Miss G. Ricardo on the Asilide. 215 
“Black. Head yellow. Thorax yellow-haired, with three 
stripes. Abdomen with the three first segments yellow- 
haired, all segments with a large black spot. Legs black. 
Wings yellow. (PI. ix. fig. 2.) 
“Length, ¢, 16 mm. 
“ Face, moustache, beard, and hairs of palpi yellow ; some 
black bristles on the border of the epistome. Genitalia 
rather stout. Legs with black and whitish bristles ; pulvilli 
yellowish white. 
“From East India.” . 
The chief difference seems to be the colouring of the 
pubescence, which is yellowish, not reddish, and is not so 
thick. 
Genitalia are larger, the upper forceps at their ends 
inflated and truncate, rather notched, the underside of the 
last segment is produced to a rather greater length. Abdomen 
with black pubescence on sides and below. 
This male measures 20 mm. 
The figure by Macquart of the anus does not appear to be 
correct. 
Promachus binghamensis, sp. 0. 
Type (male) from Sikkim, 1903 (fF. A. Miller), presented 
by Lt.-Col. Bingham. 
Type (female) from Sikkim, Darjeeling, 4.01, Bingham 
Coll., and a male from the same locality. 
A slender black species, with long yellow pubescence on 
the legs and on the abdomen, more or less disposed as tufts 
on the latter. Ovipositor long. Gentalia of male small. 
Length, g 24-27, 2 24 mm. 
Male.— Face with yellowish tomentum. Moustache com- 
posed of fine yellow hairs and three or four black ones above. 
Palpi yellow-haired. Antenne with black and yellow hairs 
on the first two joints. Forehead with long black hairs. 
Thorax blackish with yellow tomentum as narrow lines, out- 
lining the stripes; pubescence black. Scutellwm with black 
fine bristles and fine yellow hairs intermixed. Abdomen with 
the usual black spots and grey bands, the latter with yellow 
hairs, which are thickest at the sides, disposed somewhat 
tuft-like; the yellow pubescence is present on the black 
spots. Genitalia black with black hairs, the upper forceps 
small, club-shaped, the lower pair short but stout, the last 
segment not produced but with a tuft of black hairs; a 
similar tuft is present on the lower pair of forceps and 
black pubescence on the upper pair; underside of abdomen 
with long yellow hairs. Legs entirely black with long 
yellow hairs on the underside of the femora and tibiz and 
