EHAPHIDOLABIS. 519 



371. Khapidolabis indica, sp. nov. (PI. X, fig. 15.) 



<5 $ . Head : vertex and the rather long neck cinereous to ash- 

 grey ; underside of head yellowish ; eyes shortly and sparsely 

 ?ubescent. Proboscis yellowish, palpi brownish grey. Antennae 

 5-jointed, light brown or brownish yellow, shortly verticillate 

 and minutely pubescent; 1st scapal joint elongate, cylindrical, 

 2nd cup-shaped ; 1st flagellar joint elongate, the remaining joints 

 oval, tapering. Thorax light grey or cinereous grey ; shoulders 

 yellowish ; a dorsal blackish stripe, broadening in front, with 

 traces of a median dividing pale line, the stripe reaching the 

 suture only ; on each side the usual shorter stripe ; these 

 stripes hardly visible in at least one specimen. Scutellum 

 light grey, scutellar ridge a rather prominent yellowish liga- 

 ment on each side uniting it to the thorax; metanotum dark 

 grey ; sides of thorax darker grey. Abdomen dark blackish grey 

 or yellowish grey, the hind margins of the segments well marked, 

 yellowish ; belly similar ; sparse greyish hair on both surfaces of 

 the abdomen. Genitalia yellowish, elongated. Legs brownish 

 yellow, minutely pubescent, femora a little darker ; tibiae with no 

 trace of spurs at the tip ; tips of tarsi black. Wings very pale 

 grey, unmarked. Venation normal, stigma rather faint. Halteres 

 grey. 



Length 3i-4| millim. 



Described from a male and female from the Simla hills, the 

 male taken at Theog, 8000 feet, 27. iv. 07, the female at Matiana, 

 8000 feet, 28-30. iv. 07, both captured by Dr. Aunandale. 



Types in the Indian Museum. 



Rhaphidolabis, as created by Osten Sacken, should have only 

 thirteen joints to the antennas, whereas both these specimens have 

 fifteen very distinct and obviously separated joints. Whether sub- 

 sequent species added to the genus vary from the orthodox number 

 of antennal joints I do not know, as, so far as I arn aware, only 

 one species has been added to the two original ones established 

 by Osten Sacken, all three species being North American. How- 

 ever, the pubescent eyes and the exact agreement in venation, in 

 addition to an agreement in all other generic characters, tempt 

 me to leave both species here, at least temporarily, in preference 

 to establishing a new genus on the number of joints iu the 

 antennae alone. 



372. Rhaphidolabis fascipennis, sp. nov. (PI. X, fig. 14.) 



$ . Head light grey ; eyes contiguous below. Antennae 15- 

 jointed, scape light grey; flagellum black, with short greyish 

 pubescence. Proboscis yellowish ; palpi dark brown. Thorax 

 dark blackish grey, with a well-defined median black stripe, and 

 two very short outer ones, the latter pointed in front ; a post- 

 sutural, nearly oval spot on each side. Sides of thorax, scutellum 



