal cell before the vein turns horizontally. Ground 

 colour of wing pale yellowish-gre}^ ; costal and subcostal cells 

 brownish-yellow, the colour extending a little below the 1st 

 longitudinal vein, and about the stigmatic region. The wing 

 distad of the two basal and the anal cells, and of the 3'ellow 

 stigmatic region embracing the discal cell, is grey, except for 

 clearer spots (showing the pale 3'ellowish-grey ground colour of 

 the wing) placed as follows: — A long one in the ist posterior cell, 

 occupying the major part of its apical half, and extending in its 

 middle, narrowly into the 2nd submarginal cell, ending at the 

 wing border near tip of lower branch of 2nd longitudinal vein. 

 This latter cell also has a small oval pale spot at its tip. A small 

 elongate pale spot towards the tips of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th 

 posterior cells, and traces of a small similar one at the base of the 

 3rd, 4th and 5th cells. Lower part of ist basal, and apical part 

 of 2nd basal, mainly, and some streaks in the anal and axillary 

 cells also, pale. A narrow elongate hyaline spot lies across the 

 vein separating the ist basal and the discal cell ; and there is a 

 black oval spot on the costa at tip of ist vein, extending to the 

 forking of the 2nd vein ; and another spot over base of 2nd vein. 

 Halteres blackish-brown. 



Described from a unique 9 in fair condition, Dariiling,iv-i9i2. 



There are three other apparently undescribed species of 

 Tipula, one, a & , with blackish wings with a few small yellowish 

 spots, taken in Government House grounds, Darjihng; the 2nd 

 species is a 0* from Sikkim, with pale yellowish-gre}' wings, and 

 the 3rd has grey wings slightly infuscated, and comes from Senchal, 

 represented b}^ a cf and 9 . All these are in too bad condition to 

 be set up as types. 



Dicranomyia pulchripennis, Brun. 



One 9 , Darjiling, 1000 — 3000 ft. 



Eriocera nepalensis, Westw. 

 One a" , Darjiling, 1000 — 3000 ft. 



STRATIOMYIDAE. 



Ptilocera fastuosa, Gerst. 



Three {& 9), Darjiling, 1000 — 3000 ft., May and June, 

 1912. 



STRATIOSPHECOMYIA, mihi, gen. nov. 

 {Pachygastrinae). 



Head flattened, semicircular, narrower than greatest width 

 of thorax, nearly bare ; occiput not at all projecting behind eyes ; 

 ocelli on small, very distinct prominence, equidistant. Eyes in & 

 quite contiguous for a moderate distance, hinder and lower facets 



