314 Dr. C. P. Alexander on 
Rhamphidia submorosa, sp. n. 
Rostrum a little longer than the head; antennz dark 
brown ; general coloration dark brown; legs dark brown, 
the terminal tarsal segments but little paler; wings greyish 
subhyaline, stigma oval, clear-cut, dark brown; wing-tip 
narrowly darkened ; Sc, atrophied; &,,3; rather short, gently 
sigmoid in its course ; cell lst M, long and narrow. 
Female.—-Length (excluding rostrum) about 85 mm.; 
wing 7°6 mm.; rostrum alone, about 0°9-1 mm. 
Rostrum relatively short, only a little longer than the 
head, dark brown, the base and ventral surface paler; palpi 
dark brown. Antenne dark brown. Head brownish grey ; 
vertex between the eyes considerably narrowed. 
Mesonotal praescutum brown, darker medially ; remainder 
of the mesonotum dark brown. Pleura brownish testaceous. 
Halteres brown, the base of the stem obscure yellow. Legs 
with the coxe, trochanters, and bases of the femora brownish 
testaceous ; remainder of the legs dark brown, the terminal 
tarsal segments and the claws very slightly paler. Wings 
greyish subhyaline ; cells Cand Sc a little more saturated ; 
stigma conspicuous, oval, clear-cut, dark brown ; wing-tip in 
cell R; narrowly but conspicuously darkened ; veins dark 
brown. Venation: Se, atrophied or barely indicated near 
the tip of Sez, the latter ending nearly opposite the fork of 
Rs; R,,3 shorter than in KR. flavitarsis, gently sigmoid in its 
course; cell lst M, long and narrow, the second section 
being much longer than the basal section ; basal deflection 
of Cu, just beyond the fork of MM. 
Abdominal tergites dark brown; basal sternites obscure 
yellow, the distal. segmeuts passing into brown. Ovipositor 
with the valves horn-coloured, very long and slender, especi- 
ally the tergal valves. 
Hab. West Africa. 
Holotype, ¢, Efulan, Cameroun, May 6, 1920 (J. A. 
Reis). 
“ At table, flying around lamp.” 
Rhamphidia submorosa is allied to Ff. flavitarsis, Alex. 
(Cameroun), from which it differs in its smaller size, the 
different wing-pattern and venation, and the darkened tarsal 
segments. 
Rhamphidia paupercula, sp. un. 
General coloration pale brownish yellow ; rostrum a little 
longer than the head ; wings subhyaline, the costal regiou 
