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subsequently placed in Argyramceba by de Meijere, but it belongs 

 without doubt to the present genus, being closely allied to the 

 Ethiopian species fulvipes Loew and gratiosa Bezzi. 



150. Exoprosopa pennipes Wied. 1821. 



Los Banos. A characteristic species, widely spread over the 

 Oriental Region, but not yet recorded from the Philippines. 



151. Melanostomus orientale Wied. 1824. 



Baguio, Benguet. This species, as redescribed by de Meijere, 

 seems to be the oriental representative of the common M. melli- 

 num Linnaeus, and I am not sure if it may be considered as speci- 

 fically distinct. 



152. Asarcina eurytaeniata Bezzi. 1908. 



Mount Maquiling. These specimens are the same as my type 

 from Malacca. Syrphus striatus of Osten Sacken's paper, page 

 115, and therefore Asarcius consequens of my enumeration in 

 the first century, are almost certainly the same as the present 

 species. 



153. Axona chalcopyga Wied. 1830. 



Dapitan, Mindanao. An immature specimen, in which the 

 beautiful blue coloration of the mature insect is not yet developed. 

 This is a very characteristic species, more like a Volucella than 

 an Eristalis; it is widely spread over the Malay Archipelago and 

 originally was described from Manila, but subsequently has not 

 been recorded from the Philippines. 



154. Milesia reinwardtii Wied. 1824. 



Baguio, Benguet. Known from Java, Malacca, and Borneo, 

 but new for the Philippine Islands. 



155. Milesia conspicienda Walk. 1860. 



Butuan, Mindanao. The species already recorded from the 

 Philippine Islands with doubt by Osten Sacken is without doubt 

 the present species, which was described from Celebes. 



156. Milesia bigoti 0. S. 1882. 



Los Banos and Mount Maquiling. An endemic species, very 

 different from the last two and belonging to another group. 



157. Tricholyza sorbillans Wied. 1830. 



Mount Maquiling, Luzon; bred by Professor Baker from a 

 cocoon of Attacus atlas. It is interesting to find this species 

 living also in the Philippines, in as much as it is widely spread 



