iQog.] E. Brunetti : New Leptidce and, Bombylidce. 223 



4. In uiaura there are generally a few very small pale spots 

 towards the upper and outer part of the dark portion of the 

 wing. These are altogether absent in himalayensis, in which the 

 dark colour, moreover, is in some specimens quite black, in others 

 dark brown. 



N.B. — The remains (a thorax and upper part of each wing) 

 of a large specimen in the Indian Museum (without history) 

 bears a label " A. hidens Big., n. sp. Ind." It evidently is a speci- 

 men of my new species. 



Anthrax aperta, Wlk, 



Four examples taken by Dr. Annandale at Simla, 16-V-09, 

 agree very closely with those in the Pusa collection and from 

 Mussoorie previously referred to this species b}' me. 



Taken on Sedum and the common marguerite. 



Anthrax aureo-hirta, mihi, sp. nov. 



cT" . Calcutta. lyong. 5 mm. 



Head. — Frons at vertex one-eighth width of head, widening 

 to barel}' double this width at the level of the antennae; black, 

 slightly shining. Ocelli on small raised tubercle. 



Face black. Some white dust on each margin of the lower part 

 of frons and of the face, and yellow and black short hair inter- 

 mixed, above and below the antennae, which are wholl}^ black, 

 the first two joints bearing some stiff black hairs, the third, soft 

 white microscopic pubescence. Proboscis somewhat large, blackish 

 at base, brownish towards tip, with some hairs. 



Eye margins rather deepl}- cut away at the middle of the side. 

 Back of head considerably puffed out, black, with golden 3-ellow 

 hair at the sides and a fringe of stiff bright yellow hair at 

 the back, and with microscopic black hairs on the remaining 

 portions. 



Thorax. — Dorsum black, with short, not thick, bright golden 

 yellow hairs, also a bunch of bristly yellow hair on each side, just 

 behind the shoulder, with some yellow bristles ; some yellow hair 

 on anterior margin. A large reclinate yellow spine above each wing 

 base and three or four black bristles on posterior portion of dor- 

 sum. Sides of thorax ash-grey, with some patches of whitish 

 hair. Scutellum black, with golden yellow hair, and some black 

 bristles towards posterior margin. 



Ahdomen moderately shining black, rather closely covered 

 with short, bright golden yellow hair, which forms a large fan- 

 shaped bunch on each side of the ist segment, where it becomes 

 almost scaly. There are short black hairs intermixed with the 

 yellow towards the sides of the dorsum. Belly with close, soft, 

 bright 3^ellow hair. 



Legs. — Coxae black, with whitish hair ; femora and tibiae- 

 yellow, with short black bristles, which are longest on the latter. 



