South African and Oriental Asilinae. HI 



Ht'liymoneuru lri.ti(/iuila, ^ ? , sp. n. 



Type (male), type (female), and paratypos (two males, 

 one female), all from N'eddlichalani, S. Arcut Distriet (P. (i. 

 Coll.), one paratvpe (male) from Adoiii, IJellary District 

 (Y. 11. Coll.), in r. E. E. Coll. 



A species nearly allied to Ilelii/moiirura ijulinnns, Ricardo, 

 from Katajiri, S. India, but distinguished by the ytnilalia 

 in the male and by the strong, long, black bristles on the 

 fore tibi;i», whereas in the above species there are only weak 

 yellowish bristles. Abdointii with a distinct series of three 

 brown spots, median and side ones, with stout yellow bristles 

 at the sides. Gtnitalia reddish brown ; the upper forceps 

 larfic, club-shaped, with black pubescence ; the lower pair 

 reddish yellow, with long slender apices. Ovipositor about 

 as long as the last two segments ; the last segment in the 

 male is raised on its underside. The bristles on the fore 

 femora below are black. M'itigs with the transverse vein 

 below the middle of the discal cell. 



Length, ^ 13-15, ? 15 mm. 



ToLMEKUs, Loew. 

 Linn. Ent. iv. p. 94 (1849). 



The only species recorded from the Oriental Region are 

 Tulmtrtts nicoharensis, Schincr (see remarks on this species 

 tinder my new species Tulmerus jxirvus), and Tolmerus 

 batavensis, de Meijere, Tijd. Ent. hi. p. Gl (1914), not 

 represented in the lirit. Mus. Coll., described as 10 mm. 

 in length. Leys black, reddish-yellow haired below the 

 tibije and tarsi ; the bristles chietiy black, with long weak 

 white bristles on the underside of femora and on the fore 

 tibiie. Moustache black, yellow below. Scutc//um w'liU four 

 black bristles. Abdomen black, with pale segmentations. 



Also Tulmerus agilis, \Vied, a male described from Java 

 with a white moustache, not represented in the Brit. Mus. 

 Coll. 



From the South African Region only, Tolmerus paDimelus, 

 Speiser, Schwcd. Zool. Exped. p. 101 (IDIO), from E. Africa, 

 has been described. 



Tolmerus pammelus, ^ ? , Speiser. 



Schwed. Zool. Exp^d. }.. lUl (1910). 



One female from Mara Kiver, Masai Reserve, Brit. E. 

 Africa, 10. 11. 14 {Capt. A. C. Luchnan). 



A species distinguished by its w holly black legs. Moustache 



