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Legs.—Black, pubescent. Coxae with silvery white sheen in 
front. Anterior femora yellow at base below, hind pair with more 
than the basal half yellow; knees and base of tibiae narrowly 
yellow. Anterior metatarsi rather yellow. 
Wings.—Nearly clear, yellowish at base. Halteres yellow. 
Described from a single perfect specimen captured by me a 
Darjiling, 30-ix-o8, and now in the Indian Museum. 
PHORIDAE. 
Phora basalis, mihi, sp. nov. 
@. Assam. Long. 24 mm. 
Head.—Frons blackish from vertex downwards, the colour 
merged with the reddish brown lower part just above the anten- 
nae. Four rows of bristles, set in socket-like circles, the lowest 
row containing only the two middle ones ; the others with four in 
each. Of these three rows the two middle bristles in the Ist 
(upper) row are nearer together, and those of the 3rd row further 
apart than the middle bristles of the 2nd row, where all four are 
equidistant. Antennae reddish yellow, dark, arista microscopically 
pubescent; palpi yellowish with 5 or 6 strong bristles towards 
the tips and some rows of stiff hairs on each side. Three strong 
bristles on each cheek, in a row, from just below the antennae, 
some smaller ones on the epistome. Eyes dark brown, micro- 
scopically pubescent, fringed with a row of moderately long 
bristles. 
Thorax.—Reddish yellow, minutely pubescent, some strong 
bristles on each side of the dorsum and several towards the posterior 
margin, apparently irregularly placed. Scutellum concolorous, very 
broad, bare, except for a strong curved bristle near each end, and 
a very minute one immediately above it; no trace of other 
bristles. 
Abdomen.—Basal third reddish yellow, slightly streaked with 
black, remainder blackish ; moderately hairy especially towards the 
yellowish sides. Belly yellowish brown with some few hairs. 
Genitalia reddish yellow, small conical, tip narrowed, rather con- 
siderably hairy. 
Legs.—Pale reddish yellow, minutely pubescent. Coxae 
bristly towards tips. Femora bare of strong bristles, but the hind 
pair bear a row of very small ones towards the tip below. This 
pair has a slight whitish reflection on the inner side in certain 
lights. Fore tibiae with 4 or 5 strong bristles on outer side; 
middle pair with two diverging bristles on hinder side, a little 
below the base, and also one or two at tip (possibly others may 
have been broken off). Hind tibiae with a row of very short 
bristles on front side, a row of longer ones on hinder side and 
several stronger ones on outer side, also two strong ones at tip. 
Wings.—Pale yellowish; 3rd longitudinal vein reaches just 
beyond the middle of the wing, rather widely forked; 1st longitu- 
