470 E. Brunetti : Oriental Bombylidce. [Voi,. II, 



posterior cell, the colour thus filling slightly more than half the 

 first longitudinal and discal cells, and extending in an irregularl}^ 

 straight line from the latter cell to the base of the wing, filling 

 half the anal cell. Round brown spots, all of equal size, are placed 

 at the tip of the second longitudinal vein, at the base of the fork 

 of the third longitudinal and at the tip of the veinlets dividing 

 the second, third and fourth posterior cells. On the upper corner 

 (adjoining the base of the discal cell) of the lower basal cell, a 

 small bluish opalescent spot. At extreme base of wings and along 

 the stronger veins a distinct tawny colour. Halteres yellowish 

 white. 



Described from two $ 9 in perfect condition (the thorax and 

 abdomen show very little trace of denudation). Types in Indian 

 Museum collection, taken at Moulmein, Lower Burma, 6-iii-o8, by 

 Dr. Annandale, after whom I have pleasure in naming this handsome 

 species, which, he says, was not rare in that locality. 



Argyramoeba gcntilis, mihi, sp. nov. 

 (Plate xii, fig. 25, wing.) 

 {Id. id., Bigot, nom. nud.) 

 cf 9 . Bengal (cf), Assam ( 9 ). Long, 4^ mm. 



Head. — Frons and face dull black, with black hairs ; antennae 

 black, third joint much flattened, forming an irregularly oval disc, 

 style distinct, black, no apparent bisection, with small pencil of 

 short hairs at tip. Proboscis short, thick. Back of head black- 

 ish grey, bare. 



Thorax. — Black, with a collar of stiff black hairs on anterior 

 margin, and soft black hairs on dorsum and sides, intermixed 

 with some black bristles on the shoulders and posterior calli. Pos- 

 terior margin with some long black bristles deflected backwards. 

 Scutellum black, with short black pubescence, and some longer, 

 curved bristles on posterior border. 



Abdomen. — Dull black, with short, rather sparse black pubes- 

 cence, and a bunch of long black hairs on each shoulder. Some 

 black hairs at the sides and some longer, thicker black hair at 

 tip, Belly black. 



Legs black, minutely pubescent ; tibise a little lighter, with 

 short black bristles (including fore pair). 



Wings clear, elongated, anal cell closed. A blackish brown 

 band from the base, extending along the costa to just above the 

 fork of the third longitudinal vein. The rather irregular proxi- 

 mal border of this band extends to the posterior wing-border, just 

 in front of the anal cell, which the dark band wholly fills. The 

 band does not quite reach the fork of the third vein, nor the outer 

 transverse. Near the wing-tip is an oblong (almost sub-triangular) 

 blackish brown spot on the costa, barely united to the broad band, 

 and extending downwards and outwards to just below the proxi- 

 mal end of the fork of the third vein, thus leaving the absolute 



