1918.] E. Brunetti : Oriental Tipulidae. -337 



Eriocera gravelyi, sp. no v. 



(Plate vii, fig. 9.) 



^ $. Darjiling District and Assam. Long. 14 to (extreme $) 



24 mm. 



Head blackish-grey with short bushy hairs ; proboscis shining black, 

 labella dull yellowish at base ; palpi and antennae black. 



Thorax normally velvet black, including scutellum, metanotum and 

 pleurae, the latter a little duller. Often ferruginous red from an- 

 terior margin of dorsum for a considerable distance or even the whole 

 dorsum up to the scutellum, behind which the red is duller and less 

 conspicuous. In some specimens with an all black thorax there is a 

 trace of red sometimes visible if viewed from a low angle in front. 



Abdomen velvet black ; basal half of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th segments 

 and to a less extent the 6th and 7th segments with a shining steel band 

 which is whitish on its hinder part. Genitalia in cJ shining black, ap- 

 proximately normal ; 1st joint of claspers with short grey hairs, 2nd 

 pointed and curved ; a small triangular hairy-tipped ventral style, 

 and a small curved emarginate dorsal plate. In the $ basal half of 

 ovipositor bright orange, the remainder shining dark bro^vn. 



Legs black or very dark brown, base of femora sometimes browmish. 



Wings dark blackish-brown, with a slight violet tinge ; both axillary 

 cells distinctly paler. A rather large white spot just beyond the middle 

 lying over both basal cells, and a small one in the marginal cell just 

 above the origin of the 3rd vein. Extreme tip of wing with a small 

 white spot extending over the tips of both submarginal cells and the 1st 

 posterior cell. Marginal cross vein distinctly beyond fork of 2nd 

 vein. Five posterior cells. Halteres black. 



Described from several of each sex from Pashok, Darjiling District, 

 1,000-2,-500 ft., 26-v— 14-vi-16 [Gravely), and from cJ (^ and ? ? from 

 Tura, Garo Hills, Assam, 1,200-1,500 ft., vi, vii and x-17 {Kemp and 

 Mrs. Kemp). 



Types in Indian Museum, cotypes in my collection. 



Eriocera decorata, sp. nov. 



(Plate vii, fig. 12.) 



^ Darjiling District. Long. 9 mm. 



Head. — Frons and occiput yellowish-grey with stiff black hairs ; 

 proboscis and palpi blackish, labella yellov.dsh at base. 1st scapal joint 

 of antennae almost bluish-grey, 2nd joint and flagellum brownish-yellow 

 with black pubescence. 



Tkoraa blackish-grey, ash grey irregularly around margin of dorsum 

 and sides of both scutellum and' metanotum ; pleurae mainly blackish- 

 grey. 



Abdomen blackish ; basal half of 2nd and 3rd segments, 4th segment 

 narrowly at base, 5th almost entirely, with grey dust, whilst on the 2nd 

 and 3rd segments the anterior half of the grey band is almost steel- 

 colour. AVhole abdomen and belly with soft black pubescence, 



