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markedly close to the fourth vein, the pixth bends almost at 
right angles before reaching the costa. First fork-cell con¬ 
siderably longer and narrower than the second, its base slightly 
nearer the base of the wing, its stem about two-thirds the length 
of the cell; stem of the second fork-cell much longer than the 
Tig. 12. 
Wing of Neomyzomyia elegans. 9. James. 
cell; mid cross-vein short, just in front of the supernumerary, 
the posterior longer than the mid, more than three times its own 
length distant from it. 
Length. —-5 mm. 
£ . Very like the + . Palpi markedly creamy-white on the 
apical third, with two narrow black bands ; the black proboscis 
with minute creamy apex (labella) ; antennae with flaxen brown 
plume hairs. Wings with pale areas more pronounced than in 
the 9 • Pegs ornamented as in the 9 : fore ungues very unequal, 
the large one uniserrate, the small basal one looking almost like 
a second tooth to the large one, base of the last tarsal with thick 
spines beneath ; mid ungues small, slightly unequal, simple ; hind 
equal ana simple. Male claspers very long. 
Length. —5 mm. 
Habitat. —Karwar, Bombay Presidency (Coghill), Andaman 
Islands (Bay White) ; Meenglas, Jalpaiguri, Duars, India (8. 
viii. 07), 1 9 (C. Wallich). 
Observations. —Bedescribed from two 9 ?s and one $ • The 
genitalia of the latter, unfortunately spoilt in preparation, the 
flaspers were unusually long. A very marked spotted legged 
species, with prominent tibio metatarsal white band and marked 
wing venation, male ungues and thoracic adornment. 
I have redescribed this species from perfect material. It 
has been placed in Myzomyia and Pyretojphorus, but in neither 
did it seem satisfactory. A fresh Examination soon showed very 
