413 
Genus Lopliocera tomyia . 
$ . Head similar to that of L. fraudatrix. Palpi brown, 
a little longer than the proboscis, bluntly acuminate, the apical 
Fig. 179. 
Wing of LoplioceratomyiccMcornuta. <$. Theobald. 
segment slightly longer than the penultimate, the whole palpi 
with short, scanty hairs ; no trace of the basal process seen in 
fraudatrix . Antennae plumose, 
plume hairs brown, internodes 
pale, basal segment with a large 
horn-like process on the inner side 
as in hrevipalpus, with a series of 
fine hairs on the upper side; 
antennae organs on four segments 
of the curious form figured, page 412. 
Thorax rich brown, showing 
two median parallel brighter brown 
broad lines* covered scantily with 
very small curved brown to bronzy 
scales, brown to deep brown chae- 
tae ; scutellum paler with similar 
scales and four black border- 
bristles to the mid lobe ; meta- 
notum brown. 
Abdomen deep brown, un¬ 
banded, pale hairs ; venter 
ochreous-brown. 
Legs brown, unbanded, fore 
and mid ungues unequal, the 
former uniserrate, the mid simple ; hind small, equal and simple. 
Wings with rather short fork-cells, the first sub-marginal 
longer and narrower than the second posterior, its base very 
Fig. 180. 
Lophoceratomyia bicormitci. 
Theobald. 
6 genitalia. 
