248 bombtliid^:. 



sides with similar scales of a yellowish-white colour or concolorous 

 long hairs. Scutellum black, hind border (probably whole surface, 

 more or less) with minute impressed yellow scales (no bristles 

 present on hind margin, but these have probably been broken off). 

 Abdomen black, base of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th segments with broad 

 transverse bands of minute pale yellow impressed scales, the band 

 on 2nd segment the broadest ; 5th, 6th, and 7th segments nearly 

 wholly covered with yellowish-white scales, which are longest on 

 the hind margins ; 7th segment with a thick fringe on hind 

 margin of very elongate yellowish-white scales ; surface of abdo- 

 men which is not occupied by yellowish scales, covered with 

 similar minute black scales. Sides of 1st segment with elongate 

 yellowish-grey scaly pubescence, which extends as long fine con- 

 colorous hairs across the dorsum ; sides of 2nd segment with scaly 

 pubescence as on 1st, this pubescence being continued along 

 sides of rest of abdomen, but in gradually diminishing quantity. 

 Venter obscure, with minute snow-white impressed scales and long 

 yellowish hairs on basal part, and with white hairs towards tips ; 

 genitalia brownish yellow. Legs black ; coxa? with rather long 

 yellowish or grey pubescence ; femora and tibia? with minute 

 yellow and whitish impressed scales, often intermixed ; the white 

 ones predominating at base of middle femora and below hind 

 femora. Wings entirely clear, hyaline ; subcostal cell yellowish 

 brown ; bifurcation of 2nd and 3rd veins exactly in a line with 

 anterior cross-vein, which latter is just before middle of discal 

 cell; halteres pale creamy yellow. 



Length, 12| mm. 



Described from the unique type in the Indian Museum from 

 Bhura, in the plains of the Naini Tal District, Western Hima- 

 layas, 14-17. iv. 1907. 



The differences distinguishing this variety from typical A. hot- 

 tentotta of Europe are the clear wings, the wholly black-haired 

 frons, the whitish scales on the face, and minor characters. 



193. Anthrax paniscus, Rossi. 



Bibio panisctis, Rossi, Fauna Etrus. ii, p. 256 (1790). 

 Anthrax bimaculatus, Macquart, Suites a Buff, i, p. 403 (1834). 

 Anthrax cingulatus, Meigen, Syst. Besch. ii, p. 145 (1820). 

 Anthrax hottentottus, Walker, List Dipt. Brit. Mus. ii, p. 259 (1849). 



S • Head : frons narrow, at vertex less than one-twelfth the 

 width of the head, widening to nearly one-third of the head at 

 the antenna?, dull black, with abundant black hairs and dark 

 orange scales ; face not projecting over mouth, dull black, with 

 long yellow or orange scales and some long yellow hairs ; mouth- 

 border with some black scales; erect inconspicuous black hairs 

 on upper eye-margins and on face ; mouth-opening long, black. 

 Occiput considerably puffed out, slaty black, lower part with 

 whitish scales, which become silvery and less numerous behind 

 upper eye-margin ; extreme back of occiput with dense short 



