1912.| N. ANNANDALE: The Fauna of Parésnath Hill. AI 
Family PSyCHODIDAE. 
I. Phlebotomus major, Annandale. 
Annandale, Rec. Ind. Mus., iv, pp. 46 and 320. 
A single male was taken ina bungalow situated at an 
altitude of 4,500 feet on Parésnath (April). The species is other- 
wise only known from the Himalayas and the Nepal terai. It is 
common both in the Simla and the Darjiling districts, especially at 
the end of June and in July, at altitudes of from 4,500 to 9,000 
feet. 
Family TIPULIDAE. 
2. Geranomyia semistriata,* Brunetti. 
Brunetti, Rec. Ind. Mus., vi, p. 277 (1911). 
Several specimens of this species were obtained in herbage 
round a well situated at an altitude of about 4,300 feet. Three 
other Indian species are represented in the collection of the 
Indian Museum and have been described, together with the one 
from Parésnath, by Mr. Brunetti. The genus is widely dis- 
tributed both in the Oriental Region and elsewhere. 
Family LEPTIDAE. 
3. Atherix intermedia,* Brunetti. 
Brunetts, Rec. Ind. Mus., iii, p. 211 (1909). 
Numerous specimens of this species were seen on rocks at 
the edge of the stream Sita Nullah (alt. 2,000 feet) on April 4th. 
In India the Leptidae appear to be confined to mountainous 
regions, and A. intermedia is the only species I have seen in 
numbers. The genus Atherix occurs both in the Himalayas and 
in Ceylon, and is widely distributed both in the Oriental Region 
and in other parts of the world. 
Family BOMBYLIDAE. 
4. Exoprosopa nivetventris,* Brunetti. 
Brunetti, ibid., p. 214. 
Two females and a male, apparently of the same species, were 
taken near the base of the hill (alt. ca. 1,000 feet). E. ntveiven- 
tvis has not been taken elsewhere. 
5. Argyramoeba distigma (Wied.). 
Brunetti, tbid., p. 221. 
Common all over the hill, hovering a short distance above: 
the ground. ‘This is one of the least scarce of the Indian Bom- 
bylidae, occurring chiefly in the plains. It has also been recorded 
from several of the islands of Malaysia. 
