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47. Ptecticus wulpii, Brun. 



Ptecticus ivulpii, Brunetti, Rec. Ind. Mus. i, p. Ill (1907); id., 



op. tit. ix, p. 263 (1913). 

 Ptecticus apicalis, Wulp {nee Loew), Notes Levd. Mus. vii, p. 62 



(1885). 



S $ . Differing from P. aurifer, Walk., as follows : — 



Abdomen normally all orange to tip, 1st segment a little darker, 

 and often, if viewed from behind, a Iai'ge blackish spot is seen in 

 the middle of each segment, sometimes diamond-shaped, sometimes 

 irregular in shape, covering nearly all the surface of each segment ; 

 genitalia brownish orange, this latter being the best specific dif- 

 ference of all. Another difference, which seems equally constant, 

 is in the legs, which are all orange to the extreme tips except for 

 the moderately dark brown posterior coxae and basal half of the 

 posterior femora. The black apical part of the wing is of mucb 

 less extent, not beginning till some distance heyond the discal 

 cell ; some specimens have the wing darkened from the tip ouly 

 up to midway between the discal cell and the wing-tip. 



Same size as aurifer. 



Described from two cf d" in the Indian Museum, one rf one 2 

 in the Pusa collection : Darjiling District, 1000-3000 ft., v. 1912 ; 

 Singla, iv. 1913; Nilgiri Hills, 3500 ft. (Andreives), 7000 ft., 

 v. 1901 (Rowson); Parambikulam. Cochin State, 1700-3200 ft., 

 16-24. ix. 1914 {Gravely). 



Unless P. aurifer,W&\k., should prove to have fulvous genitalia, 

 P. ivulpii is easily separated from all the other species in this 

 group by that character alone. It presents an extraordinary 

 resemblance to the Tipulid, PseUiophora compedita, Wied., and 

 both have been seen by me from the same locality. 



48. Ptecticus apicalis, Liv. 



Ptecticus apicalis, Loew, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wieu, v, p. 142, pi., 



figs. 3, 4 (1855) ; Brunetti, Rec. Ind. Mus. i, p. 110 (1907). 

 Sargus luriclus, Walker, Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. i, p. 8 (1856). 



Brownish red-yellow, shining ; 4th abdominal segment with a 

 very large black spot, the next wholly dull black, the rest deep 

 black, rather shining ; venter much as upper side of abdomen. 

 Frons very narrow, reddish yellow; lower part whitish yellow; 

 ocelli placed on a blackish cross-band; frontal triangle whitish 

 yellow, puffed ap. Antenna? light reddish yellow, 3rd joint barely 

 visibly annulated, tip truncate. Legs concolorous with body ; 

 hind tibiae always darker towards tip ; front and middle tarsi with 

 last two joints darker, also hind metatarsus. Wings large, reddish 

 yellow up to beyond discal cell, becoming grey towards hind 

 margin ; a large blackish-brown spot filling more than apical 

 third of wing. 



