236 Records of the Indian Museum. [Voi,. IV, 



indianus, signifcr, feldcri, crassus, sanguineus, fulvimedius, fornio- 

 siensis. 



The species peculiar to each district, viz., not as 3'et recorded 

 from elsewhere, are printed in italics. They number from Indian 

 district 39, and two common to India and Ceylon {flaviveniris. Bigot, 

 and speciosus, n. sp.) ; from Cejdon 4 species, all new ; from Nico- 

 bars I species ; from JNIala^^ district 14 species, chiefly new species ; 

 from Sumatra 5 species ; from Java 7 species ; from Borneo 7 

 species; from vS. China district 8 species : from Philippines 3 species. 



SPECIES OF TAB AN US FROM N. CHINA AND JAPAN. 



The following is a list of species and synonyms occurring in 

 China above the line dividing the Oriental Region from the Palae- 

 arctic Region, roughly about 35° lat. N., and in Japan. The des- 

 criptions of those species which occur in both Regions are included 

 in those of the Oriental Region. The description of Tahamis 

 cordiger, Mg., and Tahanus fulvus, Mg., are to be found in Brauer's 

 monograph of the species of the Palaearctic Region in Denkschr. 

 Akad. Wien, xlii. The descriptions of the other species are given 

 here, with the exception of Tahanus hoang, cf , Macq., which should 

 be deleted from list being apparently destro^^ed. 

 Tabanus amaenus, Walker. 



angusticornis, Loew. (? Atylotus.) 



bihiberculatus, Bigot = fulvus, Mg. 



buddha, Portsch. = chrysurus, Loew. 



chrysurus, lyoew. 



dausacella, Macq. = amaenus, Wlk., occurs in Palaearctic 

 and Oriental Region. 



Confucius, Macquart = yao, INlacq. 



cordiger, ]Mg. 



ditaeniatus, Macq. 



fulvus, Mg., occurs in Palaearctic and Oriental Region, 



hirticeps, Loew. (Therioplectes.) 



hoang, Macq. Delete from list, type lost. 



humilis, Coquillet. 



japonicus, Bigot. (? Atylotus.) 



lama, Portsch. [Region 



mandarinus, vSchiner, occurs in Palaearctic and Oriental 



pulchriventris, Portsch. (Therioplectes.) 



pusillus, :\Iacq. ' ' China ' ' given as locality. 



pyrrhoceras. Bigot ? = chr^-surus, Loew. 



pyrrhus, Walker = ditaeniatus, 3klacq., a South African 

 species. 



rufidens, Bigot? -= 5'ao, Macq. 



signatipennis, Portsch. = dausacella, :\Iacq. 



sinicus, Bigot [Bellardia] = amaenus, Wlk. 



Hataricus, Portsch. 



1 This species is included here, though not strictly recorded from China, but 

 being very near its borders, is likely to be found there. 



