1909-] E. Britnetti : Neid' Oriental Sep sines. 369 



hind femora a row of long ones on upper side, placed on the distal 

 two-thirds, and a row of about six on the lower side near the tip. 

 On the hind tibise there are no strong ones, but the bristl}^ hair 

 is arranged in several longitudinal rows. Metatarsi with long, 

 rather soft, pale yellow hair below, posterior pairs with two rows 

 of black spines below. In addition, the whole of the metatarsi 

 have irregular, small stiff black hairs. 



Wings very pale yellowish gre3\ Two short rows of minute 

 black spines at the base. Veins yellow ; halteres orange-yellow. 



Described from a single perfect cf in the Indian Museum 

 collection taken by Dr. Annandale, i4-xi-o8, atNedumangad, near 

 Trivandrum, Travancore State, South India. 



Saltella metatarsalis, mihi, sp. nov. 



9 . Bengal. Long. 3^ mm. 



Head. — Top of head dark shining brownish red, more or less 

 blackish in parts. Face, mouth and lower part of head 3'ellowish, 

 a little more brownish behind. Ocelli fiat on the surface, with 

 two diverging hairs between them. Antennae yellow, microscopi- 

 cally pubescent ; arista, basal half yellow, thickened, remainder 

 forming a black bristle ; second joint of antennae with a short 

 bristle. Proboscis yellow, pubescent; oral orifice with two stiff, 

 short, curved bristles each side, with a row of several hairs below 

 them. 



Thorax mainly reddish yellow; dorsum, except extreme edges, 

 wholly dull black, with some very short bristles, apparentl}^ 

 irregularly placed. Humeral regions with several short black 

 bristles, followed by a row of four strong ones from the shoulder to 

 beyond the base of the wings — all these placed just below the 

 dorsum. Two bristles near posterior corners. Apparently only 

 one pair of strong dorso-central bristles, possibly a smaller front 

 pair (thorax in both specimens slightly damaged). Scutellum con- 

 spicuously orange-red, two basal bristles placed near the edge, and 

 two apical ones close together directed horizontalh^ backwards. 



Abdomen fiat, normal, practically bare, shining black, except 

 tip, which is whitish on under side. 



Legs.— Fore coxae yellowish ; posterior coxae brownish, base of 

 femora brownish yellow. Remainder of legs l^lack, except all the 

 metatarsi which are pale yellowish white. All the legs rather closely 

 beset with black hairs and short bristles ; in addition to which 

 there is a row of stronger bristles on the upper and lower sides 

 of the fore femora, the lower side of the middle femora, and a 

 double row of short bristles below the hind tarsi. The posterior 

 tibiae are rather thickened towards the ends and bear in that 

 part a few stronger bristles. 



Wings clear ; veins and halteres yellow. 



Described from two examples in the Indian Museum collection, 

 taken at Tinpahar (near Rajmahal, Bengal), 7-vii-09, by Dr. 

 Annandale. 



