504 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vou, Ville 
divaricate bristles on the hinder or outer side, a little below the 
base, and both a long and a shorter spur at the tip. Hind tibiae 
deep black, minutely spinose, and with a strong bristle on outer 
side before the middle, and with two spurs at tip. Tarsi black, 
with some minute bristles. 
Wings.—Rather deeply yellow; the double row of divaricate 
costal spines rather small. Costal vein distinctly thickened 
about its middle part; Ist and 3rd longitudinal veins approxi- 
mately parallel, the latter attaining just the middle of the wing, 
where it is moderately widely forked; the 1st longitudinal ending 
close to the tip of the 3rd. The four discal veins nearly straight. 
nearly parallel and barely attaining the margin. MHalteres pale 
yellow. 
Redescribed from two perfect @ @ in the Indian Museum 
collection, one taken by Dr. Annandale at Sukna (500 feet), at the 
base of the Eastern Himalayas, 2-vii-o8, the other by Lieut.-Col. 
Hall at Sylhet in Assam, 29-v-05. 
N.B.—There can be practically no doubt that the examples 
described above are Walker’s species, although Mr. Brues classes 
that with other species which he considers unrecognizable. One 
of Walker’s apparent discrepancies is in that author stating it to 
be ‘‘ yellowish white beneath.’’ The very large pale yellow coxae 
cover up so much of the sides of the thorax and the bulk of the 
belly, that unless the legs are somewhat spread out, the species 
has the appearance described by Walker. I conclude that his 
remark as to the tip of the abdomen being yellow refers to the 
rather conspicuous ovipositer which is of this colour, but pale. 
The wings are distinctly yellow, not “‘ cinereous’’; this being the 
only real discrepancy, as his ‘‘ elevated sides’’ to the abdomen are 
evidently caused by the sinking in of the middle part of the 
upper surface, for this is actually the fact with the Assam speci- 
men and it probably is not a natural state. 
PHORHYNCHUS, mihi, gen. nov. 
Allied to Phora, but differing by the presence of a long elbowed 
proboscis; the 2nd joint rather longer and stouter than the Ist 
which is about as long as the width of the head. It is hard, 
cylindrical, 2nd joint slightly compressed, shining, tip bluntly 
conical. Palpi large, bristly. Frontal bristles wholly reclinate. 
Phorhynchus ater, mihi, sp. nov. 
g.° Ceylon: Long. 44 mm. 
Head.—Vertex and frons shining black. A vertical row of 
four bristles in a straight line, the middle two rather closer 
together, just behind the three conspicuous yellowish white ocelli; 
a 2nd row, straight, of four, across the middle of the frons; a 3rd 
slightly curved row of four (convexity downwards), and two others 
close together on the lowest extremity of the frons. Eyes black, 
