IQO/-] Records of the Indian Miiseiiiii. 



385 



Note.— These four species stand out as conspicuous ones, 

 amongst the generally sombre coloured Anthomyids, yet, although 

 in general appearance resembling one another, they can all be 

 easily recognized. 



In Van der Wulp's Catalogue of South Asian Diptera, only 

 nineteen species are given, and to these no new ones have since 

 then been added. Of these, tonitrui, Wied., is a Limnophora, as 

 herem shown ; albicornis, Wlk., is referred by Kertesz to Mydcea ■ 

 peshawarensis, Big., is considered by Kunckel d'Herculais (to 

 whom co-types have been sent from the Indian Museum) as 

 synonymous with Chortophila cilicrura, Rond. ; whilst the re- 

 mainder may be roughly separated into four groups : A (arista 

 bare ; legs black), B (arista bare ; legs more or less pale), C (arista 

 plumose; legs black), D (arista plumose; legs more or 'less pale). 

 A few species in which the arista is minutely pubescent are, as is 

 usual in these cases, classed with those which have the arista bare. 



Group A. metallica, Wied. ; exigua, Wied. 



Group B. hin.j, Wied. ; fiexa, Wied. ; manillensis, Frfld. 



(V. d. Wulp's quotation as to page is incorrect ; it 



should be 449). 

 Group C. calens, Wied. ; concmm, Wlk. ; lenticeps, Thoms. 

 Group D. quadrata, Wied. ; hibax, Wied. ; trinal Wied. " 



percB, Wlk. 



The two remaining species I cannot place, as their author 

 gives no information regarding the pilosity or otherwise of the 

 arista. They are illocata, Wlk., and procellaria, Wlk. 



Probably some of the above species belong ' to the more re- 

 cently established genera, but this is not the place to deal with 

 the question, nor have I the means at hand to form any opinion 

 on the matter. 



