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rows of retro-ocular cilia. Face light brown with 
faint brassy reflections. Lateral verticals present; row 
of frontals with three bristles in a slight curve directed 
to inner margin of eye. Bristles on gena weak and 
short, not reaching frontal row. Third segment of 
antenna two and a half times the second, dark brown. 
Arista bare at its apical half. Vibrissae above oral 
margin at a distance equal to half the breadth of 
third segment of antenna. Palpi somewhat broad at 
lip, dark brown. 
Thorax. — Prescutellar pair of acrostichals pre¬ 
sent; 2 ps. de., stpl. I : I : I. Anterior spiracle yel¬ 
lowish brown. Sides of mesotborax with bright 
silvery pollen. Scutellum with a weak apical and 
two longer marginal pairs of bristles. 
Wings. — Costal spine vestigial. First vein bare, 
third 1 ongitudinal vein hairy at base only. Sec¬ 
tion III of costa equal to about one and a quarter 
times section A . Alulae white, halteres brown. 
Legs. — Middle femur with comb and a basal 
row of rather long hairs, antero ventral edge beset 
with a row of bristles increasing in length towards 
the base. 
Posterior femur below with rows of bristles on 
anterior face, ventral side clothed with long hairs. 
'Posterior tibia beset with fringe-like hairs on three 
quarters of inner side. 
Abdomen. — Median marginal pair of bristles 
absent on second segment. Posterior margin of fourth 
segment with a row of bristles. Viewed from behind 
a dark middle line visible on all segments, a pair of 
oval patches on each segment situated at anterior 
