52 STJIATIOMYIDJE. 



anal segment longer, rounded at tip ; each segment bearing a 

 transverse row of rather long curved yellow bristles on both upper 

 and under sides, one or more being also present along the sides. 

 The surface is covered with minute white particles, apparently 

 purposely attached to its body. Found in rotten papaya-stems. 



25. Clitellaria bistriata, Brun. 



Clitellaria bistriata, Brunetti, Eec. Ind. Mus. vii, p. 452 (1912). 



<S . Head with vertex wholly occupied by the ocellar tubercle, 

 black, shortly black pubescent ; occiput blackish, the orbit bare, 

 but a little whitish-grey hair on lower part ; eyes closely contigu- 

 ous, with dense dark brown hair ; frontal triangle black, a little 

 whitish-grey hair on its uppermost part ; underside of head with 

 whitish hair. Antenna? black, normal. Thorax black, with 

 minute black pubescence ; the anterior margin and two mode- 

 rately wide dorsal stripes extending from the anterior margin to 

 the scutellum, bearing very short golden-brown hairs, these hairs 

 also appearing on, behind, and below the shoulders ; at the extreme 

 lower anterior corner of the dorsum is a reddish-brown, bare, pro- 

 minent, but very small callus ; some greyish hair on posterior 

 corners of lower part of thorax. Scutellum rather broad, black, 

 with microscopic black pubescence, some longer black hairs above 

 and ragged dirty grey hair on underside; a slightly curved, 

 moderately long, obtusely pointed spine at each extreme posterior 

 corner. Abdomen black, microscopically pubescent, with some 

 very short greyish pubescence towards the sides, rather more 

 extensive on first two segments, on posterior margin of penul- 

 timate segment, and covering most of the last segment. Venter 

 black, with very short greyish pubescence. Legs black, with 

 microscopic pubescence, and some very short greyish-white hair on 

 underside of anterior femora ; the pubescence on the lower side of 

 the tarsi dark brown. Wings with anterior part deep brown, 

 becoming a little lighter on posterior two-thirds, but still dark 

 brown ; stigma small, blackish brown, veins deep black : halteres 

 black, stem yellowish. 



Length, 8-9 mm. 



Described from a 3 from Bhowali, Kumaon District, 5700 ft. 

 (J)r. A. D. /MINIS), now in the Indian Museum ; Shillong, 4900 ft., 

 31. v. 1918 (Rao). 



Genus LASIOPA, Bridle. 



Lasioptt. Brulle, Exped. Moree, iii, pt. ] , p. 307 (1832). 

 Ci/clv</aster, Macquart, Hist. Xnt. Uipt. i, p. 230 (1834,). 

 '? Inermyin, Bigot, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, (3) iv, p. 82 (1856). 

 ? Inermia, Bigot, op. cit. (3) vii, p. 210 (18o9). 



GENOTYPE, Lasiopa pdeteria, Brnlle (Europe). 



Head with epistome arched, but not snout-like. Antenna; rather 

 long ; 1st and 2nd joints subequal ; 3rd elongate, couicnl, with four 

 annulations, ending in a two-jointed style. Eyes very hairy, quite 



