1917.1 E. Brunetti : DipUra of the Simla District. 91 



the $ all the tibiae aud the posterior femora are brownish yellow 

 the fore femora usually blackish grey, except at the tips, but these 

 ma}' conceivably be pale also in some individuals. 



Both sexes were bred by Mr, Mitter at Kasauli. The unique 

 type of my rufipes is from Darjiling, ag-ix-oS, taken by me. The 

 species occurs also at Simla, x-igir, & 9 {Howlett); Kasauli, 

 7-ix-i6 {Mitter). 



This species is closely allied to the European H. stimulans, 

 Mg. from which Mr. Austen distinguished it. It should also be 

 near tibialis, Rob. Desv. , of Europe, but in that species the ante- 

 rior tarsi are orange as well as the tibiae, and the hind tibiae are 

 brown. Tibialis is only 3 mm. in length, sanguisugens 5 to 6 mm. 



Interesting notes on the breeding habits are given by Mr. 

 Mitter {Ind. Journ. Med. Res., Ill, p. 530, 1916). 



Stygfcromyia maculosa, Aust. 



Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) XIX, p. 445. 



This species also has been bred by Mr. Mitter at Kasauli, the 

 examples presented by him to the Indian Museum, i a» and 4 $ $ , 

 being dated io-viii-i6. The life history is described by him {loc. 

 cit., Ill, p. 395, 1915). 



Graphomyia sp. 



One 5 taken from Kufri to Phagu, 21-v {N. Annandale and 

 5. Kemp), which bears considerable resemblance to the G. macu- 

 lata, Scop, of Europe. 



In all probability several other common European muscinids 

 will be found to occur in and around Simla, Musca corvina. Fab., 

 for instance, recorded already from various parts of India, one or 

 more species of Lucilia, Pollenia rudis, Fab., Curtoneura sfabulans, 

 Fin., and one or both of the known Indian species of Lyperosia. 



Subfamily ANTHOMYINAE. 



Numerous European species will almost certainly be found to 

 occar in the Simla District. Some years ago I sent all my Oriental 

 Anthomyinae to Prof. Stein, most of which were collected by me 

 in Mussoorie and Darjiling, and though they have not been re- 

 turned, he acknowledged their safe arrival, noting in a postcard 

 that several species were identical with Palaearctic forms. The 

 four species definitely identified by me are as follows : — 



Homalomyia canalicularis, Linn. 



For description see Schiner, Faun. Austr. I, p. 654. 



Simla District ; Matiana, 28 — 30-iv-07 ; Theog, 2-V-07. 



Limnophora tonitrui, W. 



Aiiss. Ziveifl. 11, p. 429. 

 Brun., Rec. hid. Mas. I, p. 381. 



Dharampur, 13-V-08. 



