I9<j8.] Records of the Indian Museunt. 



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Abdomen (more or less tenax-Wko) > ■ 



with posterior edges of segments 



black, sometimes showing a ten- '-] 



dency in the centre to form a ' 



dorsal stripe. , " - 



Wings practically as in errans. 

 Face, seen from above, quite white 



( cf ), or yellowish grey, with black 



vertex ( 2 ). 



Long. 11-15 iiT^i^i- iransvcysiis, sp. nov.' 

 3. All femora wholly quite black, hind 

 pair with short, stiff, bristh^ hair. 

 Thorax blackish, covered with close 



black hair which on anterior 



border is reddish yellow. 

 Abdomen not tcnax-\\kQ, somewhat 



intricarius-likc, though not so 



pubescent ; 2nd segment with a 



broad, bright 3^ellow band, cover- 

 ing nearly the whole segment. 

 Wings nearly clear, with a distinct - 



blackish brown suffusion in the 



middle of the anterior border and 



in a less degree at the base also. 

 Face gre}', with blackish hairs 



Long. 11-15 mm. zonalis, F. 



M. transvcrsus, mihi, sp. nov. 



rf 9 . India. Long. 11-14 mm. 



Head : groundcolour of frons and face, blackish with white hair 

 (seen from above) in the cf ^ and yellowish grey hair with blackish 

 vertex in the 9 . A black frontal stripe more or less visible. 

 Bye-facets small, uniform. Antennae reddish l)rown, on very short 

 shining brown prominence ; 3rd joint blackish. Back of head 

 gre}^, posterior orbit of eyes yellow on vertex with short yellowish 

 hair, greyish at sides and below with snow-white short hair. Under 

 side of face blackish. Mouth and proboscis dark brown. 



Thorax : dorsum greyish tawn}' (sometimes greenish yellow 

 in front) with 3^ellowish or greyish hair ; crossed transversely 

 by a clear-cut wide black band (ground colour) with close short 

 blackish brown hair ; this band occupies rather more than one- 

 third the vertical length of the dorsum and is narrowed at the sides. 

 A patch of tawny red hair on each shoulder. Sides cinereous grey 



i In the accompanying diagram of the thorax of this species the dorsal dark 

 marks are shown much more distinct than they really are ; the shape of the 

 markings will, however, clearly distinguish the species. 



