189. ENICOPTERA PICTIPENNIS, n. s. _Mas._ Fulva, longa, nitens,
pubescens, capite luteo vitta lata, litura antica arcuata maculisque
duabus lateralibus nigris, palpis nigro notatis, antennis basi nigro
guttatis apice nigricantibus, abdomine longi-fusiformi nigricante basi
fulvo, alis longis luteis apud costam nigris postice cinereis, vittis
quatuor deviis fuscis.
_Male._ Tawny, long, shining, pubescent, testaceous beneath; head pale
luteous, with a broad black stripe, which is dilated on each side; a
black U-shaped mark about the face, which is black; a large black spot
on each side of the peristoma; palpi partly black; antennæ blackish at
the tips, and with a black dot on each at the base; 3rd joint linear,
rounded at the tip, more than twice the length of the 2nd; arista
plumose; pectus with a minute blackish mark on each side in front;
abdomen blackish, except towards the base, elongate-fusiform, much
longer and narrower than the thorax; legs long, testaceous, minutely
pubescent; wings long, luteous, cinereous along the inner part of the
hind border; black along the exterior part of the costa, and with
four irregular brown stripes which are abbreviated towards the base,
the first also interrupted; veins luteous, black in the dark parts;
radial vein undulating; cubital vein hardly undulating; præbrachial
vein curved and inclined forward towards its tip; discal transverse
vein very oblique, slightly curved outwards, parted by less than half
its length from the border, and by more than its length from the
præbrachial transverse. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16
lines.
190. ENICOPTERA TORTUOSA, n. s. _Mas._ Fulva, longa, nitens,
pubescens, facie argenteo bistrigata, thoracis vittis duabus fasciaque
metathorace pectorisque disco nigris, abdomine lineari vittis duabus
ventralibus nigris, alis longis vitreis subdilatatis, vitta costali
fulva nigricante nebulosa apice furcata, vittis duabus obliquis
flavo-fuscis.
_Male._ Tawny, long, shining, minutely pubescent; head depressed
above, with a silvery streak on each side of the face; antennæ
reaching the epistoma; 3rd joint linear, slightly and obliquely
truncated at the tip, full four times the length of the 2nd; arista
plumose; thorax with an irregular black stripe along each side, and
with a black band adjoining the scutellum; metathorax and disc of
the pectus black; abdomen linear, much longer and narrower than the
thorax, with a black stripe beneath; legs long, minutely pubescent;
wings long, vitreous, somewhat dilated, tawny and partly shaded
with blackish along the costa; this costal stripe dilated towards
the base, and emitting a fork towards the tip; two oblique brown
and yellow stripes, which part from the hind border, are united on
the præbrachial transverse vein, and there join the costal stripe,
the exterior one very short; veins black; radial vein excessively
contorted towards its tip; cubital vein straight till near its
tip, where it is inclined hindward, and is slightly undulating;
præbrachial vein very undulating exteriorly; subanal vein straight;
discal transverse vein very oblique, nearly straight, parted by full
one-fourth of its length from the border, and by full half its length
from the præbrachial transverse, which is straight, upright, and
unusually long. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines.
_Enicoptera flava_, Macq. (Dipt. Exot. Suppl. 3, 63), the type of this
genus, inhabits Java, and is closely allied to _E. tortuosa_, and
may be a local variety of the latter species, but differs from the
character and figure. Macquart states that his description was taken
from an apparently immature specimen.
191. _Enicoptera arcuosa_, n. s. _Mas._ Fulva, longa, nitens,
pubescens, capite pallide luteo vitta lata biramosa fasciaque antica
nigris, thoracis lineolis duabus maculisque duabus anterioribus
pectorisque lituris duabus nigris, abdomine fusiformi, alis longis
lutescentibus sat angustis apices versus fuscis postice cinereis,
vitta discali albida, fascia exteriore alba antice furcata et arcuata.
_Male._ Tawny, long, shining, minutely pubescent; head pale luteous,
with a broad black stripe which emits an oblique branch on each side
to the eye, and with a black band by the epistoma; antennæ nearly
reaching the epistoma; 3rd joint linear, rounded at the tip, thrice
the length of the 2nd; arista plumose; thorax with two short black
lines, each with a black spot in front; pectus with a black mark on
each side; abdomen fusiform, longer but hardly narrower than the
thorax; legs long, hardly pubescent; wings long, rather narrow,
somewhat luteous, brown towards the tips, grey along the hind border,
with a short whitish discal stripe which terminates in a white band,
the latter abbreviated hindward and forked in front, the exterior fork
much curved and terminating behind the tip of the wing; veins tawny,
black towards the tips; radial vein slightly undulating opposite
the præbrachial transverse vein; the other veins straight; discal
transverse vein slightly oblique, slightly curved outward, parted by
full one-third of its length from the border, and by nearly twice its
length from the præbrachial transverse; halteres testaceous. Length of
the body 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines.
