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first, second, third and fifth posterior cells but are small, that in 

 the first cell being largest, below them short bars of white colour 

 appear. 



Hacmatopota annandalei, 9 , n. sp. 

 (Plate xvii, fig. 21.) 



In Brit Mus. coll. 



Type (female) from Govt. Gardens, vShillong, Assam ; and 

 another from Khasi Hills. 



In Howlett coll. females from Govt. Gardens, Shillong, and 

 from Umling, Assam, " on cattle." 



Distinguished by the very stout large first joint of antennae, 

 differing from H. annandalei ^ b}^ the presence of a black band 

 on face, and the antennae are shining black, the third joint 

 is narrower. The apical band of wing is single but a different 

 shape, being short and curved, not reaching the posterior border. 

 Frontal callus black, shining. Length 84- mm. (type), other females 

 7 — 8 mm. 



Face greyish with rather thick long white pubescence, the band 

 between e^^es and antennae a deep black, extending across the face 

 below antennae, the palpi small, greyish, with white pubescence, 

 darker at tip. Antennae black shining, the first joint longer than 

 the third one, very stout along its whole length, the second joint 

 very small, the third joint much narrower than the first joint, the 

 first annulation being hardly broader and the last three annuli 

 only slightly narrower. Forehead a darker grey colour, almost 

 brown with some grey tomentum, the frontal callus narrow, black 

 and shining, reaching the eyes on its lower border, above with 

 rounded angles receding from the eyes, almost straight on both 

 borders, the paired spots large, black, touching the frontal callus 

 with their apices, and the eyes with their bases, the unpaired spot 

 narrow, distinct. Thorax blackish brown with scattered short 

 yellow pubescence, two grey stripes are apparent ending at the 

 suture, two similar stripes proceed from the base of thorax 

 towards them; sides of thorax a little grey. Scutclhini same 

 colour as thorax. Abdomen blackish brown with grey seg- 

 mentations, round small side spots are visible in some of the 

 specimens ; under side dark with grey segmentations. Legs black- 

 ish, the base of fore tibiae and two rings on the other tibiae, 

 and basal joints of middle and posterior tarsi yellowish or white, 

 pubescence on femora chiefly black, scanty, a little thicker in pos- 

 terior pair on whose upper side some white pubescence is visible, 

 tibiae slightly incrassate on fore and posterior pair, with black 

 pubescence on the dark parts and white on the pale rings, the hind 

 tibiae fringed with thicker black hairs, tarsi with black pubescence. 

 lF^■;^gs brown with the apical band simple, short, beginning just 

 above apex of second vein crossing the first branch of third vein 

 ending just beyond it, it has an outward curve towards the base 



1 This is perhaps a mistake for validicornis. — Ed. 



