82 Mr. r. W. Edwards on the Old- World 



Tip of R, a little longer than r. R2+3 and Rg about equal 

 in length and nearly in a straight line ; r-iu less than its own 

 length from base of R44.5. Cuja reaching M3+4 at one-fifth of 

 discal cell, which is not quite twice as long as broad. Cu2 

 straight, shorter than Cuja and forming an angle of 120° 

 with it. Distance from tip of Ax to tip of An about equal 

 to that between Cug and Cui, and nearly three times that 

 between Cn^ and An. Halter es yellowish with black tips. 



Length of body 8 mm. ; wing 10x2-6 mm. 



Ceylon : Haragam, l.vi. 1892, 1 c^ (Lt.-Col. Yerbury). 



2. Eriocet'a stricklandi, sp. n., $ . 



Head dull blackish grey ; sides of frontal tubercle 

 ochreous ; pubescence blackish, short but rather dense. 

 Frontal tubercle simple, rather large and projecting. 

 Antennae entirely black, fully as long as the head and thorax 

 together; fiist scapal joint about four times as long as broad. 

 Flagellum with the three basal joints distinct, third a little 

 longer than the second, but shorter than the first ; five joints, 

 apparently, in the terminal portion. Palpi black ; second 

 joint much longer than the first or third and nearly equal 

 to the fourth. Thorax greyish ochreous, with a moderately 

 long and ratlier dense ochreous pubescence. Prsescutum 

 with three broad slightly shining blackish-brown stripes, 

 the side-stripes continued across the scutum. Lov/er half 

 of pleura, also the coxai, whitish grey. Abdomen dull 

 ochreous-orange, the first four tergites and the apex of 

 the fifth dark brown. Ovipositor long and almost straight, 

 the cerci much stouter than is usual in the genus. Leys 

 ochreous, tarsi rather darker ; all tibite with black tips ; front 

 and middle femora rather broadly black at the tips ; hind 

 femora black, except on the basal fifth. Claws simple, 

 twice as long as the broad empodia. Wings ochreous- 

 tinged, costal cell yellower, stigma distinct, but rather 

 ill-defined, blackish ; veins mostly ochreous. Sc ending 

 midway between base of Rg and r ; tip of R, slightly 

 upturned, a little longer than r ; Rg quite four times as long 

 as R2+3 ; r-7n more than twice its length from base of 114^5 ; 

 cell Ml present, shorter than its petiole; discal cell not 

 much longer than broad ; Cuia at about one-third of discal 

 cell ; Cus curved, at right angles with Cu^a at base. Halteres 

 ochreous. 



Length of body 30 mm. ; wing 21x6 mm. 



Japan : (no exact data), liJ09 (7'. A. Q. Strickland), 



