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large apical brown spot of irregular shape, its inner edge nearly 

 parallel to, but distinctly separated from, the 2nd triangular spot ; 

 its lower edge running horizontally to the margin, just above the 

 3rd longitudinal vein ; an irregular diagonal clear streak near 

 the centre of this apical brown spot, one end (of the clear streak) 

 being near the base of the 2nd submarginal cell, the other end 

 being nearly or wholly on the costa; this clear space sometimes 

 broken up into two or more spots. On the hind margin of the 

 wing there are three pale grey sub-triangular spots placed almost 

 opposite the similar ones on the costa; also a fourth spot, situated 

 on and beyond the tip of the 5th vein. The remainder of the 

 posterior margin is also darker, and the cross -veins are infuscated, 

 as is also the 5th longitudinal vein throughout its length, whilst 

 in some specimens the 4th longitudinal is also iufuscated. Addi- 

 tional small spots occur adventitiously in individuals, and the 

 general pattern of the wing is subject to individual modifications. 

 Halteres pale yellow, clubs black. 



Length 7|-8| millim. 



Described from a good series of both sexes in the Indian 

 Museum from Darjiling, 5-10. viii. 09 (Paivd) ; 26-27. v. 10, 

 taken by me on wet bushes after rain, on the hillside; 4. ix. 09 

 (Annandale) ; Mussoori, 18. vi. 05 and 17. viii. 05 (Brunetti); 

 Mussoori, x. 06, and Simla, x. 08 (both in the Pusa collection); 

 Bhowali, Kumaon district, 5700 ft., x. 09 (Imms). 



Types in the Indian Museum, cotypes in my collection. 



265. Dicranomyia puncticosta, sp. nov. (PI. VII, fig. 7.) 



cT $ . Head grey or yellowish grey, back of head with numerous 

 long black hairs. Frons pale yellow, one-fifth the width of the 

 head ; eyes very narrowly separated on the underside of the head. 

 Proboscis brown, sometimes black at tip ; palpi brown, 1st joint 

 narrow, cylindrical, 2nd broad, sub-triangular, 3rd and 4th broader 

 at tip than base, less wide than 2nd, subequal in length. Antennal 

 scape brown ; flagellum pale yellowish or brownish yellow, with 

 verticels of not long hairs. Thorax: neck yellowish, with the 

 dorsum more or less blackish. Mesonotum pale brownish yellow ; 

 scutellum and metanotum, and pleura? sometimes, a little paler. 

 From the three examples present, the normal form would appear 

 to possess a broad brown median stripe, which widens posteriorly, 

 until behind the suture it occupies nearly all the dorsum, but its 

 colour diminishes in intensity in that part. One example (type) 

 shows only a vestige of this median stripe, the whole thorax in 

 this individual being pale yellowish. In the female the dorsal 

 brown stripe is darker and carried uninterruptedly over the 

 scutellum and metanotum ; and there is also a distinct short dark 

 brown lateral stripe on each side of the thorax. Abdomen 

 yellowish, with a few pale hairs at the sides ; emargination of 

 segments a little brownish in male. Belly similar. Abdomen 

 of female brown. Legs : coxae and femora yellowish, the latter 



