482 B. Brunetti : Oriental Bombylidce. [Voiv. II, 



border of thick grey hair in the cf , or a much sparser border in 

 the 9 . The dorsum shows signs of having been covered lightly 

 with yellowish gre}^ hair. Attached to the surface of the dorsum of 

 both thorax and scutellum are a number of brilliant bright green 

 small scales, with a lesser number of rose-pink similar scales. Both 

 coloured scales extend numerously over the sides of the thorax. 

 In the a' is a quantity of black soft hair on the sides just below 

 and in front of the wing-insertions. 



Abdomen. — Similar to the thorax, with similarly coloured 

 scales. In the cf the shoulders have a bunch of nearly white soft 

 hair, with a fringe of 3^ellow hairs between th^m. The sides with 

 th'ck nearly white hair. In the 9 the shoulders have yellow in- 

 stead of white hair, and the coloured scales appear more numerous. 

 In both sexes some long black hairs occur over the dorsum, and 

 the belly is black with grey hairs and a few coloured scales. 



Legs. — Black ; tibiae and metatarsi pale brownish yellow with 

 short spines, hind pair darker, tarsi with black rather long bristles. 



Wings. — Rather dark grey, brcwnish on anterior part. Vena- 

 tion normal Ha^teres blackish. Tegulse brownish with yellowish 

 grey fringe. 



Described from one cf (type) from Dharampur (Simla hills, 

 5,000 ft., 6 — 8-V-07 , and five $ 2 from Nepal (Sukhwani, 

 i5-ii-o8), Naini Tal, 14 — ly-iv-oy, and Assam (Mergue) : all the 

 specimens being in the Indian Museum. They are not more 

 denuded of pubescence than is usua in this family, but that which 

 remains is sufficient to show that perfect specimens would be of 

 most resplendent beauty. 



Geron argentifrons, mihi, sp. nov. . , 



. cf 9 . India. Long. 2^ mm. 



Head. — Eyes contiguous, from the very reduced vertex to 

 the antennae ; facets of moderate size, uniform. Ocelli well sepa- 

 rated, semi-transparent, pale brown, placed on a slightly raised 

 triangular tubercle. Antennae normal, in & black, in 9 first 

 two joints and base of third reddish. Frons from above, in cf 

 with shining silvery white ]^ile ; in 9 occupying one-fourth the 

 width of the head, gre^dsh white dusted, with a silvery appearance 

 in certain lights, and some silvery white pile around base of antennae. 



Thorax (? denuded), ground colour deep, almost velvet-black, 

 slightly greyish in front of the wings. Anterior part of thorax 

 covered with pale greyish dust (which may possibly be present 

 over the whole dorsum in perfect specimens). Scutellum apparently 

 similar. Both thorax and scutellum with a few pale hairs. Sides 

 of thorax greyish white, appearing silvery in certain lights. 



Abdomen (? denuded) black, sides greyish; some light scattered 

 hairs on dorsum, which is microscopically grey dusted. There are 

 some silvery white bristly hairs towards the tip ( 9 ). Belly black, 

 grey dusted, with some grey hairs and silver pile towards tip. 



