394 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vol. XXII, 



Family Tabanidae. 



The common horse-fly, Tabanits strialiis Fabr, , was taken in 

 June and October on Barkuda, where it is not a rare species. 

 Two species of Hacmaiopota are also not uncommon. 



Family Bombyliidae. 



Exoprosopa flainniea Brun., was rather common in April, 1920, 

 round flowers of the Tree-Euphorbia [E. iicriifolia) on the island 

 and I have also seen it at Rambha on the mainland. The species 

 was previously recorded from Pusa and Trincomalee. I might 

 mention in passing that the female on which Brunetti's original 

 description was based was taken at Trivandrum and not at Pusa 

 as stated by him.' Exoprosopa pennipes Wied., known previously 

 from the lower ranges of the N. Khasi Hills and Kohima in Assam, 

 and Karachi, Pusa, and Calcutta, was also not uncommon in April, 

 1920. Hypcralonia suffusipennis Brun., which has already been 

 previously recorded from South India, occurred in fairly large 

 numbers in company with Ex. fiammea. Other Bomb54ids taken 

 on Barkuda were a single specimen of the widely distributed 

 Anthrax afra Fabr. and several specimens (one pair «'» copula) of 

 Bonihylius wulpii Brun., in April, 1920. A single example of a 

 new species of Bombylius was also taken. 



Family Asilidae. 



Four or five species of Asilidae have been taken on Barkuda 

 where they frecjuent dense jungle, but the only one we have been 

 able to have identified is AUocotasia attrata Fabr., a single speci- 

 men of which was taken (i4-viii-2o, Dover) while preying on the 

 common bee, Nomia oxybeloides. Two of the other Asilids cap- 

 tured appear to represent undescribed species of Leptogaster. We 

 cannot assign generic names to the others, but Mr. Brunetti, who 

 is engaged on a revision of the Asilidae of the East, will probably 

 deal with them later. 



Family Dolichopodidae. 



We have only a single specimen, probably of the genus 

 Psilopus, from Barkuda. 



Family Phoridae. 



A species of the genus Teriniioxenia has been found in the 

 fungus combs of Termes {Odontotcrines) obcsus Ramb. Prof. Sil- 

 vestri will deal with it later. 



' y?ef. Iiiii. Mils. \' I p. 466, 1909, riiicl Faun. Brit. hid. Brnchy. I, p. 1S4., 

 1920. 



