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2 . Lophoceratomyia brevipalpus n. sp. 
Head deep brown, some golden scales around the eyes ; cf palpi 
much shorter than the proboscis, brown ; proboscis fairly long, yellowish- 
brown to deep brown, swelling apically. Antennæ with distinct promi¬ 
nence on inner side of basal joint; antennal organs smaller than in 
Fig. 9. Lophoceratomyia brevipalpus n. sp. cT- — a male palpi and proboscis; 
B basal segments of antennæ ; C antennal organs ; D fore, mid and hind ungues. 
the preceeding species. Thorax deep brown, shiny with brown scales, aline 
of grey scales on each side in front of the wings ; pleuræ yellowish-brown. 
Abdomen black dorsally, base of venter yellowish. Legs deep brown, 
coxæ and venter of femora yellowish. 
cf. Head deep brown with very small narrow-curved dull brown 
scales, slightly golden around the eyes and with numerous deep ochreous 
upright forked scales and small flat dull brown ones laterally ; palpi 
shorter than the proboscis, (Fig. 9 a) thin, scaly, brown except at the 
actual base where they are testaceous, the two apical joints are small, the 
