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outstanding tuft-like masses of scales on some of the abdominal segments 

 (ventral surface), i species ; Bengal. 



Phagomyia, Theobald. Differs from Stegomyia in having sickles on 

 the lateral lobes of the scutellum, and a few on the nape. 2 or 3 species ; 

 Tropical Africa and Northern India. 



Polyleptoinyia, Theobald. Differs from Stegomyia in having a few 

 sickles on the nape, and the squames of the middle lobe of the scutellum 

 elliptical, i species ; West Africa. 



Macleaya, Theobald. Differs from Stegomyia in having sickles on 

 the lateral lobes of the scutellum and in a sagittal row on the head. 



1 species ; Australia. 



Howardina, Theobald. Differs from Stegomyia in having some 

 broadish, appressed sickles in a narrow sagittal band on the head, and a 

 few sickles on all three lobes of the scutellum. 5 species ; West Indies, 

 India, and Ceylon. 



Hyleccetomyia, Theobald. Differs from Stegomyia in having some 

 sickles on the nape, on the middle of the crown, and scattered on the 

 scutellum, and the male palpi decidedly shorter than the proboscis. 



^dimorphus, Theobald. Differs from Stegomyia in having some 

 sickles on the head, and many more bristle-like darts. 4 species ; West 

 Africa. 



Pseudograhamia, Theobald. Head and scutellum covered with 

 squames ; scutum with a median line of metallic squames. Dense out- 

 standing scales at tibio-tarsal joint of hind legs, i species ; South India. 

 Male unknown. 



Harpagomyia, Meijere. Head and scutellum covered with imbricat- 

 ing squames. Clypeus scaly. Proboscis short, thick, hirsute, swollen at 

 tip. Palpi of m,ale (as of female) very short and slender. 2 species ; 

 Malay Archipelago and West Africa. 



Desvoidea, Blanchard. Head and scutellum covered with imbricating 

 squames, also some darts on the head. Male palpi longer than the 

 proboscis. Quite like Stegonzyia as regards scales, but larger and not 

 brilliantly marked and banded in white. Oriental Region generally ; J 

 species. 



Leicesteria, Theobald. Differs from Desvoidea in the length of the 

 palpi of the female, which are half (or more) the length of the proboscis. 



2 species ; Malay Peninsula and Assam. 



Brevirhynchus, Theobald. Scales as in Desvoidea. Palpi of the 

 female two-thirds the length of the proboscis, which is stout and sinuous. 

 Male palpi long. 3 species ; India. 



ChcEtocrurimyia, Theobald. Head covered with imbricating squames ; 

 scales of scutellum scanty — squames and sickles. Legs remarkably 

 spiny and bristly, i species ; Queensland. Male unknown. 



Rhachiura, Theobald. Scales as in Desvoidea: palpi of male hardly 

 two-thirds the length of the proboscis and very slender ; abdomen of 

 female ending in long black hairs. I species ; Australia. 



Mimeteomyia, Theobald, i species ; Australia ; " looks like a small 

 Rhachiura'' Male unknown. 



