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and reaching basally to about in a line with the anterior cross 
vein. The wing tip below this subapical spot lightly blackish. 
No obvious stigma. Halteres reddish brown. 
Described from one @, Kumdhik, base of Nepal Himalayas, 
22-11-09. Inthe Indian Museum collection. This should be near, 
but quite distinct from ewmenotdes, Saunds., described from North 
India, the latter is, however, double the length of the present 
species. 
Ceria crux, mihi, sp. nov. 
@ Western Himalayas. Long. 10 mm. 
Head black. A bright yellow, moderate-sized round spot on 
frons between base of antenna and eye, contiguous to latter but 
not to former. A broad yellow stripe on each side of face, be- 
ginning in a point just below the circular spot, broadening rapidly, 
thence gradually narrowing to a point at the mouth border. 
These four yellow spots leave a black cross, viewed from in front 
of the head, extending from vertex to mouth opening. Antennae 
black, Ist joint, which is nearly as long as 2nd and 3rd together 
(these two being subequal), reddish brown, especially on underside. 
Apical style of 3rd joint conical, with short narrow elongate tip; a 
little yellowish or greyish pubescence, almost tomentum, behind 
vertex, some slight grey pubescence on lower ocular orbit. 
Thorax black, A bright yellow spot on each humerus, a 
triangular one at each end of the transverse suture, which itself 
bears a thin greyish line. A bright yellow vertical stripe on 
mesopleura and a round similarly coloured spot on sternopleura, 
both stripe and spot nearly in a line with the spot at the end 
of the transverse suture. Scutellum bright yellow, black at 
base. 
Abdomen black, anterior corners of Ist segment with a round 
bright yellow spot; hind borders of 2nd, 3rd and 4th segments 
with a moderately wide well defined band of same colour. Ist 
segment contracted distinctly but not greatly towards tip, and 
2nd segment equally contracted at base ; the contracted part at 
its narrowest point being one-third as wide as the abdomen at its 
broadest part. 
Legs.—Coxae blackish; anterior legs ferruginous brown, traces 
of an indistinct blackish ring on all tibiae beyond the middle ; 
hind femora blackish, except at base, tip and underside ; tarsi a 
little darker. 
Wings grey ; anterior half from base to tip, and as far hind- 
wards as just beyond 3rd longitudinal vein, blackish brown, the 
colour darker here and there; basal half of Ist basal and whole 
of 2nd basal cell also dark brown, costal cell clearer. Halteres 
bright yellow. 
Described from a perfect unique specimen in the Indian Muse- 
um from Kousanie, 6075 ft., Kumaon, vii-14 [Col. Tyéler]. 
Ceria probably contains numerous as yet undiscovered species 
in the Himalayas. In the Indian Museum are five undescribed 
