23,4 Patton: New Oriental Species of the Genus Musca 335 

 Musca planiceps Wiedemann.* 



Musca cmgalaisina Bigot.* 

 Musca pollinosa Stein. 

 Philaematomyia indica Awati. 

 Widely distributed in the Oriental Region. 

 The type of Musca planiceps from Java is in Westermann's 

 collection at Copenhagen. Though I have not seen Stein's types 

 of Musca pollinosa I have no doubt that it is this species. 



Musca crassirostris Stein. 



Musca modesta de Meijere. 

 Musca insignis Austen.* 



Widely distributed in the Oriental Region. 



I quite expected to find this species either in Westermann's 

 collection at Copenhagen or in that of von Winthem at Vienna, 

 but as I was unable to see the latter when at Vienna, Doctor 

 Zerny has kindly sent me the types of Wiedemann's species of 

 Musca. I find this species is represented by one female, labeled 

 inconstans in Wiedemann's handwriting; on looking for this 

 name in Volume 2 of his celebrated work, I find the name with- 

 out an index number and, unfortunately, it does not appear 

 to have been described; so the name cannot be used. The 

 specimen in question, a female, is from India. With Professor 

 Bezzi I came to the conclusion that Musca modesta is this species, 

 and Professor de Meijere tells me this is the case. I hope 

 later to see the types of this species as well as those of cras- 

 sirostris. 



From the above list it will be seen that I have examined 

 fifty-three types. I hope in due course to publish a paper on 

 the Oriental species in collaboration with Mr. Senior-White, in 

 which all the above species will be fully described and illustrated, 

 and a key given for their identification. I will be glad to have 

 any material from southern China, Formosa, and neighboring 

 parts, so as to make this paper as nearly complete as possible. 

 Larvae of any species with adults bred from them will be most 

 welcome. 



In conclusion, I wish to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. 

 Illingworth for sending me this valuable collection for study. 



