474 ^- Brunetti : Oriental Bomhylidce. [Voi^. II, 



u: , ■W'ings.--Q\xitQ. clear. Fore border narrowly dark brown, the 

 coilour only extends to the basal half of the marginal cell, or about 

 as far as the origin of the second vein. Halteres pale brownish 

 yellow, club lighter. Tegulae brown, with a thick fringe of soft 

 bright yellow hair. 



Described from three 5 5 (?) in the Indian Museum collec- 

 tion • one identified by Bigot, taken at Dehra Dun (foot of Mus- 

 soorie hills), the others from the Western Himalayas (Garhwal 

 District, 6,000 ft.). These two are in perfect condition. The 

 dorsum of the thorax, scutellum and abdomen may be denuded, 

 but I arn inclined to think the present condition is the natural one. 

 ' N.B.— Two other specimens are closely allied to the above 

 species, one of which may be A. lucida, Wlk. It differs frorii 

 clara as follows : — 



' The frons possesses short, pale yellow pubescence (which is 

 quite absent in clara) below the longer black hairs ; the face is 

 wholly covered with pale yellow pubescence and there are no black 

 bristles at all ; the postocular orbit shows silvery pile at the sides • 

 both the posterior part of the thoracic dorsum and the scutellum 

 bear short, bright yellow pubescence; the abdomen has evidently 

 been covered with sparse pale yellow hair forming at least narrow 

 bands at the bases of the segments : the apical part of the abdo- 

 men bears, mainly at the sides, strong, brownish black scales, with 

 a small bunch of white scales on each side of the fifth segment and 

 a larger bunch of similar scales on the posterior corners of the last 

 segment ; the belly has more yellow hair than clara ; the coxse 

 have each a bunch of yellow hair, the femora are nearly covered 

 with yellow hair above, and the hind tibiae are closely covered 

 with distinct brownish black scales ; the costal cell is quite clear, as 

 is the entire wing except for the brown, very narrow mediastinal 

 cell. : . v; 



One example in the Indian Museum collection from Kawkareik 

 (Amherst District), Tenasserim, captured by Dr. Annandale, 5-iL-o8l 



I assume its affinity to, and perhaps identity with, clara, m 

 spite of Walker's brief description, also, on account of its having 

 been placed next to that species by that author. .^., 



The second specimen is also in the Indian Museum collec;- 

 tion, is in good condition, and was also taken by Dr. Annandale on 

 2-iii-o8 on the Dawna Hills (2 — 3,000 ft.), Lower Burma, -■ ., .,..---•- 



This differs from clara as follows : — 



The frons contains yellow pubescence as well as black hairs, 

 the face has black hairs all over its surface instead of their being 

 confined to a central row, and the abdomen is longer and more 

 conical at the tip, the whole body being much narrower than in 

 clara. 



From the specimen I ally with lucida the present example 

 differs mainly in the longer, narrower body, and also in the absence 

 of the apical white abdominal spots, and as regards the scales on 

 the hind tibise, which are clothed with simple, short, black bristly 

 hairs. Long. 10 mm. 



