448 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vor: VIL, 
longitudinal vein forked at one-third of its length, the veinlets 
parallel ; posterior cross vein in a line with the base of the 3rd 
posterior cell. Halteres dirty yellow, tips darker. 
Described from 3 # @ in the Indian Museum from Thing- 
annyinaung to Sukli, Dawna Hills (g00—2100 ft.), 23—27-xi-I1 
Gravely]. . 
Mongomioides albogeniculata, mihi, sp. nov. 
@”. Lower Burma. Long. 5 mm. 
Head.—Brownish yellow, as are also the antennae and 
palpi. 
The thorax and abdomen brown, the latter the darker, being 
in one specimen nearly blackish; the posterior margins of the 
segments faintly pale in one specimen. 
Sides of thorax yellowish white; under side of abdomen 
yellowish, sometimes whiter towards the base. 
Scutellum and metanotum brownish yellow. 
Legs mainly dark brown; coxae and base of femora whitish 
yellow, femora tips and base of tibiae rather broadly snow white. 
Apical part of tibiae (about one-third to one-half), and all the 
tarsi, snow white. 
Wings pale grey, unmarked, halteres blackish. 
Described from two @ o@ in the Indian Museum, labelled 
3rd camp to Misty Hollow, Dawna Hills (400—2400 ft.), 22— 
30-xi-1I [Gravely]. 
STRATIOM YIDAE: 
MONACANTHOMYIA, mihi, gen. nov. 
Allied to Pachygaster, Mg., from which it differs by the extra- 
ordinary formation of the scutellum, which is produced up- 
wards so as to form a very large conical base, from which it 
is continued upwards in the form of a long strong spine with 
blunted tip. 
Monacanthomyia annandalei, mihi, sp. nov. 
9. Darjiling District. Long. 2 mm. 
Head.—Vertex triangular, elevated, the three ocelli distinct, 
reddish. rons between one-fourth and one-fifth width of head, 
nearly linear, shining black, with (seen from above) two small 
nearly contiguous, oval, silvery grey dusted spots a little above 
the antennae. Eyes with very small uniform facets. Face shin- 
ing black, lower eye orbits silver dusted. Proboscis short, 
narrowed at base, pointed at tip, yellow, microscopically pubes- 
cent. Antennae yellow, third joint very large, round, with a 
rather long apical thickened bristle. Back of head blackish, 
lower posterior eye orbits with silvery reflections and a few 
very short snow-white hairs. 
