226 Records of the Indian Muschjji. [Vol. Ill, 



Comastes, in opposition to the usiiall\- comparatively small and 

 narrow head in typical Bomhyluis. 



Bombylius vicinus, mihi. 



Two $ 9 from Kumdhik, Nepal Terai, taken in company with 

 Anthrax insulata. 



Bombylius propinquus, mihi, sp. nov. 



I have a & , taken at Haragama, Ceylon, in January 1908, 

 which closely resembles terininalis, mihi, but, intermixed with the 

 yellowish brown soft hair on the front jiart of the head, are 

 numerous long black bristly hairs. There is no snow-white pile 

 around the antennae ; the lower part of the head is brownish yellow 

 (not white), and without white hair; the base of the proboscis is 

 yellow, and there is no snow-white pile at the abdomen tip. The 

 wings have a blackish brown baso -costal band, occupjdng nearly 

 half the surface of the wing; ist posterior cell closed some dis- 

 tance from the border. The proboscis is 4 mm. long; the whole 

 insect only 5 mm. From my vicinus it is also distinguished by 

 the wholly black antennae. T3^pe in my collection. 



Bombylius wulpii, mihi. 



Bigot's description of the cf of this species is quite good. It is 

 very unlike the 5 , as it has the last four segments of the abdomen 

 (except the extreme tip) snow-white. I recentl}' received a cf 

 and 9 from Mr. B. Green, taken in cop., at Peradeniya, Ceylon, in 

 April 1909. 



Systoechus socius, Wlk. 



One 9 from near Theog, Simla district, 14-V-09 (7,000 ft.), 

 taken by Dr. Annandale, agrees very well with Walker's des- 

 cription. 



Dischistus resplendens, mihi. 



Four 9 9 taken by Dr. Annandale on a hillside below Theog 

 (vSimla district), 14-V-09. 



N.B. — The suggestions in my description of this species, as to 

 the normal appearance of it in perfect condition, are fully borne 

 out by the above four perfect examples. Dr. Annandale describes 

 this species as hovering slowly over banks of wild thyme, with its 

 hind legs curved upwards, and as having much the appearance on 

 the wing of a large mosquito, such as Toxorhynchites ; the probos- 

 cis being extended in front of the head adds to the resemblance, 

 while the glittering scales give the insect a splendour comparable 

 to that of r. immisericors , Wlk., which in life is one of the most 

 gorgeous of Indian Diptera. 



