304 Records of the Indian Mtisctmi. [Vol. VI, 



DASYMALLOMYIA, mihi, gen. nov. 



Head, thorax and abdomen of the normal Eriopterinid tj'pe, 

 with light conspicuous hair on thorax and abdomen. Eyes 

 separated above b^' a hairy frons, less than one-third the width of 

 the head, below contiguous for a short space. 



Antennae missing, except the scape, which is normal but 

 rather less in size, and the three basal joints of the flagellum, 

 which also have every appearance of normality, rounded, verti- 

 cillate. 



Abdomen narrowed at base, widened beyond the middle; geni- 

 tals of moderate size, normal. 



Legs conspicuously pubescent throughout with moderatel}^ 

 long hair. 



Wings moderateh^ broad, anal angle rounded but distinct, 

 two submarginal cells, four posterior cells, discal cell open, coales- 

 cent with 3rd posterior cell. Auxiliary vein lies close to ist longi- 

 tudinal, ending at about the middle of the wing, the rst longi- 

 tudinal ending a little beyond. The 2nd longitudinal begins at one- 

 third of the wing, forked ; marginal cross-vein just before tip of ist 

 vein. The 3rd vein begins a little before the fork of the 2nd ; the 

 4th forks close to the anterior cross- vein, both branches forked ; 

 posterior cross-vein just beyond fork of 4th vein; 3rd posterior cell 

 pointed at base, 6th and 7th veins slightly sinuous. 



GeogRx\phical Distribution. — Darjiling district. 



Notes. — Although this genus stands out as quite distinct from 

 others it is difficult to define its peculiar characters. 



Perhaps the robustness of the body generally (affording some 

 general resemblance to Teuchohibis) , the narrowed abdomen near 

 the base and specially the somewhat shortened, thickened, very 

 hairy legs, are the best distinguishing features from Gnophomyia, 

 Os. Sac, which seems to be its nearest eastern ally. 



Dasymallomyia signata, mihi, sp. nov. 



2 . Darjiling district. Long, y^ mm. to tip of ovipositor. 



Head. — Erons forming one-fourth the width of the head ; grey, 

 with some long, rather shaggy yellow hair. Back of head similar. 

 Proboscis brownish yellow, short, rather stump-like; palpi normal, 

 elongate, four-jointed, i3ubescent. Antennae with apparently two 

 scapal joints nearly alike, rather short, sHghtly wider at the tip, the 

 flagellar joints oval (only three are remaining, the rest being 

 broken off): scape dark, flagellum brownish yellow. 



Thorax. — Dorsum yellowish; a moderately broad, very shin- 

 ing black stripe in the middle from the anterior margin to the 

 suture, slightly narrowed in front; a short, very shining, black 

 stripe on each side of the median one, with an isolated black spot 

 in front of it near the shoulders. Behind the suture, near the 

 dorsal margin on each side is a very black shining triangular spot, 



