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brown part extending over the frons to the antennae ; which 

 latter are yellowish brown ; scape paler. Palpi dark brown. 



Thorax. — Dorsum dark brown, almost bare, and with the 

 three usual stripes black ; the middle one divided down its centre 

 by a narrow pale line. The outer spots normal. Behind the 

 suture, a small yellowish spot on the base of each post-sutural 

 elevation, the dorsum of which is darker brown. The sides of the 

 thorax immediately below the dorsum are occupied by a distinct 

 though rather narrow pale yellowish stripe : below this the 

 pleurae are lighter, shining brown, practically bare. Prothorax 

 rather prominently divided from mesothorax by a deep suture. 

 Scutellum and metanotum brownish yellow, with lighter reflec- 

 tions and some pale hair. 



Abdomen imiformly shining dark brown, bare. Bell}^ lighter, 

 with a little light hair. Ovipositor shining dark brown. 



Legs. — Coxae light yellowish brown, with pale yellow hairs : 

 femora and tibiae yellowish; femora with a rather broad black 

 ring at tip. 



Wings uniformly blackish brown ; posterior part slightly 

 lighter, veins blackish. Posterior cross- vein somewhat thickened 

 and infuscated, a character in which the veins in the immediate 

 vicinity appear inclined to partake. 



Discai cell distinctly longer than the petiole of the and 

 posterior cell, this petiole rather more than half the length of the 

 terminal veinlets. Halteres blackish. 



Described from one 5 in the Pusa collection, taken by 

 Mr. F. M. Hewlett at Darjiling, 3 — g-vi-og. I have a damaged 

 specimen from Mussoorie that I captured there in June 1909. 



Tipula pluto, mihi, sp. nov. 



$ . Tonkin. Long. 32 mm. + 4 nim. proboscis and 7 mm. 

 ovipositor. 



Head wholl3^ dull black, as are also the antennae and other 

 organs. 



Thorax wholly dull black, unmarked, a very little whitish 

 hair about the posterior margins, scutellum and metanotum. 



Abdomen, — First segment brownish yellow, with a blackish 

 mark at the base ; 2nd bright yellow with a broad black posterior 

 margin; remainder of segments dull black, with a basal, some- 

 what narrow, dull leaden grey band on each ; last segment whoU}^ 

 black. On the under side the ventral plates almost wholly yellow, 

 narrowly brownish on hind margin. Ovipositor long, shining 

 black; from between the two pairs of valves protrude two narrow, 

 pale, tentacle-like pubescent filaments. 



Legs wholly dull black ; hind metatarsus as long as the tibia. 



Wings blackish grey, veins pale brownish; petiole of 2nd 

 posterior cell only one-fourth the length of the cell. Halteres 

 black, stems very slender. 



