101. LAMPROGASTER ZONATA, n. s., fœm. Nigra, capite flavo nigro-vario,
antennis piceis, thorace flavo-quadrivittato, abdomine
flavo-bifasciato, tarsis albis, alis subcinereis maculis costalibus
fasciâque fuscis.
_Female._ Black, shining. Head pale yellow, with four black shining
stripes in front; vertex, with a broad dull black stripe which
occupies the whole breadth behind, is notched on each side between
the eyes, and is narrower in front. Antennæ piceous; 3rd joint
nearly linear, rounded at the tip; arista minutely plumose, more
than twice the length of the 3rd joint. Thorax with four yellow
stripes, one on each side in front of the wings, and one on each
side of the scutum. Abdomen with two yellow bands; 1st slender; 2nd
apical, dilated in the middle of the fore border; knees tawny; tarsi
white, with blackish tips. Wings greyish, slightly lurid and with
brown marks at the base and along the costa, and with a brown band
which extends along the præbrachial vein to half the space between
the latter and the border; discal transverse vein straight, upright,
parted by about one-third of its length from the border, and by much
more than its length from the præbrachial transverse, which is
oblique. Halteres tawny. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 10
lines.
Singapore.
102. LAMPROGASTER GLABRA, n. s., mas. Nigra, antennis piceis,
abdominis fasciâ subapicali flavâ, tarsis albis, alis sublimpidis
maculis basalibus fasciisque quatuor fuscis.
_Male._ Black, shining. Antennæ piceous, in structure like those of
_L. zonata_. Abdomen with a slender yellow band near the tip. Tarsi
white, with black tips. Wings nearly limpid, with four brown bands,
slightly testaceous and with some indistinct brown marks at the
base; 1st and 3rd bands entire; 1st broader and darker than the
others; 2nd and 4th interrupted; veins black, testaceous towards the
base; discal transverse vein straight, upright, parted by one-fourth
of its length from the border, and by more than its length from the
præbrachial transverse vein, which is also upright. Halteres tawny.
Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 6 lines.
Singapore.
103. LAMPROGASTER TRANSVERSA, n. s., fœm. Nigra, capite fulvo fasciis
duabus nigris unâque albidâ, antennis fulvis, thoracis vittis
quatuor dorsalibus fulvis duabusque lateralibus albidis, abdomine
nigro-purpureo basi fulvo maculisque duabus subapicalibus flavis,
pedibus fulvis, tarsis albidis, alis subcinereis fusco sexfasciatis.
_Female._ Black. Head tawny, with two black bands above and a whitish
band in front. Antennæ tawny. Thorax with four dorsal tawny stripes
which are confluent in front and with two lateral whitish stripes.
Abdomen blackish-purple, tawny at the base, and with a yellow spot
on each side near the tip which is lanceolate. Legs tawny; tarsi
whitish, with black tips; hind tibiæ with brownish tips. Wings
slightly greyish, with about six irregular macular brown bands;
veins brown, tawny at the base; discal transverse vein nearly
straight and upright, parted by much less than its length from the
border, and by more than its length from the præbrachial transverse
vein, which is oblique. Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 4
lines; of the wings 8 lines.
Malacca.
104. LAMPROGASTER VITTATA, n. s., mas. Nigra, capite ex parte flavo,
antennis fulvis, thorace flavo-bivittato, scutello flavo-marginato,
abdominis vittâ dorsali flavâ, tarsis albis, alis nigricantibus basi
fasciisque quatuor albidis.
_Male._ Black, shining. Head pale yellow in front, beneath and about
the eyes. Antennæ tawny. Thorax with two yellow stripes; scutellum
with a yellow border. Pectus with an oblique yellow band on each
side. Abdomen with a yellow dorsal stripe. Tarsi white, with black
tips. Wings blackish, whitish at the base, and with four whitish
bands; 1st band irregular; 2nd and 3rd entire; 4th interrupted;
veins black; discal transverse vein straight, upright, parted by
about one-fourth of its length from the border, and by much more
than its length from the præbrachial transverse vein, which is
slightly oblique. Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 3 lines;
of the wings 6 lines.
Singapore.
105. LAMPROGASTER GUTTATA, n. s., fœm. Cinerea, capite nigro
trimaculato anticè testaceo, antennis fulvis, thorace
cano-quinquevittato, lateribus testaceis, abdominis fasciâ anticâ
fulvâ, tarsis albidis, alis subcinereis fasciis octo subinterruptis
fuscis.
_Female._ Black, with cinereous tomentum. Head partly dull testaceous
in front; vertex with three black spots, two in front and one
behind. Antennæ tawny; arista pubescent. Thorax with five hoary
stripes which are connected in front by a transverse band; sides
testaceous. Pectus with an oblique dull testaceous stripe on each
side. Abdomen with a tawny band on the hind border of the first
segment; oviduct slender, lanceolate. Tarsi whitish, with black
tips. Wings greyish, with about eight irregular and partly
interrupted brown bands; veins and halteres testaceous; discal
transverse vein nearly straight and upright, parted by about
one-fourth of its length from the border, and by more than its
length from the præbrachial transverse vein. Length of the body 3
lines; of the wings 6 lines.
Singapore.
106. LAMPROGASTER TRUNCATULA, n. s., fœm. Nigra robusta, abdominis
apice compresso lanceolato, tarsis albis, alis subcinereis lituris
transversis fuscescentibus fasciisque duabus nigro-fuscis.
_Female._ Black, stout, slightly shining. Arista pubescent. Abdomen
compressed and lanceolate at the tip. Tarsi white, with black tips.
Wings slightly greyish, with several slight transverse brownish
marks, and with two blackish-brown bands; the 1st broad, basal, not
extending beyond half the breadth from the costa; the 2nd narrow,
entire, near the 1st; veins black; discal transverse vein straight
and upright, parted by one-third of its length from the border, and
by very much more than its length from the præbrachial transverse
vein. Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 2½ lines; of the wings
5 lines.
Singapore.