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Sides of thorax blackish grey in front of wings, ashy grey on lower 
part with shaggy dirty white hair in front of and below shoulders, 
and in front of wing base. Some yellow hair above insertion of 
wings. A row of three bristles between the humerus and trans- 
verse suture, two supra alar bristles (others possibly broken off). 
Scutellum yellowish, with a brownish basal triangle, dorsum with 
brown and grey hairs, two preapical well-separated bristles. 
Abdomen.—-Ground colour blackish grey, posterior margins of 
segments very narrowly yellow, but more widely so on 3rd and 4th. 
The 1st segment wholly, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th wholly except pos- 
teriorly at the sides, 5th at base, black. Dorsum of abdomen with 
black hairs, which are thickest and longest on the black parts. 
Sides of abdomen with whitish yellow moderately long hair; 
posterior margins of segments with very short similarly coloured 
hairs. Belly bluish grey, posterior margins of segments more 
broadly yellow, especially on 3rd and 4th segments; the whole 
surface with soft white hairs. Genitalia distinct, shining brown, 
with brownish hair on upper, and with whitish hair on lower parts. 
Legs (hind pair wanting).—Coxae and femora blackish grey, 
former with long greyish white hair in front; latter with grey 
hair below on proximal half, blacker hairs on distal half. Tibiae 
reddish yellow, blackish at tip, microscopically pubescent, with 
numerous rather short spines, tarsi darker. 
Wings neatly clear, veins brownish yellow; tegulae dirty 
white ; halteres brown and yellow. 
Described from a unique in the Indian Museum from Shillong, 
in good condition except for the missing antennal joints and the 
hind legs. 
LONCHOPTERIDAE. 
Lonchoptera lutea, Panz. 
Two specimens in the Indian Museum from Darjiling (7000 ft.) 
taken by me, 29-v-10, belong to this common European species. As 
Cadrana, Walk., referred originally to this family, was atterwards 
noted by its author as most probably belonging elsewhere; this is 
the first assured species from the East, of the Lonchopteridae. 
PLATYPEZIDAE. 
Platypeza orientalis, mihi, sp. nov. 
id. td. Big. nom, nud. 
9. Assam. Long. barely 3 mm. 
Very near argyrogyna, Meij. Frons and face mouse grey, a 
little whitish shimmer on face. Antennae, mouth and proboscis 
reddish yellow. Upper facets of eyes reddish brown, lower ones 
coffee brown. 
Thorax light blue grey dusted, except on anterior part, which 
is moderately shining blackish, with a slight leaden reflection in 
