44 Miss G. Ricardo on the Asilide. 
the venation pale castaneous, apex of basal cell, a curved 
linear fascia extending from base of upper ulnar area to base 
of lower apical area, anda spot at the apices of the ulnar 
areas and apical veins black ; wings (excluding extreme apical 
area) opaque creamy-white, the veins narrowly pale casta- 
neous; rostrum reaching base of metasternum; other struc- 
tural characters as in generic diagnosis. 
Length, excl. tegm., J 40, ? 35; exp. tegm. 120 mm, 
Hab. Indo-China (R. Vitalis de Salvaza). 
A more precise habitat is yet to be received. 
VI.—WNotes on the Asilidzee: Sub-division Asiline. 
By Gertrupe Ricarpo. 
Tue Asilide of Australia having been to a certain extent 
revised and described in the Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. [ser. 8, 
ix. (April, May), x. (July, Sept.) 1912; xi., January, April, 
May 1913; ser. 9, i., January 1918], this paper is the 
beginning of an attempt to bring the Asilide of the 
Oriental and South African Regions into some order, and 
to name such new species as are to be found in the Brit. 
Mus. Coll. and others sent me by Mr. L. Peringuey from 
the Cape Museum. ‘The genera Machimus, Neoitamus, aud 
Heligmoneura are here dealt with. The types are all in the 
Brit. Mus. Coll., unless otherwise specified. 
Macuimus, Loew. 
Linn. Ent. iv. 1, 3 (1849). 
This genus has as yet only been represented in the 
Oriental Region by Machimus coruscus, V. d. Wulp, from 
Java, a species unknown to me, and by Machimus atratulus, 
W1k., mentioned below. 
The species described from the South African Region are 
Machimus lepturus, Gerst., from Zanzibar, and Machimus 
caudiculatus and penicillatus, Speiser, both from East Africa. 
‘Ten new species are now described from India and Ceylon, 
and one from S. China. The South African Region is 
represented by one new species. 
Asilus atratulus, Walker, from Java, is placed by Wulp 
in this genus, the type (a female) is in the Brit. Mus. Coll., 
but in such a bad condition it is impossible to decide even 
its generic rank. It is a small blackish-brown specimen. 
