62 E. Brunetti : Notes on Oriental Syrphidse. [Voiv, II, 



wing ; a brown suffusion along the recurrent portions of the sub- 

 apical and postical (4th and 5th longitudinal) veins and extending 

 to the costa about the termination of the marginal cell. Between 

 this suffusion and the outer margin the wing is darker grey, base 

 of wing slightly yellowish. Halteres black. 



Described from eight cv cr' and eight ? 9 in the Indian ^luseum 

 collection from Sikkim. 



V. lividiventris, mihi, sp. nov. 

 cf ? . vSikkim. Long. 15-16 mm. 



Very near vuficauda^ but distinct. The hair on the thoracic 

 dorsum is distinctly grey, the tuft of hair on the vertex is greyish 

 white, while the belly has the 2nd and 3rd segments livid grey with 

 unicoloroits hair. A bunch of grey hair is found on each of the 

 two basal abdominal segments at the sides, and the sides of the 2nd 

 segment in front have a perceptible subdued hvid reflection when 

 seen from behind. 



Described from three cf cf and a $ from Sikkim in the Indian 

 Museum collection. •' 



■"- V. discolor, mihi, sp. nov. 



;■ Iv :; {Id. id.. Bigot, noiii. nud.) 

 ■ . cf' . Assam. Long. 10 mm. : 



Head : eyes not quite contiguous, black, facets small, uniform. 

 Vertex, frons, and entire face bright orange, bare. Face immedi- 

 ately below antennae flush with the eyes, but from thence projecting 

 well forward, forming a large squarish prominence, not reaching 

 downwards much below^ the eye-level. Antennae on a barel}' per- 

 ceptible prominence, orange, with orange plumose arista. Back of 

 head and under side orange, a little orange-yellow hair below. 



Thorax wholh* uniformly bright orange, with close short golden 

 yellow hair on dorsum, changing to longer orange hair on the 

 edge, on the posterior part, and on the pleurae. vScutellum pinkish 

 orange, a little yellow hair round the sides. 



Abdnineii : ist segment (hardly visible) dark coloured, remainder 

 whoU}^ shining black, with microscopic black pubescence. On each 

 extreme anterior corner is a small bunch of rather short yellow 

 hairs. Belly black, unmarked. 



Legs wholly bright orange, with short golden yellow hair, which 

 is a little longer on the coxae. The tarsi very narrowly black 

 loetween the joints. 



VVifigs uniformly pale brown, outer half towards the anterior 

 margin a little darker. Halteres bright orange. 



Described from one ]:)erfect cf from Sibsagar in the Indian 

 Museum collection. 



