472 Records of the Indian Museum. [VoL. VII, 
An irregularly-shaped semi-hyaline spot of some little size at 
upper outer angle of 2nd basal cell. Halteres yellowish with 
whitish clubs. 
Described from several specimens in the Indian Museum from 
Medha, Yenna Valley, Satara District, 2200 ft., 17—-23-iv-12 
[Gravely]. 
N.B.—This species is very near A. (“‘ Anthrax’’) carbo, Rond., 
but Prof. Gestro has very kindly compared a specimen with the 
type of Rondani’s carbo in the Genoa Museum and pronounced it 
quite distinct, in spite of the similarity of characters contained 
in the description of that species. It is with pleasure therefore 
that I name the present species after Prof. Gestro. 
Systoechus nivalis, mihi, sp. nov. 
o. Western Himalayas. Long. Io mm. 
Head.—Frons and face blackish grey, darker above, both 
thickly covered with long black bristly hairs. Antennae rather 
long, black, 1st and 3rd joints subequal, each about three times 
as long as the 2nd ; Ist two joints cylindrical, 3rd much slenderer 
on apical half. Proboscis very long, labium reaching to the 
middle of the abdomen (actually bent backwards to this distance 
below the body in the type), the tip bifid; labrum shorter; palpi 
extremely short and slender but distinct. Underside of head dark 
grey, with whitish hair. 
Thorax and abdomen closely covered with pale yellowish grey 
hairs, which is more yellowish on anterior part of former, and 
whitish on the pleurae and apical part of abdomen. Underside 
of thorax and abdomen with whitish hair. 
Legs black; tibiae from the base, for the major part of their 
length, brownish yellow. 
Wings pale grey, costal cell a little darker grey; base of wing 
a little yellowish. 
Described from one @ from Airadeo, Kumaon District, 31-v-12 
[Imms]. 
Type in Indian Museum, presented by Dr. Imms. 
CYRTIDAE. 
Pialea auripila, mihi, sp. nov. 
@. Darjiling District. Long. 12 mm. 
Head.—About half the full height of the thorax. Eyes closely 
touching from the extremely small vertex to the base of the 
antennae, rather densely covered with long brownish yellow hair. 
Vertical triangle with three ocelli, slightly elevated. Occiput 
much flattened, with brownish yellow hairs. Proboscis very short, 
subconical, blackish, with some yellow hairs at tip; palpi not 
obvious. Frontal triangle black, very small, projecting over 
