538 TIPULID.^. 



* " Museum in Geneva. 



" The tip of the auxiliary vein is nearly on the same line with 

 the proximal end of the 2nd submarginal cell ; the 1st sub- 

 marginal cell is a little shorter than the ]st posterior cell; the 

 great cross-vein a little anterior to the middle of the discal cell."' 

 (Osten Sacl-eii.) 



I have seen no specimen of this species. 



385. Eriocera 'badia, Bmu. 



Eriocera hadia, Brmietti, Rec. Ind. Mus. vi, p. ^510 (1911). 



2 . Ihad wholly blackish grey, vertex, underside of head, and 

 proboscis with black hairs. Antennal scape blackish grey ; flagellum 

 pale yellow, short, of eight distinct joints. Palpi a little greyish 

 white at the emargination of the joints on the underside. Thorax 

 rather deep reddish brown, with traces of four somewhat darker 

 stripes. Scutellum and metanotum on the upper part a little lighter. 

 Sides of thoi'ax darker and more brownish. Abdomen reddish 

 brown, a little yellowish towards the sides of some of the segments ; 

 2nd and 3rd segments wholly yellow on dorsum, ^A ith very narrow 

 black hind margins ; base of each of the rest of the segments with 

 a shining black band. (The abdomen has the appearance of being 

 rather stretched longitudinally, and possibly a considerable part of 

 these basal black bauds would be invisible normally.) Ovipositor 

 reddish brown, of moderate size. Legs: coxa3 dark brown, pub- 

 escent; trochanters brownish yellow; femora and tibiae yellow 

 with blackish tips ; tarsi yellowish, blackish towards the tips. 

 Wings moderately dark brown ; four posterior cells. A minute 

 white spot or two near the tips of the marginal and 1st submarginal 

 cells, and a small one lying across the tips of the 2nd submarginal 

 and 1st posterior cells. Halteres pale brownish grey. 



Length 18 millim. 



Described from a single female from Peradeniva, Ceylon, taken 

 by Dr. Uzel, 25.xii.01. 



Type in the Vienna Museum. 



386 Eriocera rufibasis, Ih-un. 



Eriocera rufibasis, IJiunetti, liec. Ind. Mus. vi, p. 310 (1911). 



$ . Head, antennae, proboscis, palpi, all dark blackish grey. 

 Thorax wholly deep velvet-black. Abdomen wholly deep velvet- 

 black, except tbe iirst two segments which are orange-yellow. 

 Belly similar to dorsum. Ovipositor black, the valves shining 

 brownish yellow. Legs dark brown, femora, tibiae and tarsal 

 joints blacker. Wings brown, darker anteriorly, clearer on hind 

 margin ; four posterior cells. Clear spots are placed as follows : — 

 a rather large one extending over tlie apical part of both basal 

 cells; two smaller round spots, one over the base of the 2nd longi- 



