78. Musca flaviceps, _Macq. Dipt. Exot._ ii. 2. 145. 23. pl. 18. f. 1.
(Lucilia.) (Genus Chrysomyia, _Desv._)
Singapore. Inhabits also Hindostan.
79. MUSCA CHRYSOÏDES, n. s. (genus Chrysomyia, _Desv._), mas.
Sericeo-viridis, capite testaceo, palpis antennisque fulvis,
abdominis vittâ dorsali fasciisque nigris, alis subcinereis apice
obscurioribus.
_Male._ Sericeous green, hardly shining. Head testaceous. Proboscis
black. Palpi and antennæ tawny. Abdomen with a black dorsal stripe,
and with a black band on the hind border of each segment. Legs
black; coxæ and femora green. Wings greyish, much darker towards the
tips; veins black, tawny along the costa; præbrachial vein forming a
very obtuse and somewhat rounded angle at its flexure, from whence
it is slightly curved inward to its tip; discal transverse vein
deeply undulating, parted by much less than its length from the
border, and by a little less than its length from the flexure of the
præbrachial vein. Alulæ dingy testaceous. Length of the body 5
lines; of the wings 10 lines.
Malacca and Mount Ophir.
80. MUSCA PORPHYRINA, n. s. (genus Lucilia, _Desv._), fœm. Purpurea,
capite albido, antennis pedibusque nigris, palpis fulvis, abdomine
æneo-purpureo, alis cinereis.
_Female._ Purple. Head whitish. Proboscis and antennæ black. Palpi
tawny. Thorax with a slight hoary tinge which is very indistinctly
striped. Abdomen bronze-purple. Legs black. Wings grey; veins black;
præbrachial vein forming a very slightly obtuse angle at its
flexure, from whence it is very slightly curved inward to its tip;
discal transverse vein nearly straight, parted by little more than
half its length from the border and from the flexure of the
præbrachial. Alulæ dark grey. Length of the body 4½ lines; of the
wings 9 lines.
Mount Ophir, at the height of 4000 feet.
81. MUSCA TRITA, n. s. (genus Lucilia, _Desv._), fœm. Cyaneo-viridis,
capite pedibusque nigris, facie albâ, thoracis lateribus
subpurpurascentibus, abdominis lateribus apiceque albido-tomentosis,
alis sublimpidis.
_Female._ Bright bluish-green. Head and appendages and legs black;
face white. Sides of the thorax slightly purplish. Abdomen green,
with slight whitish tomentum along each side and at the tip. Wings
almost limpid; veins black; præbrachial vein forming a very obtuse
and slightly rounded angle at its flexure, from whence to its tip it
is hardly curved inward; discal transverse vein hardly curved
inward, parted by much less than its length from the border and by a
little less than its length from the flexure of the præbrachial
vein. Alulæ greyish. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 6
lines.
Malacca.
82. MUSCA DEFIXA, n. s. (genus Lucilia, _Desv._), mas. Cyaneo-viridis,
capite albido, epistomate testaceo, palpis pedibusque nigris,
antennis fulvis, alis subcinereis.
_Male._ Bluish-green. Head whitish; epistoma testaceous. Proboscis,
palpi and legs black. Antennæ tawny. Wings greyish; veins black;
præbrachial vein forming a slightly obtuse and slightly rounded
angle at its flexure, from whence to its tip it is moderately curved
inward; discal transverse vein slightly undulating, parted by
one-third of its length from the border, and by less than half its
length from the flexure of the præbrachial. Alulæ grey. Length of
the body 3 lines; of the wings 6 lines.
Singapore.
83. MUSCA REFLECTENS, n. s. (genus Pollenia, _Desv._), fœm.
Purpureocyanea, viridi-varia, capite fulvo, frontalibus cinereis,
palpis antennisque testaceis, pectore testaceo, maculis duabus
purpureo-cyaneis, abdomine cano-subtessellato, apice æneo, pedibus
validis nigris, tibiis fulvis, alis subcinerascentibus.
