186 Miss G. Ricavdo on 



grey narrow and elongate abdomen, with two black spots on 

 each segment. Legs black with black bristles, and the 

 latter only differs in having white bristles on the legs ; ovi- 

 positor in both with two spines at end. 



Philodicus grandissimus, ^ ? , sp. n. 



Types male and female from Disa, Bombay Presidency 

 {Major G. C. Nurse) . 



One female from Tippanur, Kurinool District (T. V. R. 

 Coll.), in I. E. E. Coll. 



A very large species for this genus, but it appears in 

 other respects a true Philodicus. The ovipositor has not 

 a regular circlet of spines, tlie side-ones being much larger. 

 Legs blackish, only the tibiye dull rufous on the outer side. 



Length, c? 32, ? 36 mm. 



Male. — Face covered with greyish-white tomentum. 

 Palpi black with white hairs. Moustache composed of pale 

 yellowish, rather weak bristles with weak white hairs beyond, 

 reaching the base of the antennae, which are incomplete, the 

 fiist joint black covered with grey tomentum, the second 

 reddish, both with black hairs and bristles. Forehead same 

 colour as face with white hairs, some rather bristly. Hind 

 part of head with all bristles and hairs white. Beard white. 

 Thorax with two well-marked brown stripes, narrow, on a 

 blackish-coloured dorsum covered with grey and brown 

 tomentum, side-stripes small ; pubescence short, black, some 

 white liairs on posterior part. Sciitellum with two black 

 bristles and white hairs. Abdomen the usual colouring, 

 appearing blackish brown with grey segmentations ; pubes- 

 cence wholly white, bristles at sides white. Genitalia and 

 the preceding segment black, shining, with white pubescence 

 and hairs. Legs blackish, but covered with dense Avhite 

 pubescence ; the femora below at extreme apices somewhat 

 rufous like the tibiae ; fore femora below with weak white 

 bristly hairs, all bristles black, except some on the coxse. 

 Wings tinged somewhat yellow, grey at apex ; veins yellowish 

 red. 



Female identical. Ovipositor black, shining ; the spines at 

 sides very stout, one predomiuates in length, those at apex 

 very short. 



Philodicus jav anus, Wied. 



Zool. Mag. i. pp. 3, 4, 5 [Asilus] (1819), etc. 



FhilodicKs F agnitiis, AVied. Zool. Mag. i. pp. 3, 35 \_A situs] (1^19) . 



Philodicus perplexuSf AVied, Ausszweifl. Ins. i. p. 495 [Asilus] (1828). 



