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composed of four whitish tomentose spots, the one on the second 

 segment narrow triangular, on the two following segments broad 

 triangular, on the fifth the same but a little narrower, all with 

 their apices reaching the border of the next segment, the spots on 

 the sides distinct and large but less defined in shape and only- 

 present on the second, third, and fourth segments, oblique, inclining 

 inwards from the outer border, the one on the fourth segment 

 smaller; all these spots are white haired, pubescence otherwise on 

 dorsum short, thick, black, sides yellowish with white pubescence ; 

 under side reddish brown with an indistinct median black stripe, 

 pubescence white. Legs blackish, the coxae and femora covered with 

 dense grey tomentum and with white pubescence, tibiae reddish 

 yellow, the fore pair only so on their basal half, with white pubes 

 cence, which is also present but less thick on the other tibiae; 

 pubescence on apices of fore tibiae, the extreme apices of the others 

 and on the tarsi black. Wings hyaline, a hardly noticeable brown- 

 ish tinge on the fore border, veins brown, stigma reddish yellow. 

 Male identical with female, more reddish in colour. Eyes very large, 

 the large facets occupy fully two- thirds of the eyes, the lower third 

 composed of small facets which reach to the vertex as a narrow 

 border, a dark brown band crosses the coppery coloured large facets. 



Tabanus hirtistriatus, $ , n. sp. 



Type ( 9 ) and five other females, the type from Perak, the others 

 from Durien Tipus, Negui Sembilan, Federated Malay States, in col- 

 lection sent me by Dr. Stanton. A small brownish species, with a 

 very narrow forehead, anteriorly barely half as wide as it is at the 

 base, the abdomen with a grey tomentose median stripe clothed 

 with yellowish or whitish hairs, this stripe often seems almost 

 obsolete in rubbed specimens. Wings tinged with brown on the 

 fore border. Length of type 11^ mm., others from 12 — 14 mm. 



Face covered with grey tomentum and some white hairs, sides 

 of cheeks and subcallus with yellowish brown tomentum. Beard 

 white. Palpi small, a little stout at base, ending in a point, pale 

 yellowish with black pubescence. Antennae slender with an acute 

 but very short tooth at base of third joint, bright red, black at apex, 

 the first two joints with black pubescence. Forehead covered with 

 same coloured tomentum as subcallus, the frontal callus yqxj 

 narrow, oblong or cylindrical with a fine linear extension, not 

 reaching the eyes, brown in colour, about nine times as long as it 

 is wide. Thorax blackish brown with fine greyish yellow short 

 pubescence, at sides with black pubescence. Scutellum is similar. 



Abdomen blackish brown, more yellow-brown on the first two 

 segments, sometimes reddish brown and black at apex, the 

 pubescent stripe continuous with straight sides ; under side 

 yellowish brown covered with grey tomentum, and with white- 

 haired segmentations. Legs brownish, the tibiae yellow, black at 

 apices. Wings hyaline, tinged with brown on the fore border 

 reaching the apex, a short appendix usuall}'^ present. 



