378 TIVVLIDJE. 



with the tips sometimes slightly blackish ; tibiae and tarsi 

 brownish. Wings pale yellowish grey, highly iridescent. 

 Auxiliary vein ending barely beyond tip of 2nd longitudinal, 

 which begins at the middle of the wing, the praifurca forming 

 not quite half the length of the vein ; basal section of 3rd vein 

 very oblique, twice as long as the anterior cross-vein ; marginal 

 cell much longer and wider than the submarginal ; discal cell as 

 long as or a little longer than 2nd and 8rd posterior cells, twice 

 as long as broad ; ])08terior cross-vein placed just before discal 

 cell. The several distinct brown spots with which the wing is 

 marked are placed as follows: — three on the costa, the 1st over 

 the humeral cross-vein (sometimes faint), the 2nd over the base of 

 the 2nd vein, tlie 8rd over the marginal cross-vein ; another over 

 the origin of the 3rd vein. Tlie basal and distal sides of the 

 discal cell are infuscated, as are also both cross-veins, the 5th 

 longitudinal vein throughout its length, the tips of the 0th and 

 7th veins and, to a slight degree, the tips of some of the other 

 veins. Halteres pale yellow. 



Length 5 millim. 



Described from two males (t;/pi') and one female from Kur- 

 seong, 4. ix. 09 (Annandah) ; and an additional male and the 

 type female from Daijiling, 8. viii. 09 (Paiva). 



Types (S and $ in the Indian Museum. 



In spite of tlie differences in ihe markings on the thorax, 

 I cannot but regard all three specimens as representing but one 

 species. The second male example possessing no abdomen, there 

 is no alternative but to make the one with the thorax nearly 

 Avholly yellow the type of the species. The wing-markings agree 

 perfectly in all three examples, except that the basal costal spot is 

 fainter in the type male. 



266. Dicranomyia fraterna, sp. nov. (PI. VII, fig. 5.) ' 



5 . Very near D. puncticosta, but differing in the following 

 characters : — 



Head : the frons about one-sixth the width of the head, at 

 its narrowest, and widening rapidly aboA^e and below the middle 

 line. Thorax grey, with a yellowish tinge, and three distinct 

 brown or brownish grey dorsal stripes (absent in one specimen), 

 narrowly separated, the median one attaining the antei'ior margin ; 

 the brownish grey colour continued behind the suture, and the 

 metanotnm of the same shade. Scutellum dirty yellowish white. 

 Abdominal segments darker brown, \\ith a trace of lighter brown 

 on the hind margins, especially towards the sides. Ovipositor 

 reddish yellow. Legs differing from those of D. puncticosta by 

 the distinctly black tips to the femora, the tibiae being more 

 yellowish. Wings clear, with very pale grey spots placed as 

 follows : — Just below humeral cross-vein ; over tip of auxiliary 

 vein, embracing base of 2nd vein ; an intermediate costal spot 

 between these two ; a comparatively large one (but no darker) 



