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Genitalia in cf large, ellipsoid in shape, reddish-brown, smooth, 

 shining, with a small shining bare, black 2nd joint at tip, and the 

 usual triangular hollow appendage below 5th segment. Genitalia 

 in 9 small, black. The degree of slenderness of the basal part of 

 the abdomen is slightly though distinctl}^ variable. 



Legs brownish-yellow. Coxae black, hind pair with silvery- 

 white dust ; hind femora with a broad black ring situated so that 

 the limb is broadly brownish-yellow at base and rather narrowly 

 so at tip. All tibiae with a silvery- white shimmer, with a tinge of 

 pale lemon-yellow on basal part ; hind pair black towards tips on 

 mner sides. Tarsi more or less blackish above ; pubescence 

 brownish-yellow. 



Wings pale grey. Anterior part moderately dark blackish- 

 brown from costa to 3rd longitudinal vein, the colour sharply 

 demarcated, and extending distally to level with about the middle 

 of the, 1st posterior cell, but without any sharp demarcation. 

 Costal cell often a little paler. Halteres yellow. 



Described from several of both sexes from Singla 



N.B. — These specimens have all been immersed in spirit and 

 the finer points are therefore indefinite. The characters depicted, 

 however, appear constant, except of course those stated to be 

 variable. The species is probably bare on the head and thorax, 

 though this is not certain ; a limited amount of very short black 

 pubescence on the abdomen. It must bear some resemblance to 

 P. testacea, Macq., calopa., ienella and nuhecidosa, Bigot. 



Conops sp. 



One 9 from Darjiling, 1000-3000 ft., in too indift'erent condi- 

 tion to identify. 



MUSCIDAE. 



Of the Muscidae most of the calyptrates are valueless from 

 immersion in spirit, but they include several specimens of a large 

 Tachinid, which has a general resemblance to the common 

 European ]\IuscinJd Mesemhrina meridiana, except that it has a 

 dull reddish-brown abdomen ; one or two Sarcophagae, a Calliphora, 

 a Rutilia and some others. 



Amongst the acalyptrata there is a Calobata, a Trypetid, an 

 Ortalid and one or two others, all represented with one exception 

 by single specimens, and in addition the two following species. 



Xcnaspis vespoides, Meij. 

 Five of this very large handsome species, agreeing very well 

 with Meijere's description and figure, from Darjiling, 1000-3000 ft. 



Loxoneura ornata, mihi, sp. nov. (PI. xiv, fig. i). 

 Darjiling, 1000-3000 ft.; Dehra Dun. Long, lo-ii mm. 

 Head. — Frons and face to lowermost point of head almost of 

 uniform width, one-third of the head, but slightly narrowed just 



