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brown to black, two light patches, and with a transverse band along its 

 lower border ; in female, first segment grey with a dark longitudinal 

 band, an oval yellowish patch on each side, and bounded with a clove 

 brown lateral band. Second segment in male with a broad black median 

 longitudinal stripe, a broad brown lateral band, and the intermediate 

 areas greyish to yellowish brown ; in female with a narrow dark median 

 band, a clove brown broader lateral band, and intervening spaces and 

 sides silvery grey. Third segment in male 'with a diffuse median band, 

 otherwise markings as on the second segment ; in female colour and 

 markings similar to those of the second, except that the median band is 

 narrower, and the rectangular areas adjacent to it much darker. Fourth 

 segment in the male with an indistinct median stripe, a narrow brown 

 lateral band, and sides silvery ; in female with two well marked lateral 

 brown stripes. 



This species has only been found in Madras and Kodaikanal (6,000 ft.) 

 Pulney Hills, South India ; it was rare in the latter place in September, 

 1912, and only once seen in the former. So far it has only been taken 

 from cattle and horses, and both sexes are voracious blood-suckers. 



Philaeimrtoinyia insignis, Austen. (Mtisca crassirostris, Stein) (Plate 

 XLVII, fig. 1.) Thorax, ground colour smoke grey to yellowish grey, 

 with four brown longitudinal bands. First segment of abdomen in male 

 with a dark almost black transverse patch extending to the sides, but 

 not reaching the hind margin ; in female without any distinct band, 

 though in some specimens there is a small dark central stripe. Second 

 segment in male yellowish grey with a triangular brown to black longi- 

 tudinal stripe absent at the lower edge ; in female with a narrow longi- 

 tudinal band. Third segment in male with a dark longitudinal median 

 band extending almost the whole length of the segment ; in the female 

 there is an incomplete band. Fourth segment in male with a faint dark 

 longitudinal median band extending the whole length of the segment ; 

 in the female there are no markings on the fourth segment. 



This species is widely distributed in India. It has also been re- 

 corded from Ceylon, Socotra, Cyprus, Senegal, Egypt and the Congo 

 Free State. In South India it is the commonest blood-sucking muscid 

 of cattle, and is found throughout the year. 



Philaematomyia lineata is only found on cattle and about cow dung, 

 especially where the latter is collected in heaps. On cattle it behaves in the 

 same way as Musca pattoni and its allies, flitting about from place to 

 place and sucking up the blood or serum which exudes from the bites of 

 other flies. Although it is not a true biting fly it is clear, from the 



