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the tip ; the hind tibiae have two simihirly placed about the 

 middle, but none at the tip. 



All the tarsi minutely spined below, with larger ones inter- 

 mixed, hini metatarsi with three strong; spines of uneven length, 

 below at base. All tarsi dirty yellow, blackish towards tips. 



Wings practica'ly clear, wing spot in the form of a distinct 

 suffusion at the end of the second vein, and diminishing gradually 

 posteriorly, its extent varying in different specimens, sometimes to 

 the third longitudinal vein, or, in one example, almost to the hind 

 border of the wing. The third and fourth veins are slightly tinged, 

 as though thickened, immediately in a line behind the suffusion, 

 and they are more nearly parallel than in lineatipes. The inner 

 cross- vein at just beyond the m"dd!e of the discal cell. The basal 

 cells are united, by reason of the absence of the usual intermediate 

 vein. Halteres 3'ellow. 



Described from three cf & and six 9 $ in the Indian Museum 

 collection, all from localities in India. 



Locs. — Puri (Orissa, East Coast), 18 — ig-i-oS; Jalpaiguri, 

 i-vii-o8, in railway carriage; Shencottah (South India), 25-xi-o8 

 [all Annandale]] Calcutta, 2g-v-07, iy-vn-07, i-vi-07 [AnnandalCy 

 Paiva, Gaunter] ; between Bolpore and Rampore Haut (Bengal), 

 at light in railway carriage, 3-viii-07 [Paiva\; Katihar (Bengal), 

 24-iii-og, one 9 [Paiva]; Rajmahal (Bengal), 5-vii-09 {Anna)idale]; 

 Sitarampore, Bengal, io-viii-09 [Lorrt'l ; Dhikala,9-v-09 ; Jumnogwar, 

 14-V-09, both in the Garhwal District, Western Himalayas; 

 Tinpahar (Bengal), 7-vii-09 ; Unchagaon (plains of Naini Tal 

 District), 7-iv-09 ; Allahabad, i5-viii-09 [Lord]. In the Pusa col- 

 lection, from Pusa, i4-xii-07 and v-08. 



N.B. — Although near to lineatipes, this species is very distinct, 

 and may be at once distinguished by the shining black sterno- 

 pleura, the attenuated second abdominal segment in the & , the 

 practical absence of spines on the abdomen, the almost wholly 

 black posterior femora, the large & genitalia, the differently 

 shaped fore femora in the & , and by the darkened wing mark, 

 which always appears as a suffusion, gradually dying away pos- 

 teriorly, instead of a fairly distinct spot, although tolerabh' faint, 

 and with ill-defined but roughly circular outline. ^Moreover, the 

 present species seems to occur in the plains onl}'^, whereas lineatipes 

 I only know from Darjiling. 



Sepsis lineatipes, mihi, sp. nov. 

 cr'. Darjiling. Long. 2|^3 mm. 



Head.— Vvons shining black, with a tendency to change just 

 above the antennae to the reddish brown colour of the face and 

 mouth. On each side of the mouth, a narrow black stripe, on 

 which is placed the usual row of bristles. Proboscis reddish yellow. 

 Antennae black; the whole under side of third joint reddish 

 yellow. 



