198 BOMBYLIID.E. 



Eedescribed mainly from a specimen ('? 3 ) from Kohima, Assam, 

 in the Indian Museum ; a second specimen from Karachi and 

 other specimens from Pusa; and lower ranges, N. Khasi Hills, 

 1878 (Chennell). 



The Karachi specimen shows the following differences : — The 

 1st antennal joint (the only one remaining) is distinctly reddish 

 brown, there is a bunch of dirty white scales at the sides of the 

 1st abdominal segment ; the abdomen is longer, narrower, and 

 more pointed, the last segment distinctly reddish brown, with the 

 ovipositor protruding considerably, and the venter has indis- 

 putable traces of a median row of white scales. The only remain- 

 ing leg is a hind one, on which the scales are identical with those 

 of the Kohima specimen. 



147. Exoprosopa latipennis, Brun. 



Exoprosopa laiipennis, Brunetti. Rec. Ind. Mus. ii, p. 464 (1909). 



3 . Head with frons barely one-third width of head at level of 

 antennae, two-thirds of this width at vertex ; dark olive-brown, 

 rather velvety, with a few scattered hairs ; lower part and face 

 with small elongate pinkish-yellow scales ; ocelli on a minute 

 protuberance on vertex ; antennas blackish brown ; underside of 

 head blackish brown ; mouth-border narrowly yellowish. Thorax 

 black, with thick bright orange hairs on lateral margins ; black 

 bristly hairs on lower part in front ; anterior margin and below 

 both shoulders and posterior calli with thick bunches of elongate 

 orange scales ; scutellum black, with a row of black hairs or fine 

 bristles on hind margin. Abdomen black, elongated, sides parallel, 

 tip rounded, with sparse black pubescence ; sides of 2nd, 3rd, and 

 4th segments narrowly brick-red ; a bunch of pale yellowish elon- 

 gate scales at sides of 1st segment; sides of abdomen with rather 

 thick yellow hairs, which become thinner and paler towards tip ; 

 venter black, with black hairs, central segments paler in middle. 

 Legs dark brown ; hind femora with a row of long bristles below. 

 Wings uniformly rich dark brown, uuusually wide across the 

 middle. 



Length, 18 mm. 



The present description is from the type, from Shillong, in the 

 Indian Museum (which is a 3 , not a j ), aud two 3 3 in the 

 British Museum (Khasi Hills and Cherrapunji, Assam). 



148. Exoprosopa lateralis, Brun. (PI. Ill, fig. 7.) 



Exoprosopa lateralis, Brunetti, Rec. Ind. Mus. ii, p. 4G7, pi. xii, 

 fig. 17 (1909). 



2 . Head with frons and face dark olive-brown, becoming more 

 or less orange towards the lower part of the latter, both covered 

 with black pubescence and (except the upper part of the frons) 

 with small pinkish-yellow scales ; proboscis dark brown, palpi 



