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narrowest part equal to three quarter e\e width. 
Lateral verticals absent; frontals descend in an obtuse 
angle to end of second segment of antenna. Four to 
five genal bristles at lower eye margin. Retro-ocular 
cilia in three rows, Yibrissae above oral margin as 
far as breadth of third antennal segment. This latter 
is scarcely twice the length of the second, with arista 
feathered to three quarters of its length. Palpi black, 
rather long and slender. Head blackish grey with 
black reflections. Beard dull grey. 
Thorax. — Prescutellar pair of aorostichals ab¬ 
sent. 3 + 3 de., stpl. I : I : I. Anterior spiracle dark 
brown. Scutellum with weak and short apicals and 
with two very long marginal pairs. 
Wings. — Costal spine present. First vein hairy, 
third vein hairy only on its basal half. Section III a 
little shorter than Section Y. Alulae white, the ante¬ 
rior a little shining; halteres brown. 
Legs. — Middle femur with comb and three to 
four long bristles as continuation of comb; it is of simi¬ 
lar structure on antero-ventral edge,but with some scat¬ 
tered hairs at base of femur. Posterior femur with two 
rows of bristles on antero-dorsal face, antero-ventral 
and postero-ventral edges with scattered long bristles 
and not very long fine hairs. All tibiae clothed with 
very short hairs only. 
Abdomen. — Pair of marginal bristles absent on 
second segment, third with six marginals and fourth 
with a submarginal row of eight to ten bristles. Ster- 
nites hairy. 
First genital segment hidden in the type; second 
globular, viewed from side broader (higher) than long. 
