474 TIPULIDJ-; 



2nd vein twice as long as its upper branch ; base of 3rd vein 

 short, vein nearly straight ; anterior cross-vein rather long, nearly 

 straight; discal cell incomplete, coalescing with 3rd posterior cell; 

 upper branch of 4th vein rather widely forked. Halteres yellow. 



Length 2| millim. 



Described from a unique male from Katihar, Purneah district, 

 29-31. xii. 09 (Paiva). 



Type in the Indian Museum. 



Although only a single specimen is present, there is no doubt 

 that it forms a distinct species, as proved by the venation, its 

 only ally being G. -proximo,, from which the position of the 

 posterior cross-vein easily distinguishes it. 



341. Gronomyia proxima, sp. nov. (PI. IX, fig. 9.) 



d 2 , Head dark grey or blackish. Proboscis and palpi dark 

 brown or black, antennas light to dark brown : the latter robust, 

 with three or four long hairs on each joint in addition to the short 

 black pubescence. Thorax : neck black ; dorsiun moderately dark 

 grev or brownish, the sutures a little lighter; sides yellowish, 

 with a more or less distinct dark lateral stripe ; pleurae apparently 

 not darker. Scutellum concolorous with thorax ; metanotum a 

 little darker. Abdomen brown, darker in female, with a little pale 

 pubescence; genitalia in both sexes of moderate size, yellowish. 

 Legs yellowish, darker towards tips, closely pubescent, more so than 

 in any of the other Oriental species. Wings pale grey ; venation 

 considerably like that of G. aperta, yet distinctly forming a different 

 species. Stigma as in aperta. Auxiliary vein extending to rather 

 beyond the origin of the 2nd longitudinal vein ; basal portion of 

 3rd vein much longer than in aperta, the latter vein distinctly 

 curving downwards towards the tip ; posterior cross-vein placed 

 much before the inner side of the discal cell, which is incomplete, 

 coalescing with the 3rd posterior cell. Halteres blackish. 



Length 4-6 millim. 



Described from a male and female taken in cop. by Mr. B. L. 

 Chaudhuri, of the Indian Museum, at Chotajulla, Rajmahal, 

 Bengal, 14. ii. 10. Also from a damaged specimen which I -refer 

 to this species, from Tirvani, base of Nepalese Himalayas, 27. xii. 09, 

 sent by Mr. B. Warren ; a female from Bajshahi, Eastern Bengal, 

 1-6. ii. 07 (Annandale), and one from JVoalpur, base of Nepalese 

 Himalayas, 15, ii. 08. 



Types in the Indian Museum, also most of the other specimens 

 referred to; cotype $ in the Pusa collection. 



