256 Records of the Indian Museum. [VoL. XI, 1915.] 
Thorax and scutellum deep violet, only a little shining, with 
rather thick short black pubescence, which also occurs on the 
pleura; mesopleura with a little short grey hair. 
Abdomen deep violet, a little shining; dorsum with very short 
black pubescence ; longer all grey pubescence at sides, also sparsely 
on hind margins of segments. Belly deep violet, nearly bare. 
Legs blackish violet with minute black pubescence; tibiae 
with grey pubescence except on inner sides; tarsi with a little 
grey pubescence above, with which at least on hind metatarsi, 
some black pubescence at the sides is intermixed. 
Wings rather dark brown, a little paler on posterior half; 
halteres brownish yellow. 
Described from a perfect » from near Puri, Orissa, 6-x1-12 
[Gravely]. In the Indian Museum. 
The only other violet black species from the East is sumatra- 
nus, Wulp, which is punctuated freely on the body and legs with 
white hair spots. 
Mixogaster vespiformis, Brun. 
Described by me (Rec. Ind. Mus. viii, 169, ¢@ , pl. vi, 8—10, 
wing, head, abdomen, 1913), from a unique ¢ in the Indian 
Museum taken by Mr. Kemp on the Abor Expedition at Dibrugarh, 
Assam, I7—I10Q-xi-II. 
ADDENDUM. 
Whilst this paper was pussing through the press a long one 
by Dr. Meijere on Javan diptera has appeared (Tijd. v. Entom. 
Ivii, 1914), in which the following new species have been described. 
X ylota decora, pe-142,. cone 9: 
,,  strigata, EAG;. ves 
Milesia simulans, EA4y. soteQ:. 
Evistalis nebulipenmis , 145, one Q. 
e simpliciceps , TADS eae * 
Graptomyza cornuta, 149, one oc”. 
Chilosia javanensts, TRO; se Gee 
Syrphus konigsbergeri, E52.) he 
“ latistrigatus, 153, one *c 
ie depressus, 153), 0ne..0'; 
a torvotdes, I55, ome 2. 
4 gedehanus, 156, one o, 
,,  tchthops, 157, One Cy ehlavee 
head. 
Sy cinctellus, Zett. var. nov. strigtfrons, 158, 7 @ 
sg monticola, 159, @ 
Chamaesyrphus nigripes, 162. GOR 
Melanostoma 4 notatum, 163% how 
ee > var. nov. gedehensis, 163, oo 
Sphaerophoria obscuricornis , 165. cay 
re javana var. nov. medanensis, 166, @ 2 (Sumatra) 
