COLLECTED AT SINGAPORE AND MALACCA. 
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white bristles. Proboscis lanceolate, short, straight, porrect. Antenna; 
tawny. Thorax with two transverse hoary marks on each side, and with 
three indistinct hoary stripes. Pectus whitish. Abdominal segments with 
a transverse whitish spot on each side of the hind border. Legs tawny, 
with paler hairs j coxte black ; anterior tarsi towards the tips, hind tarsi 
at the base, and hind tibiae brown. Wings limpid, brown at the tips ; 
veins black. Halteres whitish. Length of the body 5 lines j of the wings 
10 lines. 
Singapore. 
Subfam. Asilites, Walk. 
Gen. Asilus, Linn. 
39. Asiltjs FU3IFORMIS, n. s., foem. Niger, cinereo-tomentosus, capite albido, 
mystace testaceo, thoracis vittis tribus peetoreque canis, abdominis apice 
compresso glabro, pedibus rufis, tarsis nigris, femoribus anterioribus nigro- 
maculatis, alia subcinereis. 
Female. Black, with cinereous tomentum. Head whitish in front, rather 
thickly clothed with whitish hairs j a few black bristles behind j face slightly 
convex towards the epistoma. Mystax with several testaceous bristles. 
Proboscis stout, straight, lanceolate. Palpi with thick black bristles. An . 
tenn® black. Thorax with three indistinct hoary stripes. Pectus hoary. 
Abdomen oblanceolate, with whitish and black hairs, compressed, shining, 
and bare towards the tip. Legs red, very stout, beset with black spines ; 
tarsi except at the base and knees black ; a black spot on each of the ante- 
rior femora. Wings slightly cinereous ; veins black, tawny at the base 
and along the costa. Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 13 lines ; 
of the wings 24 lines. 
Malacca. 
40. Asilus lineostjs, n. s., foem. Fuscus, capite subaurato, mystace testaceo 
nigroque, antennis pedibusque nigris, tborace aureo-quadrivittato, abdomine 
fulvo-fasciato, apice nigro compresso transversb ruguloso, tibiis luteis apice 
nigris, alia cinereis. 
Female. Dark brown. Head with pale gilded tomentum, clothed beneath 
with whitish hairs ; face convex towards the epistoma. Mystax with several 
testaceous bristles and with a few more slender black bristles. Proboscis 
stout, straight, lanceolate. Palpi thickly beset with black bristles. An- 
tenn® black ; arista almost thrice the length of the 3rd joint which is fusi- 
form. Thorax with four dull pale gilded stripes ; sides and pectus cinereous. 
Abdomen oblanceolate, with broad fawn-coloured bands, black, shining, 
compressed and transversely rugulose towards the tip. Legs black, armed 
with black spines ; tibi® pale luteous, with black tips j onychia pale luteous. 
Wings cinereous ; veins black. Halteres ferruginous. Length of the body 
12 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 
Singapore. 
41. Asilus debilis, n. s., mas. Cinereus, capite flavido-albo, mystace testaceo 
nigroque, antennis fulvis, thorace fusco-bivittato, abdominis segmentis cano- 
