86 MYCETOPHILID.^. 



thorax ; eyes oval, emarginate at base of antennie ; ocelli three,^ 

 arranged as a flattened triaagle, the middle one small. Palpi 

 4-joi)ited, incurved ; 1st joint small, the last one the longest. 

 Antennae projecting forward, longer than head and thorax taken 

 together, those of the male the longer ; 16-jointed, scapal joints 

 cupuliform, the flagellar joints cylindrical, rather compressed, 

 pubescent or nearly bare. Thorax short, oval, highly arclied, meta- 

 notum high, somewhat arched, scutellum small. Abdomen of seven 

 segments, long and slender, cylindrical, that of the male witli a short 

 forceps ; in the female with very short ovipositor, at tips of which are 

 t^^■o small lamella;. Legs long and slender, femora slender, slightly 

 compressed, tibine with spurs and ^^■eak lateral setae, fore metatarsus 

 sliorter than corresponding tibia. Winijs elongate oval, base 

 somewhat rounded, as long as or rather longer than the abdomen, 

 microscopically setulose. Costa extending beyond tip of 3rd vein ; 

 auxiliary vein of moderate length, ending before middle of wing ; 

 1st longitudinal ending at about two-thirds of the \\ing, straight. 

 The 3rd vein beginning at about the middle of the wing at a right 

 angle, thence nearly straight, its basal portion appearing almost 

 like a cross-vein. Anterior cross-vein moderately long, distinctly 

 oblique, 4th longitudinal forked before half its length, the branches 

 diverging towards their tips, 5th longitudinal similarly forked, the 

 fork occurring just below the anterior cross-vein ; 6th vein short, 

 incomplete, 7th longer and more disthict. 



Range. Europe and North America (recent) and in Baltic amber. 

 Only three living species are known, occurring in Austria, Finland 

 and Alaska; there are three fossil ones. 



Life-history unkno\A"n. 



41, Palaeoanaclinia flavohirta, sp. nov. 



S . Head wholly black, except extreme tip of 2nd scapal joint 

 of antennae which is narrowly yellow, and the flagellum which 

 is dark brown, with short, pale pubescence. A few yellow hairs 

 behind head. Thorax: dorsum black, shoulders and lateral margins 

 as far as wings, and the ])leur8e, with grey dusting. Three dorso- 

 central rows of yello\\' hairs, antl a number of strong bristles, 

 apparently irregularly placed, along the lateral and posterior 

 margins. Scutellum and metanotum black, former with yello\\' 

 hairs on hind margin. Abdomen shining black, with pale hairs, 

 of only six distinct segments; 1st segment a little compressed, 

 remainder somewhat broad. Legs pale yellowish, tibiae darker 

 towards tips, posterior coxpc and all tarsi black. Wings pale 

 brownish ; halteres yellow. 



Length 3| millim. 



Described from a single specimen in the Indian Museum, from 

 Darjiling, ll.viii, 09 (Dr. Jenkins). 



1 place this species in Palaeoanaclinia which is said to possess 

 seven abdominal segments, but the present specimen has certainly 

 only six. 