192. ENICOPTERA? PLAGIFERA, n. s. _Foem._ Testacea, longiuscula,
frontis puncto nigro, facie nigricante-cinerea, palpis nigro
guttatis, antennis luteis, thoracis lineis tribus strigisque duabus
exterioribus, metathorace pectorisque lituris nigris, abdomine
fusiformi fasciis duabus basalibus nigris; alis vitreis longiusculis,
strigis duabus basalibus fasciis duabus plagaque subapicali fuscis.
_Female._ Testaceous, rather long, not shining, with a few black
bristles; head a little narrower than the thorax, with a black point
on the front; face blackish grey; palpi with a black dot on each outer
side; antennæ pale luteous, not reaching the epistoma; 3rd joint
linear, rounded at the tip, about four times the length of the 2nd;
arista bare; thorax with three black lines and with two short and
more exterior black streaks; metathorax black, shining; pectus with
some black marks on each side; abdomen fusiform, hardly longer than
the thorax, with two black bands near the base; legs moderately long;
wings vitreous, rather long, with two narrow brown bands, the interior
band emitting two brown streaks to the base of the wing, the exterior
band curved, continued along the costa to the tip of the radial vein,
the space beyond it mostly occupied by an elliptical brown patch;
veins black, straight; discal transverse vein straight, upright,
parted by more than half its length from the border, and by nearly
twice its length from the oblique præbrachial transverse. Length of
the body 4-1/2 lines; of the wings 9 lines.
Gen. ORTALIS, _Fallen_.
The two following species belong to a new group of _Ortalis_, and will
probably form a distinct genus.
193. ORTALIS DECATOMOIDES, n. s. _Mas._ Obscure rufa, thorace brevi,
abdomine nigro, fusiformi, basi rufo, pedibus fulvis, femoribus
posterioribus basi albidis, tibiis posticis nigris, alis subcinereis,
macula apicali fasciisque duabus nigricantibus.
_Male._ Dull red; head rather large, a little broader than the thorax,
blackish on each side of the face; antennæ wanting; thorax short;
abdomen black, shining, fusiform, red at the base, a little narrower
but hardly longer than the thorax; legs tawny; posterior femora
whitish at the base; hind tibiæ black; wings slightly greyish, rather
convex along the hind border, blackish at the tips, and with two
blackish bands; first band rather oblique; veins black; præbrachial
vein and cubital vein slightly curved and approximating towards the
tip of the wing; discal transverse vein straight, upright, short,
parted by much more than its length from the border, and by full twice
its length from the præbrachial transverse, which is extremely short;
Length of the body 1-1/4 line; of the wings 2-1/2 lines.
194. ORTALIS VACILLANS, n. s. _Foem._ Fulva, arista pubescente,
abdomine nigro postice lanceolato, alis limpidis, costa striga basali
fasciisque tribus nigricantibus.
Closely allied to _D. decatomoides_. _Female._ Tawny, shining; head
full as broad as the thorax; epistoma slightly prominent; antennæ
nearly reaching the epistoma; 3rd joint linear, conical towards the
tip, about four times the length of the 2nd; arista pubescent; abdomen
black, a little longer than the thorax, lanceolate hindward; wings
limpid, blackish along the costa, with a blackish streak, and with
three slender blackish bands; 1st band short, oblique, abbreviated
hindward by the end of the basal streak; 2nd curved, slightly
abbreviated hindward; 3rd nearly straight, entire; discal transverse
vein upright, nearly straight, parted by less than half its length
from the border, and by much more than its length from the præbrachial
transverse. Length of the body 2 lines; of the wings 4 lines.
Gen. TRYPETA, _Meigen_.
195. TRYPETA BASIFASCIA. _Foem._ Ferruginea, longiuscula, capite
antennisque luteis, arista plumosa, metathorace nigro, pectoris disco
nigricante, abdomine nigro basi fulvo, pedibus halteribusque fulvis,
femoribus posterioribus nigricantibus, alis nigris albo notatis basi
vitreis.
_Female._ Ferruginous, shining, rather long; head luteous, white about
the eyes, narrower than the thorax; face rather long; sides of the
peristoma slightly dilated; antennæ luteous, very short, not extending
to half the length of the face; 3rd joint conical, much longer
than the 2nd; arista plumose; metathorax black; disk of the pectus
blackish; abdomen black, fusiform, tawny towards the base, a little
longer than the thorax; legs and halteres tawny; posterior femora
blackish; wings black, mostly vitreous towards the base, with two
white spots on the costa, with two on the hind border, and with four
or five transverse white dots on the disk; veins black, tawny at the
base; discal transverse vein straight, upright, parted by much less
than its length from the border, and by much more than its length from
the præbrachial transverse. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 7
lines.
