76 MTCETOPHILID^. 



sciophiline cell one-aud-a-lialf times fis long as broad. Halteres 

 yellow. 



Length 34 milliui. 



Described from two specimens in the Indian Museum, from 

 Simla, 7000 feet, 10. v. 09 {AnnandaU). 



32. Mycomyia indefiiiita, sp. nov. 



cJ and (?) 2 , Head bro\^•nish on vertex and frons ; proboscis 

 and palpi yellowish, the latter a little darker. Antenna! scape 

 bright yellow, flagelUim black, with whitish pubescence, basal half 

 of 1st joint yellowish. Thorax hvowaish yellow, the three usual 

 stripes distinct but not conspicuous. Some bristly hairs towards 

 the sides and posterior margins of the dorsum. Scutellum and 

 metanotum concolorous ; sides of the thorax a little more 

 yellowish. Abdomen blackish, base of some of the segments 

 yellowish. Genitalia, enclosed in a large cavity, and presenting 

 two fan-shaped pieces with pubescent edges and a pair of smaller 

 club-shaped organs. Legs pale yellowish, the tibiae and tarsi 

 faintly blackish. Wings clear grey, venation normal. Halteres 

 pale yellowish. 



Length 3 millim. 



Described from one male and another specimen from Darjiling, 

 29. V. 10, taken by me, and now in the Indian Museum. 



In the second specimen, there are two flat spatula-shaped 

 pieces which may be the female lamellae terminating the short ovi- 

 postor, but as the organs in this specimen are much ^^•ithdrawn it 

 is impossible to be sure of the sex. 



33. Mycomyia indica, sp. nov. 



6 $• Head: frons, vertex, and back of liead black; head in 

 front below antennae, and palpi, yellow. Antennal scape and base 

 of flagellum bright yelloAA', remainder black. Thorax primarily 

 light yellowish bi'own, with a distinct but slight violet-grey dust 

 on dorsum. A median brown stripe usually present and faint 

 traces of a very elongated oblong mark narrowly defined with pale 

 brown, on each side of the median stripe, all the lines microscopi- 

 cally punctuated with bristly hairs. Shoulders yellowish, the 

 colour extending posteriorly more or less, occasionally the whole 

 dorsum brownish yellow. Sides of thorax mainly brownish 

 yellow, pleurae with violet-grey dusting. Scutellum and meta- 

 notum brownish yellow, varying in shade, generally with a 

 little violet dusting, the metanotum sometimes with a dark spot 

 on each side at the base, and a larger one on the lower margin. 

 Abdomen brown, with short black hairs ; posterior margins of 

 segments broadly yellow. Genitalia of male moderately large, 

 pubescent, a large upper and lower dark coloured plate, united at 

 the sides, enclosing a longer and a shorter pair of thin yellow 

 claspers, with, apparently, some smaller intermediate organs ; in 



