1913.] E. Brunetti : Diptera. 155 



The oiih" 9 present is stained and nearly black, but it is 

 obviously of this species. 



Epiphragma kempi, mihi, sp. nov. 

 (PI. vi, iig. 2). 



2 N.K. Frontier of India. Long. 10 mm. 



Head. — Bright brownish yellow, a little darker immediately 

 above the antennae, of which the rst scapal joint is dark brown, 

 long and cylindrical, the 2nd being cup-shaped, short and 

 brownish yellow, (flagellum missing). Palpi and underside of 

 head brownish j^ellow. 



Thorax. — Brownish yellow, a little darker brown on each side 

 of the middle, on and around the scutellum and metanotum and 

 below the wings, but in all cases the brown colour ill-defined. 



Abdomen. — Wholly brownish yellow, a lateial black stripe and 

 a faint pale transverse line across the middle of each segment as is 

 usual in this genus. Belly pale brownisli yellow. 



Legs. — Wholly brownish yellow ; a moderately broad subapical 

 pale brown band on all the femora, anterior to which the limb is 

 distincth' paler. 



Wings. — Pale yellowish grey with a brownish yellow ornamen- 

 tation arranged as follows. The base of the wing is so coloured but 

 the costal cell is clear at the base. Beginning (by punctiform con- 

 tact only) at the basal brown part is a zigzag line of moderate 

 width, proceeding to the costa, with which it is in moderateh^ broad 

 contact; it then descends to the 5th longitudinal vein, where it is 

 sharply demarcated, thence proceeding upwards to the costa with 

 which it is again in broad contact, at a little distance before the 

 characteristic cross-vein l)etween the costa and the auxiliary vein. 

 It proceeds downwards again to the 4th longitudinal vein, at 

 which point it is deflected backwards somewhat, reaching the hind 

 margin of the wing where it encloses the tip of the 7th longitudi- 

 nal vein. From the middle of the 1st basal cell a branch band 

 proceeds again to the costa, with which it i-s broadly in contact, 

 and whence the band proceeds directly hindwards to the wing 

 margin (narrowing considerably at the inner side of the discal cell), 

 which it reaches broadly behind the 5th vein. 



An oblong spot, placed transversely to the wing's length, 

 extends from the 3r(l longitudinal vein (embracing the outer side of 

 the discal cell) to the 5th longitudinal vein, where it sharply ends. 

 A pear-shaped spot begins on the costa at the tip of the upper 

 branch of the 2nd longitudinal vein, ending at about the upper 

 branch of the 4th longitudinal vein, at which spot it is joined to 

 another spot which gives out four branches to the wing tip, ending 

 respectively at the tips of the lower branch of the 2nd vein, of the 

 3rd vein and of both ends of the upper branch of the 4th vein. A 

 small spot beyond the middle in both the 3rd and 4th posterior 

 cells. A spot in the middle of the axillary ceU. Halteres brownish 

 yellow. 



