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end of the rostrum ; a broad brown stripe on each side of the 

 rostrum. Proboscis brown ; palpi, pale yellow. Back of head and 

 below yellow, centre part apparent!}' black. 



Thorax orange-yellow, the dorsum occupied by a shining 

 black quadrate spot, which leaves only a yellow anterior margin, 

 wider lateral margins and a squarish spot in front of the scutellum. 

 A rather wide dark brown vertical stripe extends from between 

 the fore and middle coxse, to the lateral yellow edge of the dorsum, 

 thence curving backwards to just above and behind the root of 

 the wing ; a shorter similar stripe is immediately below the wing- 

 insertion, with a roundish brown spot behind it. Dorsum nearly 

 bare, a few yellow hairs on pleurse ; scutellum yellow, dorsum dark 

 brown, indented ; some yellow hairs round the margin. 



Graptoi)i\za 6-notata, milii, sp. nov.,$ . 



Abdomen orange yellow, with a rather thick moderately 

 broad lateral dark brown margin, narrowing posteriorly and dis- 

 appearing at tip. On the hind border of the 2nd segment two 

 moderately large, dark brown triangular spots ; reproduced on the 

 3rd segment, but a little larger, and with rounded angles ; and 

 again on the 4th segment, more triangular and of the same size 

 as those on the 2nd segment, but placed quite clear of the hind 

 border. Dorsum of abdomen practically bare, but with some short 

 yellow hairs towards the tip. 



Legs yellow, fore coxae with short pale yellow hairs ; femora 

 with a brown streak below ; tibise pale ^^ellowish brown, the hind 

 leg (one leg missing) showing the brown almost as a wide band ; 

 tarsi, yellowish, brownish on upper side. Legs with short yellow- 

 hair, a little thicker on the tibia?. 



Wings clear yellowish grey, tip of subcostal cell tawny brown ^ 

 forming a not very well-defined stigma at the tip of the mediastinal 

 vein. Halteres orange-^-ellow. 



Described from one 9 in fair conditicMi in the Indian Museum 

 collection from vSikkim. 



HELOPHILUS, Meig. 



In dealing with this genus, the short descriptions of the species, 

 many of which are very closely allied, have materially hindered 

 satisfactory progress. The following table is made up mainly from 

 descriptions. My material in the genus has been three species in 

 the Indian Museurn collection determined by myself, — hengalensis 



