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Milesia balteata, Kert. 



(M. himalayensis , Brun.). 



A good series of both sexes in bad condition, Darjeeling, looo 

 — 3000 ft,, Singla and Sevook, 1000 ft., Darjiling District, iv-igi3. 



Milesia variegata, Brun. 



Several of both sexes in bad condition from Darjiling 1000 — 

 3000 ft., and Singla. 



Milesia ? macuIariSf W., var. 



A single 9 from Singla is near this species but there are 

 several discrepancies, as for instance a second, smaller pair of 

 yellow spots on the 2nd to 4th segments, whilst the colouration 

 of the antennae and legs is different. The specimen is not suffi- 

 ciently well preserved to describe as new, but a figure is given 

 of it. 



Milesia ferruginosa, mihi, sp. nov. (PL xiv, fig. 12). 

 9 Darjiling, 1000 — 3000 ft. Long. 10 — 17 mm. 



Head rich shining yellowish-brown, a large, approximately 

 oval, bright yellow-dusted spot on each side of middle of frons 

 contiguous to eyes. Traces of yellow dust on cheeks and above 

 mouth opening, where are also a few short yellow hairs. Vertex 

 with some short stiff black hairs. Frons just above antennae 

 one-third the width of the head, diminishing to half that width at 

 vertex, with a few scattered black hairs. Proboscis, palpi and 

 labella blackish, the latter rather large, antennae wholly shining 

 yellowish-brown, 3rd joint deeper than long, the anterior edge 

 straight, arista concolorous. Occiput bright yellow-dusted. 



Thorax brownish-yellow ; dorsum mainly filled by three 

 nearly or quite contiguous black stripes of equal width, not 

 attaining anterior margin, but the two outer stripes reaching 

 posterior margin. The spaces between the. stripes on anterior 

 part occupied by two narrow gold dust lines, broadest in front, 

 and extending posteriorly to just beyond the suture. Humeral 

 calli distinct, a little brighter yellow. Whole dorsum with minute 

 black or ^'•ellow pubescence, following the ground colour. Scutellum 

 deep reddish, broadly black at base, whole surface with moder- 

 ately long black softer pubescence and numerous isolated longer 

 hairs. Posterior border with sparse fringe of very short golden 

 yellow hairs. Sides of thorax black ; mesopleura wholly, and the 

 adjacent margins broadly of the pteropleura and sternopleura, 

 with a space below the shoulders brownish-yellow. 



Abdomen. — The ist segment all black, 2nd black, with a 

 very narrow but well defined lemon-yellow band a little beyond 

 the base, tip of segment with short yellow hairs ; 3rd and 4th 

 segments with a moderately broad chrome-yellow band at base, 

 followed by a narrow, not well defined, though distinct, black 



