Dipterous fusrrl. frnm Kashmir. 383 



First rtagcllaf segment cylindriiMl, ul^mt us loiij^ as the two 

 scapal se<^ineiits toji^i'ther, one or two short bristles on tlie 

 inner or anterior snrfiice tiear the tip. Sr»eonfl and third 

 tlaj^ellar segments eylindrieal, together slightly shorter thai\ 

 the first, ea(;h with a l>luut jiale prominence; on the inner 

 (anterior) side heyonil the middle, the prominences bearing 

 several short pale bristles ; there are also a very few short 

 and fine hairs on the dorsal surface. Terminal joint bare 

 except for a few fine hairs near the base, ta[i(;ring very 

 slightly to just before the tip, which is slightly but distinctly 

 swollen. 



Thorax absolutely bare, the integument dull black. 

 Pronotum not traceable. Mesonotum very convex and 

 produced forwards ovt-r the head ; rounded but rather 

 narrow in front, very l)road behind. No definite suture 

 st.'parating the priesputum and scutum, but deep and well- 

 marked divisions between the scutum, scutellum, and post- 

 notum. Area in front of scutellum flat. Scutellum 

 extending to almost the full breadth of the mesonotum, and 

 of even width throughout, its posterior margin slightly- 

 rounded. Postnotum large, convex. Owing partly to the 

 intense blac'uies^. it is difficult to make out the divisions of 

 the [)leurie iu tlie whole specimen, and the thorax of the 

 mounted one is damaged. There is a rather large mem- 

 branous area below and in front of the wing-Koot. The 

 mesosternum is almost Hat. The mounted specimen shows 

 that the prothoraeic and metathoracic spiracles are both 

 large, and are each supplied with several tracheal trunks, 

 uniting just inside the spiraeular opening. 



Abdomen broad at the base, and tapering considerably 

 towards the ti|), rather feeljly ehitmised, covered with a fine 

 microscopic pubescence and with a few scattered transparent 

 punctures on the tergites. First two segments very much 

 reduced, without definite tergal plates, but quite distinguish- 

 able in the formalin specimen. Third segment as long as 

 the first two together, but still small. Fourth to seventh 

 all rather large, about equal iu length, but decreasing in 

 breadth. Eighth reduced to a mere ring, but more stronglv 

 ehitinised than the preceding. There is absolutely no trace 

 of spiracles in the abdomen — a very unusual condition 

 for an adult insect, as it aj)pears to me. Possibly the 

 spiracles may be represented by groups of two or three 

 minute bristles, which occur in the places where the spiracles 

 would be expected. Trachese, reaching back from the thorax, 

 are confined to the basal half of the abdomen. Hypopi/yuim 

 of very simple structure, not rotated, turned upwards. 



