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a broad pale band, the dark base and apex with a few scattered 
pale scales; antennae brown, basal half gradually becoming 
bright testaceous. 
Thorax brown, the front two-thirds mainly clothed with very 
pale grey narrow-curved scales, particularly prominent on the 
posterior border of this region, two ochreous-brown scaled spots 
in front amongst the pale scales, and a somewhat nude dark, 
curved line on each side in front of the roots of the wings, the 
hinder region of the mesothorax with mostly golden-brown 
narrow-curved scales, but some pale ones arranged in lines ; two 
prominent lines of rich golden-brown chaetae behind and similar 
coloured chaetae over the roots of the wings ; scutellum pale 
ochreous with small narrow-curved pale scales and nine bright 
golden-brown posterior border-bristles to the mid-lobe ; metanotum 
brown; pleurae brown and bright ochreous with some patches of 
small dull creamy flat scales. 
Abdomen clothed with bright golden ochreous scales, the 
second, third and fourth segments with a band towards the base, 
then bases of similar coloured scales, darkened at their apices, not 
forming distinct bands, last segment with two median lateral 
dark spots ; venter all golden ochraceous, also the whole of the 
first segment, which has many pale golden thin hairs ; posterior 
border-bristles pale golden. 
Legs uniformly ochreous but with some dark scattered scales 
on the femora, with very pale reflections, no trace of banding; 
ungues equal and simple. 
Wings with yellowish-brown scales, the outer part of the apex 
slightly paler scaled; first sub-marginal cell longer and narrower 
than the second posterior cell, its base nearer the base of the 
wing, its stem not quite half the length of the cell, stem of the 
second posterior nearly two-thirds the length of the cell; 
posterior cross-vein about twice its own length distant from the 
mid; halteres very pale ochreous, almost creamy-white. 
Length. — 4*8 mm. 
Habitat. —Katihar, Purneah District, N. Bengal (C. A. Paiva). 
Time of capture .—4. and 5. x. 08. 
Observations. —Described from a single perfect $ . It comes 
very near Taeniorhynchus epidesmus, described previously, but the 
total absence of leg banding, the more marked thoracic orna¬ 
mentation and more marked pale wing spot, separate it from 
that species. If it is the same it is a most marked variety. 
Type in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 
