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Anastellorhina , Big. — The genotype is A. bicolor, Big., Austra- 

 lia. Said by Brauer to be near Idiopsis. Would probably run to i8 

 with Idiopsis. Facial carina not developed at all ; epistoma pro- 

 bably PhasiaAxke., though face is stated to be strongly concave; 

 arista long-plumose to tip ; apical cell open ; long marginal macro- 

 chaetae on third and anal segments; female with two proclinate 

 f ronto-orbitals ; very long lower border of head. 



Tricyclopsis, T. — The genotype is Rhyncomya dubia, Mcq. , 

 Australia, Placed by Brauer near Thelychaeta. Would probably 

 run to 22. Facial carina absent; epistoma probably Phasia-liko: \ 

 arista very long-plumose ; facialia ciliate over half way up ; para- 

 facialia with short bristly hairs; palpi club-shaped. This and the 

 preceding are doubtful members of this subfamily, 



DESCRIPTIONS AND RECORDS. 



The Indian Museum collection sent me contains 243 specimens 

 of Rhiniinae, which are here reported on. The diagnoses of all the 

 genera that follow have been drawn from the genotypes, personally 

 studied b}' me in material, only five of these genera not being 

 represented in the Indian collection. 



Borbororhinia, gen. nov. 



Genotype, Borbororhinia pubescens, sp. n. 



Facial carina very weak, showing only as a low knife-like 

 edge between antennae; epistoma Rhinia-like, but projected only 

 a little below vibrissae ; arista thinly plumose, ciliate above and 

 below; apical cell narrowly open, very narrowed on terminal 

 portion ; male eyes widely separated, the frontalia wide and con- 

 tinuing full width throughout, the parafrontalia narrow but dis- 

 tinct; male hypopygium moderately large, extruded posteriorly, 

 giving tip of abdomen a tapered form ; male claws elongate ; thorax 

 and abdomen finely pubescent, abdomen with very fine hair-like 

 marginals; disk of mesoscutum without chaetae, one postsutural 

 behind with a shorter one just in front of it, and one postacros- 

 tichal behind; front tarsi of male very slightly widened; palpi 

 phylliform 



Borbororhinia pubesccns, sp. nov. 



Length of body, 5 to 6 mm. ; of wing, 4 to 45 mm. Two males, 

 Parambikulam, Cochin State, 1,700-3,200 ft., Sept. 16-24, 19^4 

 (F. H. Gravely). 



Pallid testaceous. Frontalia, first two antennal joints and 

 palpi obscure fulvous ; third antennal joint pale fulvous. Para- 

 frontalia and upper half of parafaciaha thinly silvery, lower half 

 of latter shining black. Facial plate and facialia polished, the 

 latter with large shining black area confluent with that of para- 

 facialia. Epistoma shading to brown on sides. Cheeks with shin- 

 ing dark brown or black area. Sternum, pleurae and anterior half 



