22 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. I07 



14. 

 HiEMOBORA PALLIPES. 



Order Onialoptera Leach, Fam. Hippoboscidse LeacJi. 



Type of the Genus H. pallipes nob. 



HiEMOBORA nob. 



AnteymcB inserted close to the anterior angles of the clypeus, glo- 

 bular, hairy, and sunk into the head. (2. a.) 

 Labrum horny, elongate, hollow, slightly arcuated, inclosing the 

 tongue. 



Tongue nearly as long as labrum, slender. 

 Lip horny, arched, hollow, inclosing the labrum and tongue, 



('•&•) ... . . , . 



MaxMce ? rigid, obtuse, ciliated with strong hairs, united at their 



internal edges, bent downwards, inclosing the proboscis, and 

 extending beyond the head like a beak. (1 , and 2. e.) 

 Mentum large, coriaceous, membranaceous, covering and con- 

 cealing the base of proboscis. (1. h.) 

 Ocelli 3, in a triangle, sunk in foveolae. 



Wings very long, rounded, first marginal or mediastinal cell ex-, 

 tending one-third the length of the wing ; second marginal cell 

 very long, rounded at the end, discoidal cells united, 6 obscure, 

 imperfect nerves extending to posterior margin. 

 Tarsi 5 -jointed, last the longest j Claws, lengthened at their 

 base on each side the pulvillus. (8.) 

 Head broader than long , somewhat triangular, divided from the thorax. 

 Eyes very remote, small. Thorax a little broader than head, nearly 

 quadrate, dilated near the base of wings, notched anteriorly. Scu- 

 tellum broad and short. Halteres very distinct. Abdomen small, 

 nearly conical, peduncled, coriaceous towards its base, the remainder 

 spongy. Feet extended, thick, first pair remote from the wings, in- 

 serted almost under the head. 

 Larva nourished in tlie abdomen of the mother, and excluded before 



transformation. Lat. 

 Pupa inclosed in the indurated skin of the larva, sub-orbicularly iw- 

 pressed at one end. Lat. 



H. pallipes nob. 



Shining, with strong hairs scattered over the limbs and body ^ 

 pale and dull ; greenish-yellow clouded with brown. Eyes and 

 claws black. Thorax beneath punctured and covered with short, 

 strong erect hairs. Wings nearly transparent, nerves yellow, 

 the costa slightly ciliated. 



In the Cabinet of Mr. Samouelle. 



The curious tribe to which this Insect belongs forms a 2nd 

 division of Lalreille's Diptera, and is called Epioboscidea. 



Fig. 14. — Facsimile of page from first edition. 



