thorax; face very oblique. Antennæ shorter than the breadth of the head;
joints short, transverse; arista slender, filiform, longer than the
preceding part, which is lanceolate. Scutellum prominent, armed with two
minute spines. Abdomen transverse, much broader than the thorax. Legs
slender, somewhat short. Wings rather narrow; veins feeble, in structure
like those of _Stratiomys_.
13. GABAZA ARGENTEA, n. s. _Foem._ Nigra, antennis fulvis, arista alba,
thorace abdomineque argenteo-tomentosis, tarsis albido-testaceis, alis
limpidis, venis pallidis.
_Female._ Coal-black. Antennæ tawny, arista white; thorax and abdomen
with bright silvery tomentum; tarsi whitish testaceous; wings limpid,
veins pale. Length of the body 2 lines; of the wings 3-1/2 lines.
Gen. SARGUS, _Fabr._
14. Sargus metallinus, _Fabr._ See Vol. I. p. 110.
15. SARGUS COMPLENS, n. s. _Foem._ Rufescente-fulvus, capitis vertice
nigro, antennis testaceis, abdomine fasciis latis abbreviatis piceis,
tarsis posticis basi tibiisque posticis nigris, alis cinereis, basi
subluridis, apud costam exteriorem nigro-fuscis.
_Female._ Reddish tawny. Head black above, testaceous beneath; antennæ
testaceous; abdomen with four broad abbreviated piceous bands; legs
tawny, hind tibiæ black with a tawny apical mark, hind tarsi black
towards the base; wings greyish, slightly lurid towards the base,
blackish-brown about the exterior part of the costa, veins black, tawny
towards the base; halteres testaceous, tawny towards the tips. Length of
the body 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines.
16. SARGUS ROGANS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Capitis vertice nigro, antennis
pedibusque testaceis, tibiis tarsisque posticis nigris, alis subcinereis
apice obscurioribus. _Mas._ Luteo-testaceus. _Foem._ Ferrugineus.
_Male and Female._ Head black above; antennæ and legs testaceous; hind
tibiæ and hind tarsi black; wings greyish, darker towards their tips;
veins black, tawny towards the base. _Male._ Lutescent testaceous.
_Female._ Ferruginous; wings darker than those of the male. Length of
the body 5 lines; of the wings 10 lines.
Gen. NERUA, n. g.
_Foem. Corpus_ longiusculum, sublineare. _Caput_ transversum, thorace
non latius. _Antennæ_ breves; articulus tertius rotundus; arista
apicalis, longa, tenuis, setiformis. _Thorax_ productus. _Scutellum_
spinis quatuor longiusculis. _Abdomen_ depressum, sublineare, thorace
vix latius, non longius. _Pedes_ graciles, non longi. _Alæ_ angustæ;
venæ bene determinatæ.
_Female._ Body rather long, nearly linear. Head transverse, not broader
than the thorax. Antennæ short; third joint round; arista apical, long,
slender, setiform. Thorax long. Abdomen flat, thin, nearly linear,
hardly broader and not longer than the thorax. Legs slender, not long.
Wings narrow; veins distinctly marked, in structure like those of
_Clitellaria_.
This genus may be distinguished from _Culcua_ by the shape of the
abdomen.
17. NERUA SCENOPINOÏDES, n. s. _Foem._ Atra, nitens, antennis fulvis,
scutelli spinis pedibusque albis, alis nigro-cinereis, postice
pallidioribus, venis nigris, halteribus testaceis.
_Female._ Coal-black, shining; antennæ tawny; thorax slightly tomentose;
spines of the scutellum and legs white; wings blackish grey, paler
towards the hind border, veins black; halteres testaceous. Length of the
body 3 lines; of the wings 5 lines.
Gen. ADRAGA, n. g.
_Mas. Corpus_ sublineare. _Caput_ thorace non latius. _Oculi_ connexi.
_Antennæ_ brevissimæ; articulus tertius rotundus; arista apicalis,
gracilis, setiformis. _Thorax_ sutura transversa bene determinata.
_Scutellum_ prominens, trigonum, marginatum. _Abdomen_ thorace paullo
brevius, non latius. _Pedes_ breviusculi, validi, non dilatati. _Alæ_
mediocres.
