Mr. C. Gr. Lamb on Exotic Chloropida?. 331 



S. trapezoides, Beck. 



One specimen, which agrees well with the description and 

 figure, except that the jowls are just perceptibly deeper and 

 the hairs less white. 



Natal: Durban (F. Muir, Camb. Coll.). 



Scoliophthalmus micans, sp. n. 



This is a small shining species from S. India belonging to 

 the trapezoides section, which must be close to S. albipennis, 

 although quite distinct. 



Head (top view) : — Frons on sides black with a brownish 

 tone ; triangle extending right over frons, the base about \ 

 of the cross vertical breadth, the tip slightly rounded, sides 

 straight; it is all very shining, with the usual border of pale 

 hairs ; under side illumination it is seen to have three broad 

 rounded parallel ridges, the first extending from ocellus, and 

 a shorter one on each side. Face shining black ; antennae 

 darkish orange, with a fine basal arista. Side view (fig. 1) : 

 jowls deepening to back, all deep shining black, with stoutish 

 vibrissa ; palp entirely inside mouth, small and black. 



Fiar. 2. 



Scoliophthalmus micans, X 80. 



Thorax : dorsum very shining black, with sparse minute 

 punctures and fairly long brown hair, especially so behind $ 

 scutellum as dorsum, but the punctures nearer and larger, in 

 shape a roundly truncate triangle, with long divergent end- 

 bristles on small papilla? ; pleura shining black. 



Wings (fig. 2) clear, with palish veins, the absolute costa 

 somewhat darkened distal ly up to the break. Halteres with 

 black shining knobs. 



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