1909. J E. Brunetti : New Oriental Sepsina. 359 



Wings clear; fourth longitudinal vein rather bowed, but 

 parallel to the third towards tip. 



Described hovamiraexous cf (f and 9 9 in the Indian Museum , 

 captured by Dr. Annandale in South India. Other specimens in 

 the Museum coll'^ction, and in mv own from various Oriental 

 local'ties, agree with the species. The South India series show all 

 varieties, were very common on dung, ani were examined and 

 described soon after capture when in perfect condition. 



This species is nearest to irivif/ata, Bigot, and rufa, Macq. 

 The former is recognised by the wholly red-yellow thoracic dorsum, 

 in conjunction with the very spiny legs, Rufa, Macq., is nearest 

 to indica, but the fore legs will always at least distingui-^h the 

 males. In indica the fore femora are only slightly thickened, there 

 are no separate strong spines below before the bump, which latter 

 takes the form of a rather elongated peg, and the fore tibia? are 

 bare at the base and possess a row of bristles on apical half. 



In rufa the fore femora are considerably thickened, with two 

 strong spines just before the bump, which is short, fan-shaped, 

 with four or five short spines; the fore tibiae have a short row of 

 bristles near the base, the apical half being bare. 



Sepsis trivittata, Big. 



Males of this species are in the Indian Museum from Margher- 

 ita (A'-sam) • Rangoon, 74-ii-o8 \Annania!e] ; Pallode, i5-xi-o8, 

 and Maddathorai, i9-xi-o8 [both South India^ Amiandale\ In the 

 Pusa collection from Pusa, i5-vii-o7. 



Sepsis rufa, Macq. 



Both sexes in the Indian Museum from Tharbani (Nepal), 

 27-ii-o8 ; Gangtok, Sikhim (6,100 ft.), 9-ix-09 ; Shillong ; Mandalay, 

 i2-iii-o8 [Annandale]] Rangoon, 24-ii-o8 'Annandale]; Darjiling, 

 7.000 ft., 28-ix-o8 [Brunei ti]; Kurseong, 5,000 ft., 3 — 9-vii-o8 

 [Annandale]; Calcutta, 20-ii-^7, i7-ix-07, 28-X-07, 27-xi-07 ; Puri, 

 i8-i-o8 [Annandale] ; Bhogaon, 6-x-o8 [Paiva]. Katihar (Bengal), 

 common, 23 — 26-m-og[ Paiva] ; Tinpahar (Bengal), 7-vii-09. Taken 

 also by Mr Howlett at vSimla in October 1908, and I have®seen 

 it from Pusa, 29-V-06, 



The dark variety mentioned by Herr Meijere (Ann. Mus. Hung. , 

 iv, 182) with all-black thorax (with or without a more or less 

 distinct dark red side -stripe), second abdominal segment often with 

 two slightly yellowish marks, dark red-brown frons and posterior 

 femora often only streaked above with black, was common at 

 Katihar (Purneah District, Bengal), 23— 26-iii-09 [Paiva]. The 

 males are easily recognised from those of coprophila, Meij., by the 

 fore femora, but the females of this variety approximate very 

 closely to those of coprophila. The variety is smaller than the 

 typical form. 



