48 O.: Kröber: 
but distinct rufous tint. Back of head brown with a brilliant golden 
stripe behind the middle of the eyes. Antennae bright ferruginous, 
apical half of third joint black above; second joint as long as third, 
very minutely black spinulose on upper side. Proboscis brownish 
yellow, tip black, extending forwards to about the middle of the 
second antennal joint. — Thorax vandyke-brown, with (viewed 
from behind) the humeral calli and immediately behind them, and 
also towards hind margin of dorsum golden yellow dusted. Viewed 
from in front, the whole dorsum is seen covered with golden yellow 
dust, except a short median broad stripe from the anterior margin 
and just in front of the wing roots. Sides of thorax rather lighter 
brown, almost, ferruginous, and more shining, with a silvery stripe 
from the edge of dorsum, in front ofthe wings, to the hind margin of 
the sternopleura. The whole dorsum beset with numerous minute 
black bristles. Scutellum vandyke-brown, metanotum and meta- 
pleura rich golden yellow dusted. — Abdomen bright ferruginous 
brown, slightlynarrowed onsecond segment, hind margins of first two 
segments with a-little white dust, more obvious towards the sides; 
third segment gold dusted at sides of hind margin; fourth and fifth 
segments with gold dust on hind margins, and sixth and seventh 
segments and genital organs wholly gold dusted. Pubescence of 
abdomen very short and inconspicuous. — Legs. Coxae and femora 
bright ferruginous brown, the former with silvery white reflections. 
Tibiae lighter in colour, the basal part whitish, all the tibiae with 
a slight thickening about the middle followed by a slight constric- 
tion. All the tibiae in certain lights appear glistening yellow. 
Tarsı concolorous, with a few black hairs at sides of each segment; 
pulvilli pale brownish yellow. — Wings clear, costal cell pale dirty 
yellow; a black, rather well-defined streak on anterior border 
extending posteriorly as far as the third longitudinal vein, and 
distally to about one-third of the first posterior cell. Halteres pale 
yellow. Described from one & in the Indian Mus. taken at Puri 
Orissa Coast. 6.—13. 11.“ 
An dieser Stelle könnte vielleicht Conops nigrides Kröb. ein- 
gereiht werden, der so recht in keine der drei Gruppen passen will. 
9. Conops nigripes Kröb. 
&: Kopf dunkelgelb. Die Backen mehr braungelb mit zwei 
rundlichen oder länglichen sammetschwarzen Makeln. Das ganze 
Untergesicht und ein Streifen am Augenrand bis zu den Fühlern 
hinauf weißlichgelb schillernd. Stirn schwarzbraun. Scheitelblase 
dunkel braungelb. Vor ihr eine schwarzbraune Querbinde. Neben 
den Fühlern am Augenrand ein undeutlicher schwarzbrauner 
Sammetfleck. Der Fühlerhöcker ist auf der Oberseite glänzend 
schwarz. Fühler lang, schwarz; zweites Glied außerordentlich lang, 
zweites und drittes bräunlich. Rüssel kurz, dick, schwarz. Hinter- 
kopf oben schwarzbraun, von einer äußerst schmalen weißen Linie 
eingefaßt, unten dunkel braungelb. Rückenschild matt schwarz 