_Male_. Body nearly linear, rather thick. Head not broader than the
thorax. Eyes connected. Antennæ very short; third joint round; arista
apical, long, slender, setiform. Thorax with the transverse suture very
distinct. Scutellum prominent, triangular, with a border. Abdomen a
little shorter and not broader than the thorax. Legs stout, rather
short, not dilated. Wings moderately broad; veins in structure like
those of _Clitellaria_.
18. ADRAGA UNIVITTA, n. s. _Mas._ Nigra, subtilissime punctata, antennis
piceis, thorace vitta cinerea, tarsis posterioribus albis, alis
nigricantibus.
_Male_. Coal-black, hardly shining; antennæ piceous; thorax and abdomen
very minutely punctured; thorax with a stripe of cinereous tomentum;
posterior tarsi white; wings blackish, veins black. Length of the body 3
lines; of the wings 5 lines.
Gen. OBRAPA, n. g.
_Foem. Corpus_ breve, latum, crassum, convexum. _Caput_ transversum,
thorace angustius. _Antennæ_ breves; articulus tertius rotundus; arista
apicalis, gracilis, setiformis. _Thorax_ sutura transversa bene
determinata. _Abdomen_ transversum, thorace paullo latius, valde
brevius. _Pedes_ breviusculi, validi; antici subdilatati. _Alæ_
mediocres.
_Female._ Body short, broad, thick, convex. Head transverse, narrower
than the thorax. Antennæ short; third joint round; arista apical,
slender, setiform. Thorax with the transverse suture very distinct.
Scutellum large, prominent, with a marginal suture. Abdomen transverse,
a little broader than the thorax, and not more than half its length.
Legs stout, rather short, the fore pair slightly dilated. Wings
moderately broad, veins rather irregular; discal areolet large,
quadrilateral; externo-medial veins, subanal vein, and anal vein very
slight; subanal vein and anal vein united at some distance from the
border.
19. OBRAPA PERILAMPOÏDES, n. s. _Foem._ Atra, nitens, subtilissime
punctata, capite glabro, antennis piceis, tarsis posterioribus albidis,
alis limpidis, venis albidis basi nigris, halteribus niveis.
_Female._ Deep black, shining, very minutely punctured; head smooth;
antennæ piceous; posterior tarsi whitish, with black tips; wings limpid,
veins whitish, black towards the base; halteres snow-white. Length of
the body 2-1/2 lines; of the wings 5 lines.
20. OBRAPA CELYPHOÏDES, n. s. _Foem._ Atra, nitens, subtilissime
punctata, capite glabro, antennis piceis, tarsis albidis, alis
nigro-cinereis, venis nigris, halteribus niveis.
_Female._ Deep black, very minutely punctured. Head smooth; antennæ
piceous; tarsi whitish; wings blackish cinereous, veins black; halteres
snow-white. Length of the body 2 lines; of the wings 4 lines.
Fam. TABANIDÆ, _Leach_.
Gen. TABANUS, _Linn._
21. TABANUS RECUSANS, n. s. _Foem._ Piceus, cinereo-subtomentosus, callo
nigro angusto, antennis rufis apice nigris, humeris rufescentibus,
abdomine basi glaucescente, tibiis obscure ferrugineis, alis
nigro-fuscis, apice margineque postico cinereis.
_Female._ Piceous, slightly covered with cinereous tomentum. Callus of
the head black, long, slender, entire; antennæ red, black towards the
tips, angle of the third joint very small; thorax reddish on each side
in front of the forewings; abdomen with glaucous tomentum towards the
base; tibiæ mostly dark ferruginous; wings blackish-brown, cinereous
towards the tips and along the hind border; veins black; forebranch of
the cubital vein simple, very slightly undulating, its tip, like that of
the radial vein, clouded with blackish-brown. Length of the body 6-1/2
lines; of the wings 12 lines.
Fam. ASILIDÆ, _Leach_.
