19 17. J C. H. T. TowNSEND : Indian Rhiniinae. 199 



Synamphoneuropsis, gen. nov. 



Genotype, Synatnphoneuropsis viridis, sp. n. 



Facial carina absent; epistoma Phasia-like, not very wide; 

 arista long-plumose nearly to tip ; apical cell open ; male eyes not 

 contiguous, separated by distance equal to half or more of the 

 length of second antennal joint, the frontalia reduced to a line; 

 male hypopygium moderately large, claws moderately elongate ; 

 macrochaetae not very strong, marginal on last three segments, 

 with irregular suberect discals on anal segment ; front tarsi of 

 female a little widened, those of male not so; palpi phylliform, 

 moderately wide ; abdomen broader than in Synamphoneura. 



Synamphoneuropsis viridis, sp. nov. 



Length of body, 6 to 8 mm. ; of wing, 4*5 to 6*5 mm. Eigh- 

 teen specimens, both sexes : nine from Sukhwani, Nepal Frontier, 

 Feb. 15-16, 1908; three from Muttra, United Provinces, July 24, 

 1905 {E. Bnmetti) ; two from Allahabad, United Provinces, August 

 12-13, 1909 {B. Lord); one from Motisal, Garhwal District, base 

 of Western Himalayas, March 5, 1910; one from Amangarh, Bij- 

 nor District. United Provinces, Feb. 24, 1910; and two from An- 

 warganj, Cawnpore District, United Provinces, Oct. 1-13, 191 1 

 (/. W. C). 



Metallic cupreous-green ; the coppery showing on dorsal por- 

 tions, and especially on tip of abdomen. Front and face silvery- 

 yellow pollinose; a shining brown spot near middle of parafacialia, 

 a dusky area on cheeks, and another at front end of parafrontalia. 

 Pollen of bead of female more golden. Frontalia light brown; 

 antennae and palpi fulvous to rufous. A thin silvery bloom over 

 the metallic green of body. Obscure dark median vitta on abdo- 

 men. Legs brownish-rufous; femora blackish, more or less metal- 

 lic green especially the front ones. Wings and tegulae distinctly 

 smoky-yellowish, often the costal border of wing more infuscate. 



Holotype (female) and allotype (male) in Ind. Mus. Paratypes, 

 No. 21030 U.S. Nat. Mus., male and female. 



Nitellia, R. D. 



Genotype, Musca vespillo, Fab. — Europe. 



Facial carina absent; epistoma Phasia-like, very narrowed; 

 arista long-cihate above, with only a few ciHa below in middle; 

 apical cell closed or very short-petiolate ; male eyes nearly conti- 

 guous, the frontalia reduced to a line or nearly pinched out; male 

 hypopygium rather large ; macrochaetae like Pollenia ; mesoscutum 

 without yellow pile, and with pronounced flat discal impression. 



This genus appears not to reach India. 



ApoIIenia, Bezzi. 



Genotype, Pollenia nudiuscula, Big. — Port Natal, Africa. 

 Facial carina flattened, wide, weak, broadly separating the 

 antennae; epistoma Phasia-Wke. broad; arista long-plumose to 



