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but differs in the shorter ovipositor, the rather more con- 
spicuous hairs on the veins, and the finer microscopic hairs 
on the surface of the wings. 
Gnophomyia similis, sp.n. (Pl. XII. fig. 3.) 
Differs from G. orientalis as follows :—Ovipositor much 
longer and straighter, the anal valves more than twice as 
long as the ninth and tenth tergites together ; Cu, meeting 
M well beyond the middle of cell Ist M,; microscopic hairs 
on the wing-surface finer, scarcely visible as dark dots under 
a magnification of 80. 
Length of body 6 mm. ; wing 6°3 mm. ; ovipositor 1 mm. 
Arisan, 10, x. 1912 CU. Nitobe), 1 2. 
Molophilus costalis, sp. n. 
Head yellow; proboscis and palpi black ; antennee with 
the first four or five joints yellow, remainder brownish ; 
flagellar joints oval, with long hairs near the base and shorter 
ones near the apex. Thorax dull light reddish ochreous 
above, margins of mesonotum yellow; pleurz ochreous 
brown, rather shining. Abdomen rather light brownish 
ochreous ; lateral line and seventh tergite somewhat darker ; 
ovipositor bright ochreous. Legs ochreous ; tarsi and tips 
of tibiee blackish brown. Wings greyish, whitish at the 
base ; costa and wing-tip with yellow hair ; hair on remaining 
veins and fringe dark grey. Bases of cells Ry and Mz; at 
practically the same level. /alteres yellow. 
Length of body or wing 4 mm. 
Arisan, 10. x. 1912 (/. Netobe), 3 2. 
Lrioptera (Erioptera) insignis, sp. n. 
Head blackish, with a whitish-grey border to the eyes. 
Proboscis pale, palpi and antenne dark brown. Antenne 
about as long as the thorax ; basal flagellar joints oval, last 
few elongate. In the male the flagellar joints bear very long 
hairs on the upper side, shorter ones below; in the female 
the hairs are much shorter. Zhorax rather dark reddish 
brown, without distinct markings ; pleure with a bluish-grey 
sheen, especially when looked at obliquely from above. Aé- 
domen dark brown above, genitalia and venter ochreous. 
The male hypopygium rather closely resembles that figured 
by de Meijere tor E. notata. Legs ochreous brown ; femera 
with a rather indistinct dark brown ring just before the tip. 
Wings with a slight greyish tinge ; the cord and Cuya rather 