Subfam. DASYPOGONITES, _Walk._
Gen. DASYPOGON, _Fabr._
22. DASYPOGON INOPINUS, n. s. _Foem._ Piceus, facie aurata, mystace
parvo albo, antennis ferrugineis, apices versus nigris, capite
transverso longioribus, articulo tertio lineari, pectore fasciis tribus
canis, abdominis segmentis ferrugineo fasciatis, alis luridis, apud
costam nigro-fuscis, halteribus testaceis.
_Female._ Piceous. Face flat, brightly gilded; epistoma not prominent;
mystax with a few white bristles; mouth black; antennæ ferruginous,
black towards the tips, longer than the breadth of the head; third joint
linear, longer than the first and the second together; pectus with three
hoary bands; abdomen subclavate, nearly twice the length of the thorax;
a ferruginous band on the hind border of each segment; legs mostly
ferruginous; wings lurid, blackish-brown towards the costa, veins black;
halteres testaceous. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 14 lines.
23. DASYPOGON HONESTUS, n. s. Lutescente-fulvus, capite, antennis,
pedibus alisque nigris, thorace vitta schistacea nigro marginata
vittisque duabus lateralibus cinereis, pectore postico nigro, abdomine
----?, tibiis tarsisque posticis fulvis.
Luteous-tawny. Head, antennæ, hind part of the pectus, and legs black,
shining; mystax with very few bristles; antennæ almost as long as the
breadth of the head, third joint long, slender, linear; thorax with a
slate-coloured blackish-bordered stripe, a short slate-coloured stripe
on each side; abdomen wanting; hind tibiæ and tarsi tawny; wings
blackish, veins black. Length of the body 4? lines; of the wings 7
lines.
Subfam. LAPHRITES, _Walk._
Gen. LAPHRIA, _Fabr._
24. Laphria scapularis, _Wied. Auss. Zweifl._ 1. 516. 29. Inhabits also
Java.
25. Laphria aurifacies, _Macq._ See Vol. I. p. 10.
26. LAPHRIA GLORIOSA, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Aurata, capite pectoreque
albis, abdomine purpureo, guttis lateralibus albis, basi viridi,
lateribus pedibusque cyaneis, alis fuscis basi cinereis, halteribus
testaceis.
_Male and Female._ Head and pectus with white tomentum and hairs; mystax
with a few black bristles; mouth and antennæ black; third joint of the
latter linear, conical at the tip, longer than the first and the second
together; thorax with cupreous-gilded tomentum; abdomen purple, green at
the base, blue and with a row of white dots along each side; legs blue;
wings brown, cinereous towards the base, veins black; halteres
testaceous. _Male._ Legs very thick and pilose. Length of the body 9
lines; of the wings 16 lines.
27. LAPHRIA SOCIA, n. s. _Foem._ Cyaneo-viridis, capite aurato,
antennarum articulo tertio longissimo subfusiformi, thoracis tomento
subaurato, vitta media nuda, pectore argenteo, abdomine purpureo-cyaneo
basi viridi maculis lateralibus argenteis, alis nigro-cinereis basi
cinereis.
_Female._ Bluish-green. Head brightly gilded, hind part silvery; mystax
with six long black bristles; third joint of the antennæ very elongate
subfusiform; thorax with slightly gilded tomentum, excepting a broad
bare middle stripe; pectus with silvery tomentum; abdomen purplish-blue,
green towards the base, with spots of silvery tomentum along each side;
hind borders of the ventral segments white; wings grey, blackish-grey
for almost half the length from the tips and along three-fourths of the
length of the hind border, veins black; halteres ferruginous. Length of
the body 8-1/2 lines; of the wings 16 lines.
28. LAPHRIA CONSOBRINA, n. s. _Foem._ Purpurea, capite aurato, pectore
argenteo, abdomine viridi-cyaneo, maculis lateralibus argenteis, alis
nigricantibus basi cinereis.
_Female._ Purple. Head brightly gilded, hind part silvery, underside
with white hairs; mystax with six long black bristles; pectus with
silvery tomentum; abdomen greenish blue, with spots of silvery tomentum
along each side; hind borders of the ventral segments white; wings
slightly grey, blackish for full half the length from the tips and along
full three-fourths of the length of the hind border, veins black;
halteres ferruginous, with black tips. Length of the body 7-1/2 lines;
of the wings 14 lines.
