,)[0 Mr. 1"^. \]. Austen on the Synonymy and 



to Walker's statement, the facial ridges are ciliated to rather 

 aliove the middle ; eyes bare ; arista minutely pubescent to 

 just beyond the middle; abdominal macrocbffitie diseal and 

 marginal ; first posterior cell o])ening close to tip of wing. — 

 An examination of the type of M. guttata shows that the 

 " row of white dots along each side on the fore borders of 

 the segments "" of the abdomen are really transverse silvery 

 bands, which are interrupted and become more or less obsolete 

 in the median dorsal region : the depth of the band on the 

 fourth segment is twice that of the bauds on the second and 

 third segments. 



Masiccra horrens {ibid. iv. (18G0) p. 124. — Macassar, 

 Celebes) may be referred, at least provisionally, to the 

 genus Tricholyga, Rond. The second joint of the antennae 

 is not noticeably elongated, but the bend of the fourth vein 

 has a long " Faltenzinke."" This species presents a strong 

 superficial resemblance to Musicera 7norio, Dol., but may be 

 distinguished at once by its hairy eyes. 



Masicera sarcophaguta [ibid. vii. (1864) p. 235. — Coram) 

 may provisionally be referred to Eutachina, Br. & von Berg., 

 but a new genus near Eutachina will perhaps have to be 

 founded for its reception, since the second joint of the arista 

 is not elongated, while the third joint is long and tapering 

 and not noticeably incrassated towards the base ; the oral 

 margin, too, is not at all prominent. 



Masicera dotata {ibid. iv. (1860) p. 123. — Macassar, 

 Celebes) belongs to the " Section " Pseudodexia and " Sub- 

 Section " Tlielaira, Hr. & von Berg., where a new genus allied 

 lo Thelaira will doubtless have to be founded for its recep- 

 tion. — Walker's statements are misleading in some respects. 

 The eyes are hairy, the arista pubescent ; facial ridges ciliated 

 with stout bristles on the lower third ; one or two stout 

 bristles on the jowls beneath tlie ej es ; orbital setae stout in 

 the ? ( (^ as yet unknown) ; abdominal macrochaitae diseal 

 and marginal ; third vein biistly almost to small transverse 

 vein, other veins bare ; bend of fourth vein abrupt, deeply 

 incurved, with an appendix. 



Masicera immersu {ibid. \). 124. — Macassar, Celebes) is a 

 Blepharipoda, Br. & \on Berg,, and —B. {Tachi/ia) aphiricu, 

 Walk. 



Masicera mysolanu {ibid. vii. (1864) p. 213. — Mysol, 

 E. Indian Archipelago) is the $ of Exorista {Nemoraa) 

 pustulans, Walk. 



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