9^ E. Brune;tti : Notes on Oriental Syrphidae. [Vol. II, 



black ; antennae black ; 3rd. joint one-and-a-half times as long as 

 2nd, or as long as ist and 2nd together. Under side of head black, 

 eyes bare, ver}^ shining and smooth. 



Thorax black, with very sparse gold-grey hair towards the 

 posterior part, seen best from behind ; scutellum similar, with a 

 slight indentation in centre of j)osterior border. 



Abdomen and belh^ miiformh^ brick- red, with traces of minute 

 whitish pubescence on posterior half ; base of ist segment black. 



Legs black, with line silver}^ white hair on coxse and out- 

 side of tibiae. 



Wings pale blackish. 



Described from one <if , the type, in the Indian Museum col- 

 lection. 



I have much i^leasure in naming this haudsome species after 

 the Superintendent of the Indian Museum, at whose hands I have 

 received so much assistance and consideration in my stud}^ of 

 Oriental Diptera. 



M. caeruleus, milii, sp. nov. 



$ , Assam (Margherita). Long. 5 mm. 



Frons shining black with very sparse and short yellowish hair ; 

 vertex forming a slightly raised triangle reaching almost to the 

 base of the antennae, which are blackish brown. 3rd joint a little 

 flattened, three or four times as long as 2nd, ist much shorter than 

 3rd ; mouth-border pale. 



Thorax (much broken) violet-black ; scutellum likewise, with 

 two short blunt but distinct spines. 



Abdomen deep violet-black, posterior borders of segments and 

 tip of abdomen with whitish hair. 



Legs bright tawny red, bas^ of fore femora brown, middle 

 femora and tibiae brownish gre}^, base of hind femora and apical 

 half of posterior tibiae brown. 



Wi)igs pale grey, the recurrent portions of 4tli and 5tli longi- 

 tudinal veins almost straight. 



Described from above type, which is in the Indian Museum. 



M. flavipes, niihi, sp, nov. ~ 



9 , Lower Burma. Long, y^ mm. 



Frons and \'ertex blackish, the former with dense gold-yellow 

 hair, only visible from above ; eyes bare, shining, bright brown, 

 antennae and antennal stem brown, 3rd joint twice as long as 2nd ; 

 1st as long as 2iid and 3rd together. 



Thorax brown, dorsum black, with gold hair ; scutellum black, 

 with gold hair. 



Abdomen brown with gold pubescence, which is very minute 

 on 1st three segments, seen only from in front, and forming a gold 

 spot extending over the edges at the sides of the 3rd and 4th 



