TipuHdse/rowi Ceylon. 65 



of the cells ; a small, long and narrow, more or less crescent- 

 shaped spot in the outer marginal cell, a very small triangular 

 spot in the first submarginal, and a large semicircular spot 

 in the outer portion of the second submarginal and first 

 posterior, white, all reaching the wing-margin. 



There are some very interesting features in the neuratiou : 

 the uppermost of the three veins proceeding from the discal 

 cell is curved downwards, in the type male to such an extent 

 that the second posterior cell is completely closed at its 

 apex ; in the type female the small cross-vein is absent, the 

 first basal cell being open. I have not met with either of 

 these variations in any other Tipulid. Halteres brown, knob 

 somewhat darker, stalk hairy. Abdomen deep black, except 

 the first segment and the ovipositor, which are reddish ; for 

 the most part brilliantly shining, but there are apical velvety 

 bands on segments 2-6, these are broadest on segments 2-4, 

 and broader in the female than in the male. Venter entirely 

 dull. The abdomen is much broader in the middle. 



Variety. One female has the thorax entirely velvet-black 

 and the legs darker. 



Length of body 16 mm. (without ovipositor) ; wing 

 15 mm. ; legs 27-28 mm. 



This species is allied to E. selene, O.-S., and E. albonotata^ 

 Lw. From the former it differs in its larger size and in the 

 absence of the central lunule of the wings. 



Hah. Kandv, 19. v. 92 (type $) ; Kottawa, 24. iv. 92 

 (type <? ) ; PallamaduUa, 17. vi. 92 (1 ? ) {Lt.-Col. Yerhury). 



13. Eriocera alhonotata, Lw. Ber. d. Berlin. Akad. p. 658 

 (as Limnohia). 



Kandy; Pallamadalla ; Passara ; Trincomali (Lt.-Col. 

 Yerbury) ; Pundaluoya {E. E. Green) ; Diajatalawa {T. B. 

 Fletcher) . 



This species apparently has its nearest ally in the pre- 

 ceediug, the wing-markings of some specimens being 

 identical. It seems to be very common and \exj variable. 

 In one variety the abdomen is entirely dark ; in another 

 there are no dark tips to the tibise. The thorax and the 

 last three abdominal segments are sometimes black, some- 

 times brown, and the white spots at the tip of the wings are 

 in one form very much smaller. 



14. Eriocera scutellata, sp. n., ^J ? . 



3 nigro trivittato, scutello flavo, alia b 

 froute bituberculata. 

 Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 8. Vol. viii. 5 



Flava, thorace nigro trivittato, scutello flavo, alia brunneis non 

 maculatis ; froute bituberculata. 



