COLLECTED AT SINGAPORE AND MALACCA. 
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31. Lapheia basipera, n. s., fcem. Obscuto nigra, capita albido tomentoso, 
mystace nigro, antennarum articulo 3° fusiformi, thorace cano-sexvittato, 
abdominis lateribus albido -mac ulat is, apice compresso, ali9 subcinereis basi 
8ublimpidis costae dimidio apicali fuscescente. 
Female. Dull black. Head with whitish tomentum and hairs. Face slightly 
convex towards the epistoma. Mystax with several black bristles. Proboscis 
lanceolate, stout, straight. Tim'd joint of the antenna) fusiform, as long as 
the 1st and the 2nd. Thorax with six hoary stripes ; the middle pair parallel, 
linear, very slender and almost contiguous. Abdomen with whitish spots 
along each side, compressed at the tip. Legs with whitish hairs and with 
black bristles. Wings greyish, almost limpid towards the base, brownish 
along the apical part of the costa ; veins black. Length of the body 6 lines ; 
of the wrings 12 lines. 
Singapore. 
This may be the female of the following species, 
32. Lapheia badicalis, n. s., mas. Nigra, capite argenteo, mystace nigro, 
antennarum articulo 3° lineari, thorace strigis quatuor lateralibus transversis 
vittisque duabus intermediis albidis, abdominis lateribus albido-maculatis, 
ventre testaceo, alis nigro -fuscis dimidio basali limpido. 
Male. Black. Head beneath with whitish hairs. Face flat, with silvery- 
white tomentum. Mystax with a few black bristles. Proboscis linear, 
rather slender. Third joint of the antennae linear, a little longer than the 
1st and the 2nd. Thorax with two transverse whitish marks on each side, 
and with two whitish middle stripes which are broader and further apart 
than those of L. basifera , Pectus with testaceous whitish tomentum. Ab- 
domen with a row of whitish spots along each side j underside testaceous 
except at the tip. Legs with blackish hairs ; femora with testaceous hairs. 
Wings blackish brown, limpid for almost half the length from the base j 
veins black. Halteres whitish. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 
10 lines. 
Mount Ophir, at the height of 4000 feet, 
33. Lapheia inaurea, n. s., foem. Obscure nigra, capite, thoracis lateribus, 
pectore abdominisque marginibus fulvo-tomentosis, mystace nigro, anten- 
narum articulo 3° longi-fusiformi, thorace einereo-bivittato, abdomine ferru- 
gineo, apice nigro, alis obscure fuscis basi pallidioribus. 
Female. Dull black. Head, sides of the thorax, pectus, and hind borders of 
the abdominal segments with tawny tomentum. Face slightly convex 
towards the epistoma. Mystax with a few black bristles. Third joint of the 
antennae very elongate-fusiform, longer than the 1st and the 2nd. Thorax 
with two parallel cinereous stripes. Abdomen ferruginous, black and 
shining towards the tip j underside somewhat cinereous. Legs with tawny 
hairs. Wings dark brown, somewhat paler towards the base ; veins black. 
Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 
Singapore. 
34. Lapheia basigutta, n. s., mas. Nigra, capite aureo, mystace nigro, an- 
tennarum articulo 3° lineari, thorace abdomineque fulvo-tomentosis, alis 
nigricantibus basi sublimpidis. 
Male. Black. Face almost flat, with pale gilded tomentum. Mystax with 
