igiy-] C. H. T. TowNSEND : Indian Rhiniinae. 191 



Rhinia testacea, R. D. 



Four specimens, from Bombay, Puri, Malavni, and Ceylon 

 (5,291 ft.). The species occurs from North Africa through the 

 Orient to the Pacific Is. 



Chlororhinia, gen. nov. 



Genotype, Chlororhinia viridis, sp. n. 



Facial carina narrow, weak; epistoma Rhinia-\ike, but pro- 

 duced beyond vibrissal angles only about as far as length of second 

 antennal joint; arista very short-ciliate, merely pubescent, on 

 upper side only; apical cell petiolate, the petiole as in Rhinia; 

 male eyes nearly contiguous, the frontalia pinched out, the para- 

 frontalia reduced to a line; male hypopygium rather large, abdo- 

 men rather wider on first two segments than its length on median 

 line ; no abdominal macrochaetae ; front tarsi not widened ; pol- 

 linose-pilose band of cheeks and pleurae wanting. 



Chlororhinia viridis, sp. nov. 



Length of body, 4 mm. ; of wing, 3 mm. One male, Shillong, 

 Khasi Hills, Assam {H. H. Godwin-Austen) ; also a specimen with 

 head and abdomen missing, but evidently this species, Ukhrul, 

 Manipur, 6,400 ft. {W. Pettigrew). 



Wholly bright metallic green in body and head integument, 

 including clypeus and epistoma. Frontalia black, antennae pale 

 fulvous, palpi blackish, base of haustellura metallic green. Para- 

 facialia silvery pollinose on upper end, opposite second antennal 

 joint. A thin beard, some pleural hair and hairs on edge of 

 scutellum tawny. Mesoscutum, scutellum and tergura of abdomen 

 blackish-punctate, the dots marking origins of microchaetae ; no 

 thoracic vittae. Abdominal tergum blackish on disk, extended 

 widely along the three segmental incisures and more or less con- 

 fluent; the hairs of this region smaller and more closely placed, 

 the blackish dots on sides of abdomen larger and less closely 

 placed. No dot-punctation on head. Legs very pale fulvous, 

 the femora brownish except front pair which are metallic green. 

 Wings faintly tinged with smoky-yellowish throughout. Tegulae 

 a little more deeply tinged with fuscous. 



Holotype in Ind. Mus. 



Stomorhina, Rdi. 

 (Syn. Idia, Wied. preocc.) 



Genotype, Musca lunata, Fab.— Madeira, (syns. Idia cinerca, 

 R. D., /. fasciata, Meig., Stomorhina maculata, Rdi.). 



Facial carina broadly developed ; epistoma Rhiiiia-like ; arista 

 ciliate above only ; apical cell widely open ; marginal bristles on 

 last two abdominal segments; male eyes actually contiguous; 

 male mesoscutum, scutellum and abdomen with thin erect black 