_Female._ Purplish-blue tinged with green, hardly shining. Head
fawn-colour, testaceous in front; frontalia cinereous. Proboscis
black. Palpi, antennæ and pectus testaceous, the latter with a
purplish-blue mark on each side. Abdomen slightly tessellated with
hoary tomentum, æneous at the tip. Legs black, stout; tibiæ tawny.
Wings very slightly greyish; veins black, testaceous towards the
base and along the costa; præbrachial vein forming a very obtuse
angle at its flexure, from whence it is slightly undulating to its
tip; discal transverse vein very deeply undulating, parted by full
half its length from the border, and by much less than its length
from the flexure of the præbrachial vein. Alulæ white. Length of the
body 5 lines; of the wings 10 lines.
Malacca.
84. MUSCA INFIXA, n. s. (genus Silbomyia, _Macq._), fœm.
Viridi-cyanea, capite albido, frontalibus antennisque nigris, palpis
fulvis, thoracis vittis quatuor abdomineque purpureis, pedibus
piceis, femoribus cyanascentibus, alis cinereis costâ venisque
fusco-marginatis.
_Female._ Greenish-blue. Head whitish. Frontalia, proboscis and
antennæ black. Palpi tawny. Thorax with four purple stripes. Abdomen
purple. Legs piceous; femora bluish. Wings grey, brownish along the
costa and along the borders of the veins, which are black;
præbrachial vein forming an almost right and somewhat rounded angle
at its flexure, from whence it is very slightly curved inward to its
tip; discal transverse vein very slightly undulating, parted by full
half its length from the border, and by much more than its length
from the flexure of the præbrachial vein. Alulæ dark grey. Length of
the body 5 lines; of the wings 10 lines.
Singapore.
85. MUSCA FUMIPENNIS, n. s. (genus Silbomyia, _Macq._), fœm,
Cyaneo-viridis, capite testaceo, frontalibus piceis, palpis
antennisque testaceis, thoracis vittis quatuor subobsoletis
purpurascentibus, scutello abdomineque purpureo-cyaneis, pedibus
nigris robustis densè pilosis, alis fuscis, apud costæ dimidium
basale sublimpidis.
_Female._ Bluish-green. Head pale testaceous; frontalia piceous.
Proboscis black. Palpi and antennæ testaceous. Thorax with four very
indistinct purplish stripes. Scutellum and abdomen purplish-blue.
Legs black, stout, thickly pilose; fore coxæ tawny. Wings brown,
paler at the tips and along the hind border, nearly limpid along the
costa for half the breadth, and rather less than half the length
from the base; veins black; præbrachial vein forming a very slightly
oblique and much-rounded angle at its flexure, from whence it is
moderately curved inward to its tip; discal transverse vein nearly
straight, parted by rather more than half its length from the
border, and by much less than its length from the flexure of the
præbrachial vein. Alulæ grey. Length of the body 5 lines; of the
wings 10 lines.
Singapore.
86. MUSCA DOTATA, n. s. (genua Phormia? _Desv._), mas. Viridis, capite
antico albo, palpis antennisque fulvis, abdominis vittâ dorsali
nigrâ fasciisque nigro-æneis, pedibus nigris, alis cinereis, dimidio
apicali antico nigro-fusco.
_Male._ Green. Head white in front. Proboscis black. Palpi and antennæ
tawny. Abdomen with a black dorsal stripe, and with blackish bronze
bands. Legs black. Wings grey; apical half blackish-brown, excepting
the hind border; veins black; præbrachial vein forming a very obtuse
and somewhat rounded angle at its flexure, from whence it is very
slightly curved inward to its tip; discal transverse vein moderately
undulating, parted by little more than half its length from the
border and by rather less than its length from the flexure of the
præbrachial. Alulæ grey. Length of the body 3½ lines; of the wings 7
lines.
