1912. | E. BrunETI1: New Oriental Diptera. 483 
It seems evident that all the species are more or less closely 
allied, and the meagre material upon which they have been set up 
makes great caution necessary in establishing new ones. 
From a wing figure of wulpiz, this species seems to differ from 
the other three before me (glaucescens I have not seen) by the 
3rd longitudinal vein emerging abruptly from the 2nd at almost 
a right angle, forming almost another right angle on meeting the 
inner cross-vein. ‘The antennae are blackish brown, whereas they 
are yellow in the other three species ; in which moreover, the 3rd 
vein emerges gradually from the 2nd at a very acute angle, after 
which it continues without a further angle. 
P. argyrogyna is the only species with pale borders to the 
abdominal segments ; the hind tarsi also characterize this species by 
their brilliant golden-yellow pubescence. 
P. orientalis is distinguished from all others by the rich dark 
reddish brown abdomen. 
P. obscura is noteworthy from the blackish grey colour of the 
disc of the thorax, which is whitish grey shimmered in argyrogyna, 
ortentalis and glaucescens. The o has seven or eight stiff yellow 
bristles at the tip of the abdomen. 
Platypeza argyrogyna, Meij. 
As regards the mouth parts, these organs are very distinct in 
a @ specimen of argyrogyna in the Indian Museum. They consist 
of a pair of dark red, large, fleshy, hairy organs apparently forming 
the lower half of the proboscis, above which are a pair of dark 
reddish brown, flat, oval, similar organs, rather smaller, and placed 
close to the surface of the head, possibly capable of forming the 
upper part of the proboscis which might then be used for sucking. 
The palpi are small, slender, slightly enlarged at the end, bright 
reddish yellow, bare. 
The Indian Museum has this species from Sukna (500 ft.), E. 
Himalayas, I-vii-o8; Calcutta, 18-vii-08 ; Bangalore, S. India (3000 
ft.), 16-x-10 [all Annandale] anda ~ and @ from Semarang, Java, 
1-06; Peradeniya, Ceylon, 14-vii-10 [Green]. 
N.B.—A headless specimen (presumably typical) in that 
collection from Sadiya, Assam, is labelled P. cothurnata, Big., sp. 
nov. The name is probably a nomen nudum and the specimen 
cannot be differentiated from argyrogyna. 
PIPUN€CULIDAE. 
In introducing several new species of this family, it seems 
advisable to reproduce Prof. Kertesz’s useful table of oriental 
species of Pipunculus, and incorporate my new ones in their res- 
pective positions. Thetable must, however, be used with caution, 
as only one, or at most two, of the species are known to me 
other than my own. The expression ‘‘stigma, present” or 
‘“absent,’’ is adopted in preference to costal border, ‘‘ coloured ’’ 
or “‘ uncoloured.” 
