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Haematopota nefanda, sp. nov. (PL II, Gg. 5). 



$. Head (fig. 6) : Jowls and lower part of face at sides rather dark grey, with pale 

 hair, centre and upper part light brownish ; no dark spots or clouds. Front rather 

 light brown, with short black hair towards the vertex ; median spot usually absent ; 

 lateral spots large, roimdish, touching the eyes. Frontal callus rather broad, nearly 

 smooth, shining blackish-brown, extending from eye to eye, its upper margin convex 

 and rising to a point in the middle. Spot below callus velvet black. Antennae 

 reddish brown, third joint blackish brown, except towards the base. First joint 

 rather shining, considerably swollen towards the tip, nearly three times as long as its 

 greatest breadth. Palpi brown, clothed with black hair. 



Fie;. 6. Haematopota nefanda, Edw., sp. n. 



Thorax brown, markings lighter brown ; median stripe fairly distinct and running 

 the whole length of the scutum ; lateral stripes reaching the post-sutural spots, which 

 are not very conspicuous ; margins of scutum also pale ; a pair of nearly semi- 

 circular greyish spots just in front of the scutellum. Scutellum rather paler than the 

 scutum. Mesonotum rather thickly clothed with dark hair and yellowish pubescence. 

 Pleurae brownish grey with whitish hair. 



Abdomen rusty-brown, the last three or four segments usually darker, slightly 

 shining. Margins of tergites very narrowly and indistinctly lighter. Pubescence 

 black, except at extreme lateral margins. Venter dark brownish grey. 



Legs : Front legs black ; coxae brown, clothed with long white hair on the basal 

 half ; tibiae slightly thickened, with one. not very broad, cream-coloured ring near 

 the base. Middle legs rather dark brown ; all the tarsal joints black at the tips ; 

 tibiae wdth two rather obscure paler rings. Hind legs dark brown ; femora with 



