FAMILY MIDASIDZ. 55 
Genus CEPHALOCERA, Latr. Macq. 
This genus differs from the preceding not only in the length and 
slenderness of the porrected proboscis, but also in being generally 
destitute of the short transverse vein at the middle of the hind 
margin of the wing; the hind tibize also possess two minute slender 
spurs. 
Srecres I. (XL.)—C. rufithoraz (Wied. Mon. Mid. pl. 54, fig. 15, Mid. ruf.) Nigra, 
thorace rufo-hirto, abdominis incisuris flavidis. Long. lin. 8 @. 
Habitat Cap. Bon. Spei. 
Species II. (XLI.)—C. Westermanni (Wied. Mon. Mid. pl. 54, fig. 16, Mid. West.) 
Nigra, thorace abdominisque basi flavido-villosis ; reliquo abdomine nigro hirto. Long. 
lin. 74—94 ¢ Q. 
Habitat Cap. Bon. Sp. 
Species III. (XLII.)—C. fasciatus (Wied. Mon, Mid. pl. 54, fig. 17 ¢ 9, Mid. f.) Nigra, 
thoracis hirsutie, pedibus antennarumque apice ferruginosis, alis flavis. Long. lin. 
7,8, 3 9. 
Habitat Cap. Bon. Sp. Mus. Hope, nostr. 
Of two specimens now before me, both from the Cape, one 
has the antennze black, the tip of the club alone ferruginous, and 
the other has the third and fourth joints ferruginous, the tip of the 
club being black; in the second of these specimens the vitte of the 
thorax are scarcely discernible. 
Species IV. (XLIII.)—C. longirostris (Wied. Mon. Mid. pl. 54, fig.21,¢ 9, Mid. long.) 
Nigra, thorace flavido vittato ; abdomine fasciis albis ¢, flavis 9 ; antennis nigris, clava 
medio rufo-flava, alis costa fasciaque longitudinali submediana nigris, femoribus posticis 
basi flavis, apice obscuris. Long. lin. 64. 
Habitat Promont. Bon. Spei. 
Var. @ alisomnino brunneis, cellula 2da submarginali subaperta venaque brevis transversa in 
medio marginis postici adest. (Macquart 1. c.) 
Specs V. (XLIV.)—C. fascipennis, Mcq. (Dipt. Exot. ‘Nouv. 1. 2, p.13). Nigra, abdo- 
mine maculis albis ¢, pedibus rufis, alis fascia fuscana, cellula postica lmaclausa. Long. 
lin. 53 @. 
Habitat Cap. Bon. Spei. 
Species VI. (XLV.)—C. nigra, Macq. (Op. cit. p. 14.) Nigra, pedibus alisque fuscis, 
cellula postica Ima clausa, barba alba, antennis articulo 3tio medio ferrugineo. Long. 
lin. 5 P. Habitat Cap. Bon. Spei. 
Species VII. (XLVI.)—C. callosa (Wied. Mon. Mid. pl. 54, fig. 22 ¢ 2. Mid. call.) 
Nigra, abdomine pedibusque fuscano-flavis, abdomine  nigro, alis brunneis. Long. lin. 
4—5. 
Habitat Prom. Bon. Spei. 
Srecizrs VIII. (XLVII.)—C. maculipennis, Westw. n. sp. (pl. 14, fig. 5.) Capite cum 
oculis et proboscide nigro, antennis fulvis, articulo 4to valde clavato, apice in tuberculo 
contracto, thorace ferrugineo, vitta lata media (supra et subtus) segmentis lmo, 5, 6 et 
7mo abdominis nigris, tribus intermediis rufis, singulo macula parva dorsali, pedibus 
testaceo—rufis, spinis femorum posticorum nigris, alis hyalinis, letissime iridescentibus, 
costa fulva, macula magna media, vittaque ad basin ducta, apiceque marginis antici nigris, 
Long. corp. lin. 9, Expans, alar. lin. 133. 
Habitat in Australasia Occidentali. D. Gould. Mus. Hope. 
Obs.—The veins of the wings accord with the typical species of 
Midas, except that the penultimate longitudinal vein extends to 
the costa of the wing as in M. bicolor and several other species 
from New Holland. The nagus is extremely prominent (fig. 5*) 
and the hind tibiz terminate in a horny acute pomt within which 
are two very slender spurs. 
