1909.] K. Brunetti : New Oriental Sepsin^. 357 



Wings clear, but with a distinctly perceptible but rather faint 

 suffusion at tip of second vein. Inner cross-vein at middle of discal 

 cell ; basal cells distinctly united ; third and fourth veins parallel. 



Described from one example in the Pusa collection taken at 

 Pusa, on tobacco, 22-iii-o6. 



N .B. — The fore femora are somewhat flattened and distorted, 

 evidently by accident, and it is rather difficult to determine the sex, 

 but from their apparent depth I believe the specimen to be a cf . 

 No spines or bumps are visible on the fore femora, the tibiae of 

 which are simple. The dilated hind tibicB will easily distinguish 

 this species from all others known from the East. 



This species is the only one I have seen which causes any 

 doubt as to whether to include it in the '' wing spotted " or '' wing 

 clear " division of the genus. As in some of the specimens of both 

 my tincta and my flava, the spot becomes much fainter than usual, 

 though always distinctly present, I include the species in the 

 " wing spotted" division. 



Sepsis indica, Wied. 



{Nemopoda fusciventris, Big., noni. nud., in Indian 

 Museum collection.) 



Herr Meijere classed this species with the unrecognisable ones 

 of the older authors. Having identified a good series from South 

 India to my satisfaction with this species, specimens were sent for 

 comparison with the type to the Vienna Museum, where they were 

 kindly confirmed b^^ Herr Handlirsch as correctly named. I there- 

 fore redescribe it at some length from the good series of freshly 

 captured specimens in the Indian Museum, because it must be 

 taken as the typical form of a group of more or less common 

 Oriental species ; its nearest allies being rufa, Mg., and trivittata, 

 Big , from which the differences are noted in my redescription. 

 It is evidently widely distributed in the East, and appears in the 

 Indian Museum from the following localities: — 



Calcutta, 15-xi — xii-06 [Brunetti]; 2g-iv-oy , 3o-ix-o7, 8-X-07 

 [Gaunter]; Rajmahal (Bengal), 3i-vii-07; Sadiya (Assam); Rungpo 

 (Sikhim), 1,400 ft., b-ix-og ; Maddathorai, iq-xi-08, and Pallode, 

 i5-xi-o8 (both South India, taken by Dr. Annandale ; at the latter 

 place he found it swarming on dung). Tinpahar (near Rajmahal, 

 Bengal), 7-vii-09 ; Goalbathan, East Bengal, g-vii-og. Also in 

 mv collection from Calcutta. 



Redescription. 



(Plate xiii, figs. 9 13.) 



cf 5 . India and the Orient. Long. 3 to nearh" 5 mm. 

 Head.— l?rons, face and antennae vary from lighting reddish 

 yellow to nearly black ; second joint of antenucC with fairly long 



