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yellow on hind margin, the remainder, forming the bulk of the 
disc, moderately shining black. 
Abdomen black, slightly shining ; posterior border of 2nd, 3rd 
and 4th segments dull brownish red, the colour extending forwards 
in the centre of the 2nd and 3rd segments nearly to the middle 
of the disc. A pair of elongate triangular yellow spots on 2nd 
segment, placed at the middle of the side, their apices nearly 
reaching the middle of the disc. A pair of moderately wide, 
slightly curved, with the convex side placed anteriorly, extending 
from each hind corner of the 3rd segment to the anterior margin, 
where their ends nearly meet. The 4th segment similar, 5th 
mainly yellowish orange, a narrow median line from anterior 
margin, forking early, the ends not reaching the margiu. Base 
of underside of abdomen yellowish white ; a pair of oval yellowish 
spots placed transversely near anterior margin and near the sides 
of the 3rd and 4th segments ; those on the 4th segment shorter, 
the hinder part of that segment more or less reddish orange. 
Dorsal side of abdomen with black hairs except on the yellow; 
markings, where the pubescence is concolorous. On the belly the 
whole pubescence is black. 
Legs.—Coxae black with black hair; fore femora yellow, 
about the basal half black; anterior femora reddish brown, 
middle pair more broadly, hind pair very narrowly black at base. 
Tibiae and tarsi orange yellow, base of tibiae more lemon yellow. 
The femora bear short black pubescence, a little longer on the 
base, the hind pair with some very short yellow pubescence 
intermixed on lower side; tibiae and tarsi with yellow pubescence. 
Wings grey, anterior margin narrowly brownish yellow: 
halteres yellow ; squamae yellowish orange, with deeper edges and 
yellow fringe. 
Described from a single @ in the Indian Museum from Andar- 
ban, Garhwal Distr., 11,000 ft., W. Himalayas, vi-14 (Col. Tytler). 
This species has a considerable resemblance to the C. 
intermedium of Europe, differing in its larger size and the greater 
prominence of the buccal region. 
It is just possible that it is a variety of the European 
species. 
Subfamily CERINAE. 
Dr. Meijere has described three new species, C. (he employs 
the name Certotdes, Rond., instead of Ceria) flavipennis (Tijd. v. 
Ent. li, 195, 1908), from Minahassa, Celebes, one o ; fruhstorfert 
(J.c. 196, pl. vii, 1-2) one ? from Sikkim, and himalayensis (I.c. 198) 
one 2? fromSikkim. He says his /ruhstorferi is very near obscura, 
Brun., of which species he records a specimen, a o , from Sikkim. 
He gives a useful table comprising 9 species. The types of 
his three new ones are in the Hungarian Museum. 
Of C. compacta, Brun., described by me from a type & in 
my collection from Mussoorie, I have found another specimen 
amongst my unnamed material, which is also a @ and from 
