1908. J Records of the Indian Museum. 59 



R. angusticincta, milii, sp. nov. 



cf 2 . Darjiling and Simla, 8,000 to 12,000 feet. Long. 8 mm. 



(without snout). 



This species resembles laticiiicta ; the points of difference being 

 as follows : the snout is distincth- shorter ; the abdominal trans- 

 verse bands are extremely narrow, and not interrupted, this l^eing 

 the main, but a consistent, difference. 



Described from a r and 9 taken by Dr. Annandale at vSimla 

 and Theog (vSimla district) respectively. The Indian Aluseum pos- 

 sesses these t3'pes, also what is apparenth^ an additional cf from 

 Darjiling (9,000 to 12,000 feet), 2-X-06, but in this specimen the 

 thorax is darker, and all the tibiae have a distinct broad black ring. 



R. binotata, mihi, sp. nov. 

 cf . Darjiling. Long. 9 mm. 



Head : frons and upper part of snout deep black ; lower part 

 of both face and snout tawny yellow, xlntenna:; brownish red. 

 Vertex very small, with a few black hairs ; short yellow hairs behind 

 the head above, and rather close whitish hair on lower part ; pro- 

 boscis black. 



Thorax yellowish grey, with four rather indistinct dorsal, 

 slightly darker stripes ; the two outer ones wide, and interrupted 

 at the suture ; the two inner ones very narrow and close together. 

 The dorsum with rather thick, short bright yellow hair ; sides 

 of thorax cinereous grey, darker posteriorly, some yellow hair just 

 below wings ; scutellum bright tawn}', dorsum bare, a fringe of 

 short 3''ellow hairs at base, and a fringe dependent from posterior 

 margin, on which margin is set another fringe of long yellow hairs, 

 projected posteriori}^, by which character this species differs from 

 all the others. 



Abdomen aenous black, covered with thick, short, bright yellow 

 hair ; the ist segment appears pale, and on the 2nd on each side, 

 towards the base, is a lateral, oval, pale yellow spot. 



Le^s orange-yellow, basal half of all femora black ; the femora 

 with soft yellow hair, the rest of the legs practically bare. 



Wings yellowish grey, slightly darker in front ; stigma pale 

 yellowish brown ; halteres yellowish brown. 



Described from one cf in perfect condition, captured b}' me 

 at Darjiling, 13-X-05. In my collection. 



The three species, herein described as new, are quite distinct 

 and good species, and quite different from the two European species, 

 rostrata and campestns, and from Herr Meijere's species cincta 

 from Java. 



VOLUCELLA, Geoff. 



To this handsome genus I introduce four new species, whilst 

 :\Ieijere has added one from Darjiling to the five in Van der Wulp's 