This species much resembles _L. socia_, but may be distinguished by the
difference of colour, and more especially by the more undulating first
branch vein, by the much less oblique third externo-medial vein, and by
the subanal vein, which is united to the anal vein much nearer the
border.
29. LAPHRIA SODALIS, n. s. _Mas._ Cyanea, capite aurato, antennarum
articulo tertio fusiformi, thoracis lateribus purpureo-viridibus,
pectore ventreque argenteis, abdomine maculis lateralibus argenteis,
alis cinereis, apice posticeque nigricantibus.
_Male._ Blue. Head brightly gilded, vertex and hind part silvery,
underside with white hairs; mystax with four long black bristles, and
with several gilded bristles; third joint of the antennæ
elongate-fusiform; sides of the thorax varied with green and purple;
abdomen with spots of silvery tomentum along each side, underside and
pectus silvery; wings grey, black towards the tips and along half the
length of the hind border; halteres white. Length of the body 7 lines;
of the wings 13 lines.
The veins of this species are hardly different from those of _L.
consobrina_ in structure, excepting the third externo-medial, which is
united to the fourth nearer the border.
30. LAPHRIA COMES, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Viridi-cyanea, capite aurato,
antennarum articulo tertio fusiformi, pectore ventrisque lateribus
argenteis, abdomine viridi (mas) aut purpureo-cyaneo (foem.) maculis
lateralibus argenteis, alis nigricantibus basi cinereis.
_Male and Female._ Greenish blue. Head brightly gilded, hind part
silvery; mystax with six long black bristles; third joint of the antennæ
elongate-fusiform; pectus with silvery tomentum; abdomen green in the
male, purplish-blue in the female, with silvery spots along each side,
underside with two silvery stripes; wings blackish, grey at the base and
along the costa for more than one-third of the length, veins and
halteres black. Length of the body 6--6-1/2 lines; of the wings 11-12
lines.
This may be only a small variety of _L. consobrina_; but the wings are
not darker towards the costa as in that species, and the first
branch-vein is much more straight.
31. LAPHRIA CONSORS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Viridis (mas) aut cyanea
(foem.), capite aurato, antennarum articulo tertio brevifusiformi,
pectore argenteo, abdomine æneo-viridi (mas) aut cyaneo-purpureo
(foem.) maculis lateralibus argenteis, alis nigricantibus, basi
cinereis.
_Male and Female._ Green (male) or blue (female). Head gilded, hind part
silvery; mystax with a few black bristles; third joint of the antennæ
short-fusiform; pectus silvery; abdomen æneous-green in the male,
bluish-purple in the female, with silvery spots along each side; wings
blackish, grey at the base and along the costa for more than one-third
of the length; veins and halteres black. Length of the body 4-1/2--5
lines; of the wings 8-9 lines.
The straight and not oblique third externo-medial vein distinguishes
this species from all the preceding _Laphriæ_.
32. LAPHRIA GERMANA, n. s. _Foem._ Cyanea, facie aurata, antennarum
articulo tertio longissime subfusiformi, abdominis maculis lateralibus
pectoreque argenteis, alis cinereis, basi subcinereis, halteribus albis.
_Female._ Blue. Head gilded in front, vertex and hind part silvery;
mystax with six black bristles; third joint of the antennæ very long,
subfusiform; pectus silvery; abdomen purplish blue, shorter than in the
preceding species, with silvery spots along each side; wings grey,
slightly grey towards the base; halteres white. Length of the body 3-1/2
lines; of the wings 7 lines.
33. LAPHRIA FLAGRANTISSIMA, n. s. _Mas._ Rufescente-cervina, capite
aurato, antennis pedibusque rufescentibus, thorace vittis tribus
latissimis (lateralibus abbreviatis) pectoreque nigricantibus, alis
lutescentibus, plaga postica interiore fasciaque latissima exteriore
nigricantibus.
_Male._ Reddish fawn colour. Head gilded; mystax with numerous gilded
bristles; mouth lanceolate, very stout; antennæ reddish, third joint
long, lanceolate, abruptly acuminated at the tip; thorax with three very
broad blackish stripes; disk of the pectus black; abdomen with the
segments darker towards the base, underside black towards the tip; legs
reddish, stout; tarsi with black bands beneath; wings somewhat luteous,
with a large blackish patch on the hind border near the base, and with a
very broad blackish band near the tip; halteres testaceous. Length of
the body 11 lines; of the wings 22 lines.
