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Wins^s clear ; third and fourth veins parallel ; inner cross-vein 

 at middle of discal cell ; basal cells united. Halteres reddish brown. 



Described from a c^ in the Pusa collection (type) and a second 

 cf in the Indian Museum collection (co-type). Both specimens 

 from Baroda, Central India, taken r-iv-05. 



A^.i^. — This is a well-marked species, distinguishable by its 

 rather short and thick-set appearance, and easily identified by the 

 conspicuous row of spines on the fore fem:)ra, which latter are 

 thickened but without any bumps or peg-like protuberances. 

 The species is in general appeara-ice something like my firoa, but 

 will be grouped as a somewhat abnormal one with the indica set of 

 species, coming nearest to Herr Meijere's tcnclla. 



Sepsis tenella, Meij. 



Specimens that I can refer without doubt to this species ( & cr 

 only) occur in the Museum collection from Sylhet, i S-v-05 

 [Hall\] Chittagong, 5-viii — 2i-ix-o8 [Hall\; Sukna (bise of Dar- 

 iiling Hills), i-vii-08 [Annandale]; Tinpahar (Bengal), 7-vii-09 ; 

 Rajmahal (Bengal), on cowdung, 5-vii-09 [Amiandale]; Trivandrum 

 (S. India), i2-xi-o8 [Annandale]. 



Sepsis coprophila, Meij. 



The Indian Museum possesses this species from Darjiling, 

 g-viii-og; Calcutta, i6-iii-07, 5-viii-oS, 23— sr-x-o;; Barrack- 

 pore (near Calcutta), i-viii-09 ; Pallode (S. India), i5-xi-o8 ; 

 Rangoon, 24-ii-o8 ; Mandalay, i2-iii-o8 \a\\ Annandale\; Bhogaon 

 (Bengal), 6 — 20-viii-07 and 2 — 6-X-08 ; also Katihar (Purneah 

 District, Bengal), 23-iii-09, five 9 9 [both P^^ivi;]; Tinpahar (near 

 Rajmahal, Bengal), three a' & , two 9 9 , y-vn-og; Batavia, xi-07, 

 and vSamarang (Java), i-06 [both Jacobson]. 



In my collection I have it from Peradeniya, Ceylon, xi-07 

 [Gree7i]. 



N.B — The variety mentioned by the author of the .species, 

 with reddish sides to the thorax, bears considerable resemblance 

 to my julvnlateralis, fsom which, of course, the clear wings sepa- 

 rate it. In one cf the second basal cell is merged in the first, 

 through the absence of the intervening veinlet; this irregularitv, 

 by the way, occurs occasionally in other species. This form 

 approximates closely to the small dark form of rufa, Mcq., and the 

 females are often difficult to distinguish. 



Sepsis humeralis, mihi, sp. no v. 



cf 9 . Simla. Long. 3 — 3^ mm. 



Head & . — Frons and antennae black ; under side of head 

 reddish brown, back of head blackish. 



Thorax blackish; two dorso-central bristles. Sides blackish, 

 mesopleura shining black, sternopleura barely dusted. Humeral 



