Gen. LIMNOBIA, _Meigen_.
Div. I. _Meig. Zweifl._ i. 131. pl. 5. f. 5.
5. LIMNOBIA LEUCOTELUS, n. s., mas. Atra, alis nigricantibus, maculâ
discali limpidâ, margine postico subcinereo, apice albo.
_Male._ Deep black. Wings blackish, with a discal limpid spot;
posterior border slightly greyish for rather more than half the
length from the base; tips white. Length of the body 6 lines; of the
wings 12 lines.
Singapore.
6. LIMNOBIA PLECIOIDES, n. s., fœm. Atra, thorace pallidè rufo, alis
nigricantibus.
_Female._ Deep black. Thorax pale red. Wings blackish. Length of the
body 7 lines; of the wings 12 lines.
Singapore.
Div. L. _Meig. Zweifl._ i. 132. pl. 5. f. 4.
The structure of the wing-veins in the above division is almost, but not
quite, identical with that of the following species.
7. LIMNOBIA DICHROA, n. s., fœm. Atra, antennis ferrugineis basi
apiceque nigris, abdomine luteo, basi fasciâque latissimâ posticâ
nigris, pedibus testaceis, femoribus tibiisque apice tarsisque
nigris, alis fuscescentibus costâ testaceâ.
_Female._ Deep black. Antennæ ferruginous, black at the base and at
the tips. Abdomen luteous, black at the base and with a very broad
black band beyond the middle. Legs testaceous; tarsi and tips of the
femora and of the tibiæ black. Wings brownish, testaceous at the
base and along the costa. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings
16 lines.
Mount Ophir.