Mr. C. G. Lamb on Exotic Chloropidaj. 341 



3rd has the tip somewhat blackened, especially inside ; arista 

 orange, pubescent when seen under (x 60). Side-view as 

 fig. 15, all orange, including palpi ; hind head shiny black, 

 with longish horizontal orango spot behind ocelli. 



Fig. 15. 



Heteroscinis variegata, x 30. 



Thorax : dorsum very shining black, with tiny punctures 

 from which the hairs arise ; the main rows along the d.-c. 

 lines are about twice as closely set as are the other more 

 irregular rows ; these number five between the d.-c. rows and 

 two or three rather irregular rows beyond ; callus and noto- 

 pleura shining orange ; scutellum triangular, about half as 

 long as the thoracic dorsum, sharply cut off from it, rounded 

 in side-profile, dark orange-black, with shallow irregular 

 larger punctures; the long end-bristles on very conspicuous 

 tubercles, the short thorn-like side ones on slightly smaller 

 ones, all black; pleura shining black except anteriorly 

 where it is orange. 



Wings clear, with very pale yellow veins, much like 

 fig. 16, except that 2, 3, and 4 are all a little longer and are 

 advanced at the end a little more round the costa. 



Legs strong, shining orange, except that the hind femora 

 are widely ringed nearly to the knees, mid femora less so, 

 front femora but slightly ; all the tibiee black, the last two 

 tarsal joints suffused. 



Abdomen ; basal segments orange, the others black all 

 shining and slightly haired. 



Size 2| mm. 



r, S -u R ^\ ESIA: Chirmda Foi ^t (G. A. K. Marshall, 

 Camb. Coll.). 



The insect has a curious superficial resemblance to a large 

 shining Meroscinis. 



