BILIO. 175 



obtusely conical, protected by a hood-shaped dorsal plate ; of 

 female, inconspicuous. Legs wholly brownish yellow, with a 

 little short black pubescence, coxae blackish, tarsi a little darker 

 at the tips ; fore tibial spine prominent. Hind femora club-shaped, 

 hind tibiae robust, gradually thickening from base to tip ; the spurs 

 remarkably small. Wings pale yellowish grey, the anterior border 

 no darker ; anterior veins blackish, the remainder pale yellowish : 

 stigma distinct, elongate-oval, dark brown. Halteres black. 



Redescribed from two males taken by Dr. Annandale at Matiana, 

 8000 ft., 28-30. iv. 07, and another from Theog, 9000 ft., 2. v. 07, 

 both in the Simla district ; also from European specimens. 



In Europe this species is common and generally distributed. 



Type. The location of this is extremely doubtful. 



The identity of the specimens examined with this common 

 European species cannot be doubted, as they agree exactly both 

 with the descriptions and with European specimens examined at 

 the same time. Probably other Palsearctic species will be found 

 to occur along the Himalayas, as the genus is a hardy one, with 

 a considerable geographical range. 



130. Bibio rufifemur, Brun. 



Bibio rtififemur, Brunetti, Rec. Ind. Mus. iv, p. 279 (1911). 



$ . Head black ; antennae with a little blackish pubescence ; 

 some short grey hairs behind head. Ocelli close together on a 

 small triangle on extreme vertex ; frons wholly bare. Thorax 

 black with a little brownish grey hair on the pleurae ; scutellum 

 and metanotum shining black, the former with a few short black 

 ihairs on the hind margin. Abdomen black, roughened, with black 

 and brown hairs. Legs : coxae shining black, with microscopic 

 yellow pubescence, and a few longer hairs ; tips reddish on the 

 outside ; femora bright orange-red, with sparse, very short, yellow 

 hairs, tips black ; remainder of legs black, with short black or 

 brown hairs, tips of tarsal joints narrowly yellowish brown. Wings 

 brownish grey, darker anteriorly ; costal cell rather dark brown ; 

 stigma distinctly dark brown, rather small, elongated egg-shaped, 

 not touching 3rd longitudinal vein ; veins on front half of wing 

 brown, 4th, 5th, and 6th veins brownish yellow; 4th vein forks 

 rather widely at junction with posterior cross-veins and just 

 'beyond tip of 2nd vein. Halteres black. 



Length 6-7 millim. 



Described from two females in my collection, taken by me at 

 Darjiling, 20. x. 05. 



131. Bibio fuscitibia, Brun. 



Bibio fuscitibia, Brunetti, Rec. Ind. Mus. iv, p. 279 (1911). 

 3 . Head black, with rather long and thick black hairs, mixed 

 with some dark brown ones ; antenna? and palpi black, mouth 

 greyish white. Thorax and scutellum shining black, with black 