34. LAPHRIA JUSTA, n. s. _Mas._ Lutea, capite aurato, ore, antennis
apice, thoracis maculis duabus posticis, pectore, abdominis fasciis
latis femoribusque nigris, alis cinereis, apud costam luridis.
_Male._ Luteous. Head gilded; mystax with numerous gilded bristles;
mouth short, black; antennæ reddish tawny, third joint lanceolate, black
except at the base; thorax with the disk somewhat darker, two large
black spots hindward; pectus black; abdomen linear, with a broad black
band on the fore border of each segment; femora black above except at
the tips, hind femora black also beneath; wings greyish, slightly
clouded with dark grey, lurid along the costa for three-fourths of the
length; halteres testaceous. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 14
lines.
35. LAPHRIA MANIFESTA, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Fulva, capite argenteo (mas)
aut pallide aurato (foem.), antennis apice nigris, thoracis disco et
abdominis maculis subtrigonis subæneo-ferrugineis, scutello
quadrisetoso, alis subcinereis.
_Male and Female._ Tawny. Head silvery in the male, pale-gilded in the
female; mystax with several slender bristles; mouth lanceolate; third
joint of the antennæ very elongate-subfusiform, black towards the tip;
disk of the thorax and nearly triangular dorsal spots of the abdomen
ferruginous with a slight æneous tinge; pectus testaceous, slightly
silvery; wings slightly greyish; veins black, testaceous at the base,
where the wings also have a testaceous tinge; halteres testaceous.
Length of the body 4-1/2--5 lines; of the wings 8-9 lines.
36. LAPHRIA APERTA, n. s. _Foem._ Testacea, capite subargenteo, antennis
abdominisque apice nigris, alis nigricantibus basi limpidis, halteribus
albidis.
_Female._ Testaceous. Head with whitish slightly silvery tomentum;
mystax with very few bristles; antennæ black, third joint long, linear,
conical at the tip; thorax with a very indistinct darker stripe; abdomen
black towards the tip; wings blackish, limpid towards the base; veins
black, testaceous at the base; halteres whitish. Length of the body 4
lines; of the wings 7 lines.
37. LAPHRIA DECLARATA, n. s. _Mas._ Fulva, capite albo, facie argentea
micante, antennis tibiisque posticis nigris, thorace atro, alis
cinereis, venis nigris, halteribus testaceis.
_Male._ Tawny, slender. Head white, face brilliant silvery; mystax with
four bristles; mouth black, short, slender; eyes flat in front; antennæ
black, almost as long as the breadth of the head; third joint long,
slender, lanceolate; thorax deep black; scutellum reddish tawny; hind
tibiæ black, with tawny tips; wings greyish, veins black; discal veinlet
and third externo-medial vein forming one straight line, as in the genus
_Atomosia_; halteres testaceous. Length of the body 3-1/2 lines; of the
wings 6 lines.
Subfam. ASILITES, _Walk._
Gen. TRUPANEA, _Macq._
38. TRUPANEA CONTRADICENS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Nigricans,
cinereo-subtomentosa, thoracis vittis pectoreque cano-tomentosis,
pedibus nigris, tibiis rufis apice nigris, alis fusco-cinereis, areola
radiali schistaceo vittata. _Mas._ Capite subaurato, barba
testaceo-albida, abdominis segmentis lutescente marginatis. _Foem._
Capite barbaque albidis, abdomine stylato, segmentis cano marginatis.
_Male and Female._ Blackish. Antennæ and legs black; thorax slightly
covered with cinereous tomentum; stripes, pectus, and underside of the
abdomen hoary; tibiæ red, with black tips; wings brownish grey; radial
areolet with a slate-coloured stripe. _Male._ Head slightly gilded;
mystax with a few black bristles and many gilded bristles; beard
testaceous-whitish; sides of the abdomen and hind borders of the
segments lutescent. _Female._ Head and beard whitish; mystax with many
black bristles and a few white bristles; abdomen with an apical style,
more than one-third of the length of the preceding part, sides and hind
borders of the segments hoary. Length of the body 12-14 lines; of the
wings 14-18 lines.
