LIMNOBIA. 401 



Length 1 rnillim. 



Described from a single male from Kurseong, taken in June, 

 1910. 



Type in the Indian Museum. 



Although the auxiliary vein ends opposite the base of the 2nd 

 vein as in Dicranornyia, there can be no doubt that this species is 

 better placed in Limnobia, from its robustness, broader wings, and 

 stouter legs. It has every appearance of the more compact bright 

 yellow and black species of Limnobia found in Europe. 



288. Limnobia tinctinervis, sp. nov. (PI. VII, fig. 12.) 



$ . Head blackish grey, back of head with some long hairs. 

 Antennal scape and 1st flagellar joint blackish, remainder brownish 

 yellow with whitish grey pubescence. Proboscis brownish yellow ; 

 palpi blackish. Thorax rather bright yellow ; two narrow median 

 brown stripes joined by an intermediate dark grey stripe ; these 

 stripes reaching from the anterior margin to the suture only. 

 Scutellum pale yellow ; metanotum brownish yellow, with a brown 

 dorsal mark or stripe; sides of thorax yellowish. Abdomen 

 brownish yellow, with a little light pubescence ; posterior margins 

 of segments dark brown, Genitalia normal, brownish yellow. 

 Legs uniformly brownish yellow ; femora rather incrassated at 

 tips, where they are slightly blackish. Wings nearly clear. 

 Auxiliary vein ending at one-third of the distance between the 

 origin of the 2nd vein and the tip of the 1st. Veins yellow-, 

 except where they are narrowly and shortly suffused with black. 

 These suffusions are placed thus : a rather long space beyond the 

 base of the costal cell; the costal vein and 1st vein shortly, just 

 above the base of the 2nd vein, which is also similarly darkened ; 

 a blackish square spot over the tip of the 1st longitudinal vein 

 enclosing the marginal cross-vein ; both cross-veins ; the two 

 veinlets forming the distal side of the discal cell ; fork of the 2nd 

 vein ; origin of 3rd vein ; tips of all the branches of the 4th vein, 

 with the tips of the 5th, 6th and 7th veins. Halteres yellowish. 



Length 3^ millim. 



Described from one specimen, Darjiling, 10. viii. 09 (Paiva). 



Type in the Indian Museum. 



289. Limnobia indica, sp. uov. (PL VII, fig. 15 ; PI. XI, fig. 1.) 



<5 $ . Head mainly dark brown ; antennae pale yellow. Thorax : 

 neck dark brown, with some stiff hairs. Dorsum yellowish, 

 rather brighter in front of the suture, from which to the anterior 

 border runs a narrow blackish stripe ; sides of thorax pale yellow, 

 almost livid. Scutellum and upper part of metanotum with a 

 blackish tinge. Abdomen yellowish, with the dorsum more or less 

 occupied by a broad blackish stripe, which in the female sometimes 

 fills the whole surface ; on the last two segments there is on each 

 one a blackish mark on each side, towards the side margins. 



