492 



almost punctiforin, and the anterior branch of the 4th vein is not 

 forked. In. the event of other species being discovered showing 

 consistency in these variations, a new genus might well be founded 

 for them. 



353. Gnophomyia strenua, sp. nov. (PI. IX, fig. 19.) 



$ . Head blackish grey ; frons wide, widening towards vertex, 

 yellowish grey at the sides, the middle part broadly black, and 

 somewhat convex. Antennae rather dark brownish yellow ; joints 

 of flagellum considerably elongate, with pale microscopic pubes- 

 cence, and brown hairs of greater length. Proboscis stout, dark 

 shining brown, pubescent; palpi nearly black, pubescent. Thorax : 

 dorsum. very dark brown, barely shining ; shoulders narrowly 

 yellowish, with a brown streak ; suture and post-sutural depression 

 narrowly greyish. Scutellum and metanotum lighter brown and 

 more shining ; sides of thorax blackish brown, more or less shining. 

 Abdomen dark brown, with sparse pale pubescence ; belly similar. 

 Ovipositor of the same colour, tip yellow. Leys pale yellowish ; 

 tips of femora and tibiae, and the tarsi towards the apical part, 

 blackish. Wings yellowish grey, wholly unmarked. Auxiliary 

 vein ending opposite the marginal vein ; the 2nd longitudinal 

 vein beginning at some distance before the middle of the wing ; 

 the praefurca less in length than the remainder of the vein, 

 distinctly elbowed at the origin of the 3rd vein, which is not bent 

 at its base, springing in a straight line from the tip of the junction 

 of the anterior cross-vein with the 2nd vein ; the 2nd vein forking 

 soon after the elbow ; marginal vein situated very soon after the 

 fork, joining the 1st vein some distance before the tip of the 

 latter ; the 3rd vein almost \vholly straight ; anterior cross-vein 

 twice the length of the proximal side of the discal cell, which is 

 somewhat elongate, much broader distally, the posterior cross-vein 

 being situated a little before its middle; the two branches of the 

 2nd vein, the 3rd vein, and the upper branch of the 4th vein, 

 approximately parallel ; the 5th and 6th veins nearly straight, 

 7th gently bisinuate. Halteres black. 



Length 5 millim. 



Described from a single female from Kurseong, 5. ix. 09 

 (Annandale). 



Type in the Indian Museum. 



354. Gnophomyia aperta, sp. uov. (PI. X, fig. 1.) 



c? . Head light grey ; frons moderately broad, the middle part 

 blackish ; vertex with stiff bristly yellow hairs ; back of head 

 light grey. The ] st scapal joint with bluish grey dusting, 2nd 

 rather large, yellowish ; flagellum much narrower than scape, 

 blackish brown ; pubescence sparse. Proboscis and palpi dark 

 brown. Thorax moderately dark ash-grey; the three usual 

 stripes are present, brown, the median one reaching from the 

 anterior margin nearly to the suture, being narrowly bifid behind ; 



