506 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vou Vi 
tudinal vein ending near middle of 
costal cell. 
E, The 3rd row of frontal bristles in a nearly 
straight line and equidistant ; costal 
spines very short and thickly placed. limbata, Brues. 
EE The 3rd row of frontal bristles divided 
into two pairs, one pair each side, to- 
wards the eye corners ; costal spines 
long and sparse. 
F Wings nearly clear; legs brown rustica, Brues. 
FF Wings yellowish; legs pale yellowish ferruginea, Brun. 
DD ‘The 3rd longitudinal vein ending much 
before the middle of the wing; Ist 
longitudinal vein ending near tip of 
3rd vein. 
G Abdomen blackish brown; 3rd longitu- 
dinal vein distinctly forked approximata, 
sp. nov. 
GG Abdomen with whitish posterior margins 
to the segments ; 3rd longitudinal bare- 
ly forked, and at extreme tip only .. subfurcata, sp. nov. 
AA Scutellum with only two strong bristles. 
H Frontal groove and ocellar tubercle 
distinct. ! 
I Thorax reddish brown; brownish vyel- 
low never dark or blackish. 
J Thorax without any distinct stripes. 
K Abdomen yellow, with a large black spot 
towards each side be .. latifasciata, sp. nov. 
KK Abdomen black, only hind margins of 
segment very narrowly pale .. flavifacies. sp. nov. 
JJ Thorax with three distinct dark longi- 
tudinal stripes. tyilineata, sp. nov. 
II ‘Thorax blackish or brownish. 
I, he bristles in the side pairs forming the 
3rd row placed vertically: long. } 
mim. re ie . minutissima, Brues. 
II, The above-mentioned bristles nearly 
transversely placed: long 1—14 mm. rujipes, Meig. 
HH Frontal groove and ocellar tubercle 
absent. 
M ‘The 3rd longitudinal vein ending con- 
siderably beyond middle of wing: 
two upper ocelli twice as far from 
each other as from the eyes .. planifrons, Brues. 
MM The 3rd longitudinal vein ending at 
middle of wing: two upper ocelli equi- 
| This is a weak character as in some specimens, though present, both are less 
prominent. 
offer. 
However, I follow Brues, having no better distinctive character to 
