empis. 34'J 



4. Femora and tibiie permate squamata, Brum, * 



Femora and tibiae not pennate 5. [p. 352. 



5. Auxiliary vein and 1st longitudinal veins [p. 352. 



united ceylonica, Bezzi, 



Auxiliary and 1st longitudinal veins separate, carbonaria, Brun., 



6. Anterior cross-vein between \ and middle of [p. 351- 



discal cell 7. 



Anterior cross-vein distinctly before § of discal 

 cell 11. 



7. Posterior femora and tibiae pennate 8. 



Posterior femora and tibiae not pennate .... 10. 



8. Hind tibias shortly pennate on basal half 



only, in front and behind ; proboscis 1-| 

 times height of head, not reaching base of 

 abdomen ; anterior cross-vein at middle of [p. 353. 



discal cell centralis, f Brun., 



Hind tibia? with a long fringe for practically 

 their whole length, in front and behind . . 9. 



9. Hind metatarsus pennate ; proboscis more than 



twice height of head, reaching beyond base 



of abdomen ; anterior cross-vein between [p. 355. 



5 and middle of discal cell rostrata } Brun., 



Hind metatarsus not pennate; proboscis 1| 

 times height of head, not reaching base of 



abdomen; anterior crossrvein just before [p. 354. 



middle of discal cell siibcilipes, Brun., 



10. Dorsum of thorax with three black stripes ; 



legs dark brown ; anterior cross-vein at f [p. 353- 



of discal cell ; abdomen uniformly grey . . griseonigra, Brun., 

 Dorsum of thorax with four black stripes ; 

 legs bright orange : anterior cross-vein just 

 before middle of discal cell ; hind margins 



of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th abdominal segments [p. 356. 



black marginata, Brun., 



11. Legs pale yellow elegans, Brun, p. 356. 



Legs dark brown inconspicua, Brun., 



[p. 357. 



282. Empis amplitarsis, sp. nov. 



S . Head with vertex moderately large, blackish ; two long 

 ocellar bristles and some smaller ones ; upper eye-facets bright 

 brown, smaller lower ones coffee-brown ; antenna? black, 3rd 

 joint as long as 1st and 2nd together, subconical, with elongated 

 tip and long style ; proboscis brownish yellow, about twice as 

 long as vertical height of head ; palpi rather small, upturned, 

 yellowish ; occiput dark grey, with the usual bristles. Thorax 

 moderately shining blackish, with grev-dusted reflections in certain 

 lights. Abdomen moderately shining dark brown, with short sparse 

 pubescence, which is longer at the sides. Legs uniformly mode- 

 rately dark brown, except the extraordinarily developed front 

 tarsi, which are a little darker ; these latter are fully as long as 

 the rest of the front leg from base of coxa to tip of tibia ; 1st joint 



* May be the $ of carbonaria, Brun. 

 t May be the $ of griseonigra, Brun. 



