320 MTDAIDJE. 



I described this species under Oephalocera, as Bigot's MS. name 

 for it was adopted, but, as the proboscis is short and labella are 

 present, it must be referred to Mydas. 



Genus LEPTOMYDAS, Govt. 



Leptomydas, Gerstaecker, Stett. Ent. Zeit. xxix, p. 81 (1868). 



Genottpb uncertain ; * Mydas hisitanicus, Wied., according to 

 Coquillett (1910). 



This genus differs from Mydas in the long proboscis, in the 

 absence of a spur to the hind tibiae, and the presence of a wreath 

 of spines at the tip of the abdomen in the 5 . From Ceplialocera 

 it differs by the presence of the labella. 



Range. South Europe, Egypt, Arabia, Sudan, India, East and 

 South Africa, North and Central America. 



253. Leptomydas indianus, Brun. (PI. IV, fig. 1.) 



Leptomidas indianus, Brunetti, Bee. Ind. Mus. vii, p. 478, fig. 12 

 (1912). 



2 . Head much wider than thorax ; frons black, shining, with 

 two narrow diagonal grooves on upper part ; vertex consisting of 

 two dark brown shining oval calli placed end to end, with a small 

 recessed space between them ; face rather dark grey, smooth ; 

 antennas missing, except the short, cylindrical, dark brown, 

 slightly pubescent first joint, placed on a slight transverse ridge 

 running from eye to eye ; eyes prominent, black, bare, shining ; 

 proboscis and oral opening dark brown, shining, former very 

 short ; back of head grey ; the whole frons, face, back, and under- 

 side of head with moderately thick (but not dense) grey hairs. 

 Thorax dull black, with a little dirty grey tomentum towards the 

 sides and posterior part, and on the humeral calli, which bear a 

 small bunch of concolorous hairs ; similar hairs on posterior part 

 of dorsum, in front of and below the wings ; sides of thorax more 

 or less shining black, mostly bare ; prothorax and neck with 

 silvery-grey tomentum ; scutellum and metanotum blackish, 

 with silvery-grey tomentum. Abdomen cylindrical, slightly nar- 

 rowed in middle, very dark blackish brown, shining; posterior 

 borders of segments pale yellow, most distinct on 2nd to 5th seg- 

 ments ; the bands on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th segments passing- 

 unbroken over the sides and across the venter ; 4th segment light 

 reddish brown ; whole abdomen minutely pubescent ; 1st and 2nd 



* There is a little uncertainty here, as in the Kertesz Katalog hisitanicus is 

 referred to Mydas again, although Leptomydas is acknowledged as a valid 

 genus. The next species given by Gerstaecker is cinctus, Macq., which Kertesz 

 puts in Syllego mydas. Gerstaecker's third species is rufipes, Wied., which 

 Kertesz retains in Leptomydas. Therefore, if ' lusit aniens is really a Mydas, the 

 type of Leptotomydas may be rufipes, Wied. 



