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unusual in the genus. They also agree in the last four joints of 

 the fore tarsi being whitish yellow. The palpi are pale yellow, 

 but in Stein's species they are black or "rarely dirty yellow," 

 but as he described from only three specimens the "rarely" is 

 somewhat discounted. 



In the face of such close agreement it is impossible to describe 

 the present form as distinct, yet I cannot decide for certain that 

 it represents pallitarsis. The latter was described from Java. 



The remaining Anthomyidae consist of 4 species of Spilogaster , 

 each represented by a single specimen only, and two specimens of 

 a Coenosia. 



Many species have been described of both these genera and 

 on such small material it seems inadvisable to add to the number. 



2nd Division ACALYPTRATA. 



BORBORINAE. 



Limosina magna, mihi, sp. nov. 



N.E. Frontier of India. Long. 3 mm. 



Head. — Wholly black. Eye two-thirds the vertical height of 

 the head. Antennae dark reddish brown ; 3rd joint large, oval, 

 with microscopic yellowish grey pubescence and very long black 

 shortly pubescent arista, situated at its upper corner; 2nd joint 

 strongly projecting over the 3rd on the inner side with a circlet of 

 strong spines. Two rows of dorso-frontal converging bristles 

 placed so as to divide the frons into three nearh' equal parts ; of 

 these the middle ones seem the larger but both the exact number 

 and their size appear variable. A pair of strong proclinate bristles 

 on ocellar triangle, which is black, and barely distinguishable 

 from the frons. Four pairs of strong long orbital bristles, the 

 upper pair diverging, near vertex and upper corner of eye; the 

 2nd pair set midway between the frontal triangle and the eye 

 margin, strongly converging, and on a level with the ocellar ones ; 

 the 3rd and 4th pairs in a line w^ith the upper pair, contiguous to 

 eye margin and opposite the strongest of the dorso-central bristles. 

 A pair of converging vertical bristles, set rather widely apart and 

 a diverging pair near the eye corners. Underside of head blackish, 

 mouth opening very large, projecting well forward on upper 

 side. A double row of stiff bristly hairs on each side, the upper- 

 most, a very strong bristle, directed forwards, placed between the 

 lower anterior corner of the eye and the oral margin. A still 

 more powerful one at lower corner of mouth opening, directed 

 perpendicularly , and a much smaller one at the same spot directed 

 downwards. Some bristles (at least a pair on each side) can be 

 perceived in the mouth opening , but it is not obvious if they are 

 affixed to the root of the mouth or to the proboscis, which latter 

 is withdrawn, blackish, with ver}' large ribbed yellow labella ; 

 palpi reddish yellow, moderately short, ver}^ slender. 



