380 



This species must be very near D. punctulata, Meij., from Java, 

 and possibly identical with it, as the wing-markings agree pretty 

 closely, so that the only points of difference in the descriptions 

 appear to be the blackish brown antennae, the short side stripes 

 on the thoracic dorsum, the yellow coxa', and the yellow base and 

 the ring on each femur, in D. ptmctulata. Meijere's specimen is 

 slightly larger (4 millim.), and a male. 



268. Dicranomyia subfascipennis, sp. nov. (PI. 'VII, fig. 6.) 



c? $ . Head brownish yellow or yellowish grey. Erons narrow, 

 brownish yellow, eyes subcontiguous below, the dividing space 

 grey. Proboscis, palpi and sides of thorax brownish yellow. 

 Thorax yellowish, with a slight brownish grey tinge on the 

 dorsum ; traces of a median stripe (quite distinct in one specimen) 

 of a slightly brownish colour, narrowly divided for some distance 

 in front. Scutelltira, metanotuin and sides of thorax concolorous. 

 Abdomen brownish yellow, with a little whitish yellow pubescence. 

 Genitalia of male concolorous ; an upper and lower rather narrow 

 plate, the lower one with a long narrow prolongation ; a pair of 

 large two-jointed claspers, only slightly pubescent. Ovipositor 

 normal, small, concolorous. Legs uniformly brownish yellow. 

 Wings clear, iridescent. Auxiliary vein ending some little distance 

 beyond base of 2nd vein, which begins beyond middle of wing ; 

 marginal cross-vein in middle of marginal cell ; prafurca less than 

 half the length of the 2nd vein ; basal portion of 3rd vein nearly 

 twice the length of the anterior cross- vein ; discal cell twice as 

 long as broad, a little longer than, or equal to, the 2nd and 3rd 

 posterior cells ; posterior cross-vein in a line Avith base of discal 

 cell. Small, very pale brownish yellow infuscations are placed 

 as follows : Over the base of the 2nd vein ; at base of 3rd vein ; 

 on marginal cross-vein, and on tips of 6th and 7th veins, with 

 traces of infuscation adventitiously here and there. Halteres 

 brownish yellow. 



Length 3 millim. 



Described from three males and a female from Kurseong, 

 4. vii. 08 (Dr. Annandale). 



Types in the Indian Museum. 



269. Dicranomyia ornatipes, sp. nov. (PI. VII, fig. 10.) 



c? . Head yellowish grey. Proboscis and palpi brownish yellow 

 or pale yellowish. ITrons very narrow, eyes contiguous below. 

 Antennal scape yellow, yellowish brown, or bright reddish brown, 

 both joints considerably lengthened ; flagellar joints elongate, 

 brownish yellow, the verticel on each joint containing one very 

 long hair, the apical joints being apparently destitute of verticels, 

 or, at least, of the isolated long hairs. Thorax yellowish, dorsum 

 mainly brownish grey, the colour more or less in the form of 

 three dusky contiguous stripes of the usual nature, and wholly 



