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Male genitalia very marked ; claspers with narrow stem and 

 large swollen apex, with a mass of chaetae on one side (fig. 81). 

 Five species are now known : — 



1. Beedomyia pampangensis, Ludlow, Canad. Ent. XXXVII., p. 94 (1905) 



(Philippine Islands). 



2. B. niveoscutella, Theobald, Journ. Eco. Eiol. L, p. 22 (1905) (India). 



3. R. alboscutella, Theobald, Ann. Mus. Nat. Hung., p. 80 (1905) (New 



Guinea). 



4. B. albopunctata, n. sp. (Sierra Leone). 



5. B, biannulata, n. sp. (Sierra Leone). 



These species tabulate as follows : — 



Legs unhanded, apex of femora white. 



Thorax adorned with dark and yellow 

 scales , pampangensis. Ludlow. 



Thorax adorned with four creamy spots alboscutella. Theobald. 

 Legs unbanded, apex of femora not white. 



Thorax unadorned niveoscutella. Theobald. 



Legs with a white band at apex of femora 



and tibiae biannulata. n. sp. 



Legs with tarsi banded. 



Last hind tarsal white albopunctata. n. sp. 



Reedomyia pampangensis. Ludlow (1905). 

 Canad. Entomo., Vol. XXXVII., p. 94 (1905). 



9 . Head densely covered with slender curved scales and 

 flat lateral ones ; a broad triangular median spot bordered by a 

 white stripe, followed laterally by brown scales, and then by 

 lateral white flat scales, and a border of light yellow curved 

 scales around the eyes, fork scales numerous ; basal segment of 

 antennae light brown with some brown scales, first segment also 

 with a few brown scales ; palpi brown ; proboscis brown dorsally, 

 fawn coloured ventrally to about three-fourths of its length, apical 

 quarter black, tip brown. 



Thorax reddish-brown to dark brown, according to the light ; 

 prothoracic lobes with slender curved white scales ; mesonotum 

 light reddish-brown with light yellow and dark brown slender 

 curved scales rather indefinitely arranged — an indefinite white 

 band across the cephalic end — a narrow indefinite light lateral 

 band extending half-way to wing joint, and a small spot dorsal 

 of the end of this line, but markings very indefinite, general 

 effect being a reddish-brown, sparsely covered with an irregular 

 arrangement of dark and yellowish scales ; scutellum light brown, 





