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divided from the sides of the thorax, which, at least on the 

 humeral calli and for some little distance around, are distinctly- 

 reddish orange. Sternopleura prominently grey dusted, and 

 traces of grey dust here and there above the sternopleura. 

 Scutellum blackish. Metanotum shining black. 



Abdomen shining black, with a slight violet tinge, with 

 short pubescence. Sides at base, especially on second segment, 

 considerably orange-yellow. Second segment with a few stiff 

 bristles towards each side ; third and fifth with two spiny bristles 

 placed as usual ; fourth with a row of four such bristles. Abdomen 

 tip orange-yellow. Genitalia large and prominent, yellow, with 

 two small palpi shaped like the antenna of a Tabanus. 



Legs orange-yellow, with short pubescence. Posterior tibiae 

 brownish; tarsi brown, middle tarsi (except metatarsus) black. 



Fore femora with the enlargement below bearing a strong spine 

 before the middle, followed by two or three smaller ones on a 

 small bump, and thence to the tip by several short ones. Hairs on 

 upper side of fore femora rather stronger than in most species. 

 Fore tibia widened behind up to the middle, where it is somewhat 

 contracted, and again at three-fourths of its length; the basal 

 half of the tibise bearing three or four strong short spines. 



Middle femora with a bristle on the front side, in the middle ; 

 middle tibise with two bristles on outside, one behind and several 

 at the tip. Hind femora with two on the outside in the middle and 

 some at the tip. All the tarsi pubescent below, with rows of 

 spines ; fore metatarsus below with a thick fringe of bristly hair ; 

 hind metatarsus below with two stronger spine -^ at its base. 



Wings clear, with a distinct, generally round (but sometimes 

 irregular) brownish spot at tip of second vein ; third and fourth 

 veins converging just before the tip ; inner cross-vein at two- 

 fifths of the discal cell. 



Described from several ct* a* in the Indian Museum collection 

 with the following data: Darjiling, 26-ix-o8 [Brunetd]; Phagu 

 (9,000 ft), ii-v-09 [Annan dale] ; Simla (7,000 ft.), 16-v-OQ, on 

 flowers of white stonecrop {Annandale\ ; Matiana (8,000 ft., Simla 

 District), 28 — 30-iv-o7 [Annandale] ; Naini Tal (6 — 7,000 ft.) 

 [Lloyd] ; and 5-vi-09 [lud. Mus. Coll.]. A cf in the Pusa collection 

 taken by Mr. Howlett at Simla in x-cS. 



N B. — A very distinct and rather handsome species some- 

 what allied to rufibasis. Its black dorsum and yellow sides, to at 

 least the front part of the thorax, will separate it from all my 

 species with a wing spot, except rufi pectus, from which it is, 

 however, distinguished by its larger size, superior robustness, and 

 usually- round-shaped wing spot. 



Sepsis violacca, Mg. 



Five females taken by me at Shanghai, i6-iv-o6, appear to be 

 this European species, although they do not quite agree either 

 with the description, or with specimens from Europe. The c^ 