Singapore.
87. MUSCA DIFFIDENS, n. s. (genus Pyrellia, _Desv._), fœm.
Cyaneo-viridis, capite albido, palpis antennis pedibusque nigris,
alis vix cinerascentibus.
_Female._ Bright bluish-green. Head whitish. Proboscis, palpi, antennæ
and legs black. Wings hardly greyish; veins black; præbrachial vein
gently curved at its flexure, from whence it is almost straight to
its tip; discal transverse vein almost straight, parted by much less
than its length from the border, and by much more than its length
from the curve of the præbrachial vein. Alulæ whitish. Length of the
body 3 lines; of the wings 6 lines.
Singapore.
88. MUSCA CONFIXA, n. s. (genus Pyrellia, _Desv._), fœm. Lætè viridis
cyaneo purpureoque varia, capite nigro, antice albido, palpis
testaceis, antennis nigris basi rufescentibus, abdominis apice
subæneo, pedibus nigris, alis cinereis.
_Female._ Bright green, tinged with blue and purple along each side.
Head black above, whitish in front. Proboscis black. Palpi
testaceous. Antennæ black; first and second joints reddish. Abdomen
slightly æneous at the tip. Legs black; femora green. Wings grey;
veins black; præbrachial vein gently curved at its flexure, between
which and its tip it is slightly curved inward, discal transverse
vein moderately undulating, parted by much less than its length from
the border, and by a little less than its length from the flexure of
the præbrachial vein. Alulæ dark grey. Length of the body 3½ lines;
of the wings 7 lines.
Mount Ophir, at the height of 4000 feet.
89. MUSCA REFIXA, n. s. (genus Pyrellia, _Desv._), fœm. Purpurea,
lateribus subtùsque cyanea aut cyaneo-viridis, capite antico, palpis
pedibusque nigris, antennarum articulo tertio piceo, alis
subcinereis.
_Female._ Purple shining, blue on each side and beneath. Head in
front, proboscis, palpi and legs black. Third joint of the antennæ
piceous. Wings slightly greyish; veins black; præbrachial vein
forming a gentle curve at its flexure, which is very near the
border, indistinctly curved outward from thence to its tip; discal
transverse vein almost straight, parted by little more than half its
length from the border, and by about its length from the flexure of
the præbrachial vein. Alulæ grey. Length of the body 2½–2¾ lines; of
the wings 5–5½ lines.
_Var._ β. Bluish-green. Scutellum purplish-blue. Discal transverse
vein very indistinctly curved inward.
Singapore.
90. MUSCA PERFIXA, n. s. (genus Pyrellia, _Desv._), fœm. Purpurea,
capite palpis antennis pedibusque nigris, alis limpidis.
_Female._ Very nearly allied to _M. refixa_. Purple, shining. Head and
appendages and legs black. Wings limpid; veins black; præbrachial
vein forming a gentle curve at its flexure which is very near the
border, straight from thence to its tip; discal transverse vein
almost straight, parted by about half its length from the border,
and by a little more than its length from the flexure of the
præbrachial vein. Alulæ whitish. Length of the body 3 lines; of the
wings 6 lines.
Mount Ophir.
91. MUSCA AFFIXA, n. s. (genus Morellia, _Desv._), mas. Obscurè nigra,
capite antico albo, thoracis vittis tribus latis albidis, abdomine
subtessellato, alis subcinereis.
_Male._ Dull black. Head white in front. Thorax with three broad
whitish stripes. Abdomen slightly tessellated. Wings greyish; veins
black; præbrachial vein forming a gentle curve at its flexure which
is very near the border, nearly straight from its flexure to its
tip; discal transverse vein hardly undulating, parted by less than
half its length from the border, and by little less than its length
from the flexure of the præbrachial vein. Alulæ grey. Length of the
body 4 lines; of the wings 7 lines.
Mount Ophir.