104 Mr. F. W. Edwards on 



almost reaching tips of the gently curved anal valves. 

 Legs dark brown, with a slight purplish sheen ; front and 

 middle femora with a narrow ring of yellowish pul)escence 

 before the tip, and another much narrower still at the 

 extreme tips. (Hind legs missing.) Wings with the vena- 

 tion of R. varius, Mg. Cord somewhat darkened, but no 

 clear spot in cell Ei beyond tiie stigma. Halteres pale 

 yellow, apical half of knob pure white. 



Length of body 3*2 mm. ; wing 4"8 mm. 



Formosa : Noko, 11. v. 1919 [T. ShiraH), 1 ? . 



Apparently closely allied to M. pulcher, Brun., from 

 which it differs in the unicolorous thorax. 



Molopliilus nigripes, sp. n. 



Head dull dark grey. Palpi black. Antennse longer than 

 thorax, blackish ; flagellar joints all rather elongate-f)val, 

 gradually and slightly diminishing in length, with one or 

 two longish stiff hairs near base, and clothed in addition, 

 except at base and tip, with long soft pubescence, about 

 as long as the joint which bears it. Thorax dull black, 

 with short black pubescence ; a whitish line at margin 

 of mesonotum. Abdomen black, slightly shining, with 

 moderately long yellowish pubescence. Hypopygium : 

 ventral lobe of side-piece long and narrow. Claspers long, 

 rather slender, nearly straight ; upper pair sharp-pointed, 

 lower pair with rounded tips. ^Edoeagus not visible ex- 

 ternally. Legs blackish, the trochanters yellow. Wings 

 slightly greyish ; costa and radial vein yellowish ; hair 

 lather light brown, paler towards costa. Ax ending slightly 

 beyond fork of Cu. Halteres yellow. 



Length of body 3'2 mm, ; ^ving 4*8 mm. 



Formosa: Noko, 11. v. 1919 {T. Shiraki), 1 c? . 



The only other described Oriental species with similar 

 antennae is M. assamensis, Brun., which has yellow legs. 



LlMNOPIlILINI. 



Epiphragma kempi, Brun. 

 Rec. Ind. Mas. viii. p. 155 (1913). 

 Formosa: Arisan, 25. iv. 1919 (7\ Shiraki), 1 S - 



Limnojjhiia niyronitidu, sp. n. 



Head black, slightly dusted with giey. Palpi and antcnnte 

 black ; antennae shorter than the tliorax ; flagellar joints 