Gen. ASILUS, _Linn._
39. Asilus longistylus, _Wied. Auss. Zweifl._ 1. 433. 13. Inhabits also
Java.
Gen. OMMATIUS, _Illiger._
40. OMMATIUS NOCTIFER, n. s. _Mas._ Niger, capite aurato, thoracis
incisuris, scutello, pectore, segmentorum abdominalium marginibus
ventreque canis, tibiis fulvis apice nigris, alis cinereis costa
apiceque nigricantibus, halteribus ferrugineis.
_Male._ Black. Head gilded; mystax with a few black and several gilded
bristles; sutures of the thorax, scutellum, sides, pectus, hind borders
of the abdominal segments, and underside hoary; tibiæ tawny, with black
tips; wings cinereous, blackish along the costa and towards the tips,
veins black; halteres ferruginous. Length of the body 6--6-1/2 lines; of
the wings 11-12 lines.
41. OMMATIUS LUCIFER, n. s. _Mas._ Æneo-niger, capite argenteo, pectore
albido, abdominis segmentis ferrugineo marginatis, pedibus testaceis,
femoribus nigro-vittatis, tarsis nigris, alis limpidis apice
nigricantibus costa atra apud medium incrassata, halteribus testaceis.
_Male._ Bronze-black. Head silvery in front; mystax with a few black and
a few whitish bristles; pectus whitish; hind borders of the abdominal
segments ferruginous; legs testaceous; femora striped with black; tarsi
black, ferruginous at the base; wings limpid, blackish at the tips;
costa deep black, incrassated in the middle; halteres testaceous. Length
of the body 6 lines; of the wings 11 lines.
42. OMMATIUS RETRAHENS, n. s. _Foem._ Cinereo-niger, facie argentea,
pectore albido, pedibus testaceis, tarsis, femoribus tibiisque apice
femoribusque posticis nigris, alis limpidis apice subcinereis,
halteribus testaceis.
_Female._ Cinereous-black. Head silvery white in front; mystax with very
few white and black bristles; pectus whitish; legs testaceous; tips of
the anterior femora and of the middle tibiæ black; hind femora and hind
tarsi black; anterior tarsi and hind tibiæ black, testaceous towards the
base; wings limpid, slightly cinereous towards the tips; veins black;
halteres testaceous. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 7 lines.
Gen. LEPTOGASTER, _Meigen._
43. LEPTOGASTER FERRUGINEUS, n. s. _Mas._ Ferrugineus, pectore albo,
abdomine nigro, segmentorum marginibus ventreque testaceis, pedibus
fulvis, femoribus apice nigris, tibiis piceo vittatis, tibiis posticis
tarsisque nigris basi testaceis, alis sublimpidis, halteribus testaceis
apice piceis.
_Male._ Ferruginous. Head pale, gilded in front, hind side and pectus
white; mouth and antennæ tawny, the latter blackish towards the tips;
abdomen black; hind borders of the segments and under side testaceous;
legs tawny; anterior femora with a testaceous band before the tips,
which are black; hind femora and anterior tibiæ striped with piceous,
the latter black towards the tips; tarsi and hind tibiæ black,
testaceous at the base; wings very slightly greyish, veins black;
halteres testaceous, piceous towards the tips. Length of the body 7
lines; of the wings 10 lines.
44. LEPTOGASTER LONGIPES, n. s. _Mas._ Ferrugineus, pectore albido,
abdomine piceo, segmentis apice fulvescentibus, pedibus anterioribus
fulvescentibus, posticis piceis longissimis, femoribus posticis basi
testaceis, alis subcinereis basi obscurioribus costa venisque nigris,
halteribus testaceis apice nigris.
_Male._ Ferruginous. Head testaceous in front; mouth and antennæ black;
pectus whitish; abdomen piceous, hind borders of the segments somewhat
tawny; legs somewhat tawny; hind legs piceous, very long, their femora
testaceous at the base; wings slightly greyish, darker towards the base,
costa and veins black; halteres testaceous, with black knobs. Length of
the body 4 lines; of the wings 8 lines.