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Abdomen. — Dorsum blackish, shiniiiu ; hellv^ wholly brii^ht brownish- 

 yellow ; genitalia brownish-yellow, |)ul)escent. 



Lecjs. — Coxae bright brownish-yellow ; femora brownish-yellow 

 at base, gradnally darkening to black at tips ; tibiae and tarsi dark 

 yellowish-brown, nearly black. 



Wimjs grey, very shining and iridescent ; 5 posterior cells ; mar- 

 ginal cross vein present, 2nd vein forking distinctly before that cross 

 vein, its upper branch long and slightly diverging throughout its length 

 from lower branch. 2nd submarginal cell distinctly longer than 1st 

 posterior ; 2nd posterior cell rather longer than its pedicle ; discal cell 

 not much longer than broad ; anterior cross vein placed at upper 

 angle of that cell ; posterior cross vein just beyond its base. Halteres 

 dirty yellowish-brown . 



Described from a single f^ in the Jndian Museum from Castle liock, 

 N. Kanara District, 11 — 2G-X-1G {Kemp). 



Limnophila fusca, sp. nov. 

 (^ $. Darjiling. Long, about 5 mm. 



Head rather dark grey ; antennal scape blackish, basal flagellar 

 joint yellowish, remainder blackish, the joints considerably elongated, 

 with long verticils. 



Thorax moderately dark yellowish- brown ; a narrow median dark 

 line ; pleurae a little lighter here and there ; scutellum and metanotum 

 concolorous. 



Abdomen. — Dorsum and belly concolorous with thorax ; segments 

 very distinct ; genitalia moderate in size. 



Legs dull yellowish-brown, coxae and the femora for a considerable 

 distance from base (in certain lights) paler ; legs in $ rather paler than 

 in c^. 



Wings grey ; 2nd vein forked soon after origin of 3rd vein ; marginal 

 cross vein a little beyond the fork ; stigma practically absent ; 2nd 

 posterior cell twice as long as its petiole ; 5 posterior cells. 



Described from 2 ^ (^ and 1 $ in Indian Museum from Sureil, Dar- 

 jiling District, 5,000 ft., iv, v-17 [Kemp). 



Limnophila incompleta, sp. nov. 

 ^. Darjiling. Long. 4 mm. 



Whole body dark brow^i ; flagellar joints of antennae oval, verticils 

 rather short. Abdominal segments distinct, roughened. Legs dirty 

 brown. Wings grey ; marginal cross vein absent ; 2nd vein forked at 

 about usual place : discal cell open, coalescent with 3rd posterior cell ; 

 2nd posterior cell considerably longer than its petiole ; 4 posterior cells. 



Described from three ^^ (^ in Indian Museum from Sureil, Darjiling 

 District, 5,000 ft., iv, v-17 {Kemp). 



Limnophila inconsequens, sp. nov. 

 <^. S. W. India. Long. 5 — 6 mm. 



Head brownish-yellow ; antennae and palpi dark brown, base of 

 tormer more or less and to an irregular extent pale. 



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