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men and on the four terminal segments, both above and below : thorax 

 and abdomen with strong steel-blue reflexions, especially on the basal 



DiELis LABATEXsis. (With the permission of the council of tho 

 Zoological Society.) 



half of the abdomen above ; wings deep violet-brown, second recurrent 

 nervure incomplete, diverging from the first at tho base and on the left 

 wing ; the nervule connecting the recurrent nervures above the middle 

 is also obsolete. (1957, Larat.) 



Much resembles the Australian Trielis anthracina, Burm., in appear- 

 ance. 



*CHRYSIDID.ai. 



Chetsis melanops, Kirby, loc. sup. cit. 



Long. Corp. 5 lin. 



Male. Bright green, with a coppery reflection on the head and thorax 

 (very bright coppery red wherever abraded) ; punctures large, close 

 together, but not confluent ; ocelli black, the space between and immedi- 

 ately around also blackish; apes' of abdomen (and summit, when viewed 

 sideways) with a strong blue reflection ; under surface of antennae, the 

 greater part of the hind legs, and the tips and under surface of the 

 middle tibiiB and middle tarsi brown ; abdomen sexdentate, with equal 

 and rather pointed teeth of moderate size; wings brown. (2049, 

 Maru.) 



Probably allied to C. paraUela, Brull6, from Timor ; but that species 

 is varied with blue on the head and thorax, instead of with copper. 



D I p T E E A. 



The only Diptera in the collection were Plecia fulvicollis, Wied., and 

 Laphria gloriosa. Walk., both of which are common species in the Eastern 

 Archipelago, and a Tabanus, possibly new, but in too bad condition to 

 describe. 



VIIT. — List of the Crustacea collected in the Timor-laut Islands by 

 Mb. H. 0. FoEBES. Determined by E. J. Mieks, P.Z.S. 



Pilumnus vespertilio, Fabr. ad. $ . 

 Neptunus pelagicus, Linn. 

 Thalamita cienata, Eiippell, ad. $ . 



