238 BOMBYLIID^E. 



dull black scales ; a few long black bristles on hind margins 

 of at least last two segments ; sides of first four segments with 

 long shaggy bright yellow scaly pubescence ; venter black, basal 

 halt' covered with small depressed bright yellow scales and some- 

 what longer concolorous pubescence, and apparently two or more 

 narrow transverse rows of similar scales on apical half. Leys 

 black ; coxae with long yellowish hairs and black bristles at tip, 

 directed backwards ; femora, at least on hinder side, with minute 

 pale yellowish adpressed scales and a few black bristles below ; 

 tibiae with some yellow scales on hinder side, rest of surface with 

 closely-impressed, very dark brown scales and the usual bristles ; 

 tarsi 'black. Wings dark brown, darker anteriorly ; centre of 

 both basal cells, discal cell, and 3rd arid 4th posterior cells 

 narrowly pale : a small elongate pale streak in marginal cell just 

 before bifurcation of praefurca, and another towards tip of that 

 cell ; two similar streaks in 1st submarginal cell ; halteres 

 yellowish. 



Length, 13 mm. 



Described from a unique specimen (sex uncertain) in the British 

 Museum from Trincomali Hot Wells, Ceylon, 15. x. 1891 

 (Yerbury). 



184. Anthrax himalayanns, Brun. 



Anthrax liimalayanus. Brunetti, Rec. Irid. Mus. ii, p. 222, figs. 1, 2 



(1909). 

 Anthrax maura, Brunetti, op. cit. ii, p. 451 (1909). 



S $ Head black : frons in J and fully or over one-third 

 width of the head at level of antennae, between one-third and one- 

 fourth this width at vertex in J and about two-fifths in $ ; frons 

 and face with prominent long black pubescence and minute 

 elongate yellow scales, which latter are rather longer on face, where 

 there are also a few yellow hairs ; antennae black, 3rd joint short 

 onion-shaped, witli a long style ; proboscis black, withdrawn ; 

 occiput black, with minute yellowish-white scales. Thorax black, 

 with rather long, fine, very dark brown hairs; the surface apparently 

 sparsely covered with minute depressed elongate yellow scales ; 

 anterior margin with a row or fringe of long brownish-yellow 

 scales ; side margins with long, pale yellow, almost scale-like 

 pubescence. Sides of thorax light grey, with elongate brownish- 

 yellow scales and coucolorous pubescence on lower part ; an elon- 

 gate bunch of long black scales below shoulders and a fringe of 

 similar scales in the centre of the lower anterior margin, imme- 

 diately below bead, with elongate brownish-yellow scales on each 

 side. Scutellum black, with minute orange-yellow depressed 

 scales on dorsum and with fine black hairs; a row of black 

 bristles on hind margin. Abdomen black ; 1st segment with 

 some long yellowish-grey scaly pubescence towards sides, which 

 stretches across the anterior margin also, posterior margin with a 



