EPHELIA. 527 



4th is pointed posteriorly, just reaching the 4th vein ; the 5th 

 spreads irregularly, gradually breaking up into small spots over 

 the tips of the 4th vein. All the cross-veins are rather broadly 

 and distinctly suffused with brown ; the spot over the supple- 

 mentary vein in the 5th posterior cell being continued broadly to 

 the hind margin of the wing ; that over the posterior cross-vein 

 continued in a bifurcate manner to the margin of the wing ; the 

 intervening clear parts of the wing covered with very numerous 

 quite small brownish grey or pale grey spots and streaks. 

 Halteres yellow, clubs black. 



Length 4k mi Him. 



Described from a single male from Kurseong, 13. viii. 09 

 (Paiva). 



Type in the Indian Museum. 



377. Ephelia ornata, sp. nov. 



5 . Head : vertex rather bright yellowish brown in front, with 

 pale hairs, becoming blackish grey posteriorly, with a dark median 

 line. Scapal joints of antennae dark brown, 1st flagellar joint pale 

 yellowish white, the remaining joints dark brown with rather long 

 verticillate hairs. Proboscis and palpi brownish yellow. Thorax : 

 ground-colour of dorsum brownish yellow, the margin on the 

 anterior half dark brown, the colour spreading upwards over the 

 shoulders in the form of two stripes, with an intermediate trian- 

 gular spot in the middle of the anterior margin ; and also forming 

 a rather large oval spot on each side in front of the root of the 

 wing ; in front of the suture is a transverse row of four nearly 

 contiguous dark brown spots extending the whole width of the 

 thorax, the median two oval, the outer two more or less circular ; 

 an indistinct brownish spot on each side behind the suture. 

 Scutellum brownish, metanotum brownish yellow ; sides of thorax 

 dark brown, with some grey reflections here and there. Abdomen 

 rather dark brownish yellow, with very short pale pubescence ; a 

 black side-stripe, on which is placed a whitish spot on the side of 

 each segment. Ovipositor large, yellowish, with yellowish hairs ; 

 the valves reddish yellow, subequal in length, the lower pair some- 

 what twisted round. Legs brownish yellow, coxae brown, with 

 darker marks here and there on the underside ; a very faint 

 indication of a subapical brownish ring on the femora. Wings 

 pale grey. Auxiliary vein ending distinctly beyond the middle of 

 the wing ; subcostal cross- vein placed at its tip ; 1st longitudinal 

 ending a little beyond ; the 2nd longitudinal vein begins at a 

 rectangle (with a short appendix) just before the middle of the 

 wing, forking before the tip of the 1st vein, the branches parallel 

 nearly to their tips ; the 3rd longitudinal vein originating a little 

 before the fork of the 2nd, its basal section distinct but short, with 



