of the FariiUij Tiiljaiiida!. 123 



92. 102, and aii(«tlicr fenuilc ; one i'cmalc from Velverry, 

 Cevlun, 18. i. 91 [Yerhury), 92. 192; two females from 

 Bangalore, INIysore, Juno 21 [U^utson), 95. 28, and type 

 (male) from tin; same locality. 



This species is {listiii<;uisl)ed from //. cAngaleyisis by the 

 short first joint ol' the antomuc, and from [I.juvana, Wiedcm., 

 by the bhiekish- brown abdomen with white incisions and a 

 mere trace of a j^rey stripe. 



A brown species, distinguished by its short first antennal 

 joint and by the rings on the middle and posterior tiljiae. 



Face grey, with brown pubescence; a dark spot under 

 each antenna and some darker colour continued to the 

 mouth; the stripe on each side yellowish, with brown dots 

 and spots ; the beard brown ; the palpi yellow, with black 

 pubescence and white hairs below. Frontal callus yellow- 

 brown, in some specimens darker in the middle, short, broad, 

 not reaching the eyes, the anterior bordcT nearly straight, 

 the posterior convex ; the spot between the anttinne small, 

 ill-defined, brown. Forehead yellowish brown, darker on 

 the vertex ; the paired spots black, triangular, the apices 

 touching the frontal callus. Antennae yellowish, densely 

 covered with grey tomentum, at the apices black ; the first 

 joint short, roi)ust, with black pubescence, the second small, 

 with black hairs, the third slender, twice as long as the 

 first. Thorax brown, with short silvery-white tomentum, 

 and three grey stripes all ending in a grey spot, but the 

 median one the longest; the base of thorax and shoulders 

 grey ; scutellum brown, grey on the posterior border, pubes- 

 cence at the sides brown ; breast reddish brown. Abdomen 

 the same colour as the thorax, the borders of the segments 

 whitish, the sides of the first two segments grey ; there is a 

 trace of a grey stripe on the second segment only. Legs 

 brown-black, the base of the tibiae white; the first joint of 

 the fore tarsi nearly as long as the four remaining joints, 

 which are broad and short ; the middle and posterior tibiae 

 reddish brown, with yellow rings; the base of the middle 

 and posterior first joint of the tarsi yellow. Wings brownish, 

 the veins brownish, with an appendix ; the apical band 

 double; the openings of the posterior cells mostly light- 

 coloured. 



Length 9 mm. 



Type (male) differs in the third joint of the antennse being 

 broader and shorter, the forehead grey, Avith a large oblong 

 brown spot. The abdomen is redder brown, with a distinct 

 grey stripe; the scutellum wholly grey, the fore tarsi not so 



