476 Records of the Indian Museum. [VoL. VII, 
Legs.—Wholly yellowish, except the blackish coxae. The 
middle femora and tibiae are distinctly longer than the fore pair 
and the hind pair are proportionately longer than the middle pair. 
Tarsi long; the anterior ones about equal in length but the hind 
pair are distinctly longer, proportionately. The tibiae end ina 
well-developed (almost Bzbio-like) blunt spine on the front side 
with a smaller one (easily seen on the hind legs only) on the 
inner side. ‘The pulvilli, three in number, elongate, very greatly 
developed; the claws very long and strong, curved. 
Wings.—Colourless, veins yellow, venation normal. Upper 
squamae quite small, nearly circular, lower pair very large, with 
a short yellow fringe, both practically colourless. Halteres black. 
Described from a single perfect specimen in the Indian Museum 
from Maymyo (3800 ft.), near Mandalay, Upper Burma, taken 
in May 1910 by Mr. H. Andrewes. 
Oncodes octomaculatus, mihi, sp. nov. 
@”. Bombay Presidency. Long. 4 mm. 
Head.—As usual, practically all eye, which is very dark reddish 
brown, bare, vertex and back of head blackish ; two ocelli present. 
Antennae normal (apparently, as they are not properly visible), 
terminated by a long arista, which is slightly thickened at the 
base, and is thinnest in the middle, the tip provided with two 
minute stiff hairs. 
Thorax.—Brownish yellow, with three dorsal, clear-cut black 
stripes of moderate and equal width, the median one attaining 
the anterior margin, the outer ones considerably foreshortened. 
Hinder part of dorsum all blackish, the colour extending to the 
scutellum ; the metanotum brownish yellow. A short black streak 
(which in one specimen forms nearly a complete circle) on each 
side in front, below each shoulder, sometimes joined to the tips of 
the outer dersal stripe. A small blackish mark at base of wing 
and the under side of the thorax mainly blackish. Thorax with a 
little light yellow pubescence generally distributed both on dorsum 
and sides. 
A bdomen.—Mainly blackish ; hind margins of segments narrow- 
ly pale yellowish white, the colour widest on 5th segment; 2nd 
segment with two large oval greyish white spots nearly filling the 
dorsum, but quite clear of the borders in all directions. The 3rd 
and 4th segments each with a pair of moderate-sized brownish 
yellow spots, one on each side of the middle; 5th segment with 
an elongated similarly coloured spot, clear of the borders in 
all directions, and nearly filling the segment; 6th segment much 
smaller, practically a replica of the 5th. Lateral margins of each 
segment occupied by a shining black elongate spot which does not 
overlap the pale hind margin. Belly pale yellowish; sometimes 
(in one example) a black spot towards the lateral margins as on 
dorsal surface. Abdomen with light yellowish pubescence. 