196. TRYPETA NIGRIFASCIA, n. s. _Mas._ Fulva, capite antennisque
pallide luteis, arista plumosa, thoracis lineis duabus et fascia
metathoraceque nigris, abdomine elliptico, alis vitreis latiusculis,
vitta costali fulva vittaque postica fusca.
_Male._ Tawny, shining; head pale luteous, whitish on the face and
about the eyes; antennæ pale luteous, not near reaching the epistoma;
3rd joint elongate-conical, about twice the length of the 2nd; arista
plumose; thorax with an irregular black line on each side, and with
a black band in front of the scutellum; metathorax black; abdomen
elliptical, much shorter and a little narrower than the thorax; wings
vitreous, rather broad, with a broad tawny stripe, which occupies
the whole base and extends beyond the tip along the costa, where
it contains some grey marks; a brown stripe near the hind border,
abruptly angular exteriorly; veins tawny; discal transverse nearly
straight and upright, parted by less than half its length from the
border, and by more than its length from the præbrachial transverse.
Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 6 lines.
197. TRYPETA LATIVENTRIS, n. s. _Mas._ Fusca, lata, depressa, capite,
antennis, scutello abdomineque rufescentibus, arista subpubescente,
abdomine vitta interrupta nigra, pedibus testaceis, femoribus
nigricantibus postice cinereis, lituris costalibus et marginalibus
vitreis.
_Male._ Brown, rather broad and flat; head reddish, a little narrower
than the thorax, testaceous on the face and about the eyes; face
quite flat; antennæ reddish, not near reaching the epistoma; 3rd
joint linear, rounded at the tip, more than twice the length of the
2nd; arista minutely pubescent; thorax with black bristles on each
side; scutellum and abdomen dark reddish, the latter broader and not
longer than the thorax, with a black stripe which is interrupted on
the hind border of each segment; legs testaceous; femora blackish,
testaceous towards the tips; wings blackish, rather broad, cinereous
along the basal part of the hind border, with two small vitreous marks
towards the tip of the costa, and with three vitreous marks hindward,
the middle one much larger than the other two; veins black; discal
transverse vein nearly straight and upright, parted by a little less
than half its length from the border, and by a little less than its
length from the præbrachial transverse; alulæ and halteres testaceous.
Length of the body 3-1/2 lines; of the wings 5 lines.
198. TRYPETA STELLIPENNIS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Ferruginea,
capite antennisque pallide luteis, arista plumosa, metathorace
nigricante, abdomine fusiformi, pedibus halteribusque testaceis, alis
nigricantibus latiusculis, guttis marginalibus punctisque discalibus
albis.
_Male and Female._ Ferruginous, paler beneath; head pale luteous, not
so broad as the thorax; epistoma not prominent; antennæ pale luteous,
not near reaching the epistoma; 3rd joint linear, rounded at the
tip, full twice the length of the 2nd; arista plumose; metathorax
blackish; abdomen fusiform, narrower and a little longer than the
thorax; oviduct of the female cylindric-lanceolate; legs and halteres
testaceous; wings blackish, rather broad, white at the tips, with
white marginal dots and with white discal points; veins black; discal
transverse vein upright, nearly straight, parted by a little more than
one-fourth of its length from the border, and by about its length from
the præbrachial transverse, which is rather long. Length of the body
2-1/2-3-1/2 lines; of the wings 5-6 lines.
199. TRYPETA AMPLIPENNIS, n. s. _Foem._ Cinerea, capite antennis
pedibus halteribusque fulvis, arista nuda, abdomine nigro fusiformi
basi fulvo apicem versus lanceolato, alis nigris latissimis albo
guttatis.
_Female._ Cinereous, dull; head tawny, whitish about the eyes; face
flat; antennæ tawny, very short, not extending beyond half the length
of the face; 3rd joint conical, a little longer than the 2nd; arista
bare; abdomen fusiform, black, shining, tawny towards the base,
lanceolate towards the tip, a little narrower and much longer than
the thorax; legs and halteres tawny; wings black, very broad, with a
white apical spot, with some white marginal and discal dots, and with
two larger white transverse costal marks; veins black, tawny at the
base; discal transverse vein straight, upright, parted by about half
its length from the border, and by a little less than its length from
the præbrachial transverse. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 6
lines.
200. TRYPETA APPROXIMANS, n. s. _Foem._ Nigra, nitens, capite
rufescente, facie cinerea, abdomine elliptico apicem versus
lanceolato, pedibus fulvis, femoribus nigris, alis nigricantibus albo
maculatis.
_Female._ Black, shining; head reddish; face cinereous; abdomen
elliptical, lanceolate towards the tip, much longer than the thorax;
legs tawny; femora black; wings blackish, with two white triangular
spots on the costa, with three white dots on the disk, with three
white streaks on the hind border, and with two white subapical
streaks; veins black; discal transverse vein nearly straight and
upright, parted by much less than its length from the border, and by a
little less than its length from the præbrachial transverse. Length of
the body 1-1/4 line; of the wings 2-1/2 lines.