Mr. J. R. Malloch on Exotic Miiscariils. 237 



frontalia obliterated on upper half; orbits setulose on lower 

 half ; arista pubescent ; cheeks very narrow, with strong 

 marginal bristles. Thorax with three pairs of short 

 presutural acrostichals ; prealar very long. Abdomen 

 siibcyliudrical ; hypopygium small ; processes of fifth sternite 

 of moderate length, almost bare on basal half, with a few 

 strong bristles apically. Fore tibia with one antero-dorsal 

 and tvvo posterior bristles ; mid-femur with one bristle at 

 base on ventral surface ; mid-tibia with one antero-dorsal 

 and four irregularly arranged posterior bristles; hind femur 

 with an antero-ventral series of sparse bristles and two or 

 three bristles on basal iialf of postero-ventral surface ; hind 

 tibia with two postero-dorsal, one antero-ventral, and three 

 antero-dorsal bristles, and an extra bi'istle on posterior 

 surface basad of middle. Veins 3 and 4 subparallel apically. 

 Calyptrse subequal. 



Female. — Frons about one-third of the head-width, lower 

 supra-orbital bristle directed forward ; cruciate bristles 

 absent. 



Length 7 mm. 



Type, male, allotvpe, and one male and one female para- 

 type", Gulmarg, Kashmir, 1913, 8500 feet [F. W. Thomson). 



This species differs from its allies in the colovir of the 

 legs and in having an extra bristle on the posterior surface 

 of the hind tibia. 



Australasian Species. 



Subfamily PhaoniinjE. 



Myiospila fiavicans, sp. n. 



Female. — Testaceous yellow, slightly shining. Head 

 fuscous, orbits, face, and cheeks with white pruinescence ; 

 palpi fuscous ; antennae yellow, second segment darker. 

 Thoracic dorsum with four reddish vittaj, the intervening 

 spaces yellowish pruiuescent. Dorsum of abdomen with 

 very faint traces of a pair of spots on tergites 2 and 3. 

 Tarsi barely darker than tibiae. Wings clear, veins yellow, 

 darker apically. Calyptrne and halteres yellow. 



Eyes with microscopic hairs ; frons at vertex about one- 

 fifth of the head-width, nearly twice as wide anteriorly ; 

 intcrfrontalia with a pair of weak cruciate bristles; imterior 

 orbital bristle much stronger than the others ; arista long 

 plumose. Thorax without differentiated presutural acro- 

 stichal bristles ; postsutural dorso-centrals 4; prealar bristle 



