3^8 tlecords of the Indian Museum. [Vol. XV, 



Limnophila ornatipennis, sp. no v. 



(Plate vii, fig. 5.) 



^ 9- Darjiling. Long. 8 — 9 mm. 



//mc^.— Frons, face, occiput and proboscis orange, a little darker here 

 and there, and with scattered pale hairs ; a row of black stiff hairs across 

 the vertex ; epistome with several rather long stiff brown hairs ; palpi 

 dark brown, hairy. Antennal scape dark brown ; basal joint of fla- 

 gellum enlarged, bright chrome yellow, remaining joints light brown. 



Thorax, including the distinct ring-like collare, scutellum and meta- 

 notum brownish-yellow ; pleurae rather darker and more brownish ; 

 a little w^hitish shimmer on mesopleura and sternopleura. 



Abdomen rather dark brow^l ochre tinged with yellow about discs 

 of segments ; sparsely pale pubescent and with a whitish shimmer on 

 dorsum and sides in certain lights. Genitalia in (^ dark brown ; a broad 

 dorsal plate, the centre elevated sharply like an inverted V ; a large 

 bright yellow basal joint with concolorous hairs and comparatively 

 small brown hook-like 2nd joint. Ovipositor brownish-yellow. 



Legs brownish-yellow, hind coxae rather darker ; a just perceptible 

 pre-apical darker band on all femora ; tips of tarsi brownish. 



Wings rather dark brownish-grey, rather darker over stigma, bifur- 

 cation of 2nd and 3rd veins, apical two-thirds of 3rd vein and tips of 

 veins in its vicinity, and along 5th vein. Small pale spots are distri- 

 buted as follows. Costal cell divided by transverse dark narrow lines 

 into about ten small pale spots, some quite clear, others pale grey ; 

 the two largest and clearest at about middle of costa, with a similar 

 spot contiguous, just below auxiliary vein. A semicircular spot just 

 below stigma, nearly reaching 3rd vein, and beyond it on the costa a 

 triangular one in 1st submarginal cell ; one in 2nd submarginal cell 

 and one at tip of each posterior cell, and three or four in each basal 

 cell. 1st posterior cell with a larger basal and two central smaller 

 spots ; 2nd posterior cell with only the apical spot and a faint very 

 small one at base ; 3rd posterior cell with a larger one near base ; 

 4th posterior cell with a basal smaller one. Discal cell with a larger 

 middle one and a smaller one at base and tip ; anal cell with three larger 

 approximately equidistant ones and a small one at tip ; 1st axillary 

 cell with a large basal one extending to the middle, and a rather large 

 one connecting with 3rd spot in anal cell, and contiguous with wing- 

 mar^dn ; 2nd axillary cell with one before the middle and one at tip. 

 Halteres pale yellow with cream yellow knobs. 



Described from a type ^ from Soom, Darjiling District, 4,000-5,000 

 ft., 14-vi-14 and type $ Darjiling, 7,000 ft., 12-vi-14 (both Gravely). 



The above description of the wing applies to the c;^ ; the $ shewing 

 slight differences, but not enough to prevent the species being recognised 

 without doubt. 



Note on 1 gen. no v. near Limno'phila from Japan. 



In addition to 7 $ $ of a Limnophila with a (^ that may belong to the 

 same species which latter I am unable to identify. Dr. Annandale 

 captured four (^ cJ at Otsu, near Kyoto, Japan, 6-X-15, which I fail 



