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as one orbita. Breadth of front at narrowest part from 
th ree quarter to four fifth eve width. Frontals des¬ 
cending as far as end of second antennal segment ; 
row of genals form the continuation of frontalis. 
Lateral verticals absent. Retro-ocular cilia in two 
rows, a third is imperfect. Third segment of antenna 
one and a half to almost twice the length of the 
second, short, not reaching lower eye margin. Face, 
genae and cheeks grey velvet-like with black reflec¬ 
tions. Beard grey; cheek Vestiture formed by biadi 
scattered hairs. Front and mouth edge prominent, like 
in haemorrhoa Mg. 
Th orax. — Prescutellar pair of acrostichals very 
weak, hairlike. 2 ps-dc ., stpl. 1 : 1 : 1. Anterior spi¬ 
racle dark brown velvet-like. Scutellum with two 
crossed and erect apicals and two pairs of long mar¬ 
ginals. The very brillant white colour of all parts of 
thorax and abdomen is a little brownish. 
Wings. — Costal spine vestigial. First vein bare, 
third hairy at basal half onlv. Section III. of costa 
scarcely longer than Section V. Veins a little yellow 
t O X: 
at base of wing. Alulae white; halteres brown. 
Legs. — Comb absent on middle femur. Femora 
and tibiae of all legs with long, fringe-like hairs. 
Posterior femur with a double row of weak bristles 
on anterior dorsal face, tibia a little bowed. 
Abdomen. — Segments I. II and III. with long 
triangular median spots and irregular, but round 
black reflections. Segment IV. with two large and 
two smaller round spots of black colour. Median 
marginal pair of bristles absent on second segment; 
third segment with two median marginals. 
