albis, antennis basi ferrugineis, abdominis segmentis cano fasciatis,
femoribus, tibiis tarsisque basi albis, femoribus posticis luteo
fasciatis, alis limpidis, halteribus albidis apice piceis.
_Male._ Black. Head in front and the pectus white; antennæ ferruginous
at the base; abdomen long, a hoary band on the hind border of each
segment; femora, tibiæ, and tarsi white at the base; hind legs long,
rather stout; hind femora with a luteous band; wings limpid, veins
black; halteres whitish, with piceous knobs. Length of the body 5 lines;
of the wings 7 lines.
Fam. LEPTIDÆ, _Westw._
Gen. LEPTIS, _Fabr._
46. Leptis ferruginosa, _Wied._ See Vol. I. p. 118.
Gen. CHRYSOPILA, _Macq._
47. CHRYSOPILA VACILLANS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Lutescens, capite nigro,
thorace subvittato, abdominis segmentis nigro fasciatis, alis
sublimpidis apud costam flavescentibus, venis fusco latissime
marginatis, stigmate nigro-fusco.
_Male and Female._ Lutescent. Head of the female black, shining; thorax
with two brown bands which are paler and indistinct hindward; abdomen
with a broad black band on each segment; tarsi blackish towards the
tips; wings nearly limpid, yellowish along the costa, veins exteriorly
with very broad brownish borders, stigma blackish brown. Length of the
body 3-1/2 lines; of the wings 6 lines.
Fam. BOMBYLIDÆ, _Leach._
Subfam. THEREVITES, _Walk._
48. THEREVA CONGRUA, n. s. _Mas._ Nigra, glaucescente albo tomentosa,
albo pilosa, capite argenteo, thorace trivittato et bilineato, pedibus
nigris, femoribus albis, alis cinereis stigmate elongato venisque
nigris.
_Male._ Black, with glaucous-white tomentum and with white hairs. Head
silvery in front; thorax with three blackish brown stripes, the middle
one with a dark stripe on each side, broader and more distinct than the
lateral pair; abdomen beneath and legs black, femora white; wings grey,
with an elongated black stigma and black veins; halteres black. Length
of the body 5 lines; of the wings 8 lines.
Subfam. BOMBYLITES, _Walk._
Gen. ANTHRAX, _Fabr._
49. ANTHRAX PELOPS, n. s. _Mas._ Ferruginea, thoracis margine rufo
piloso, pectore abdomineque nigris, abdomine fasciis duabus, maculis
duabus apicalibus, plagaque ventrali subtrigona argenteis, alis
cinereis, basi costaque nigris.
_Male._ Closely allied to _A. Tantalus_. Dark ferruginous. Head above,
antennæ, pectus, abdomen, and legs black; thorax bordered with red
hairs; pectus with a silvery dot on each side; abdomen with red hairs on
each side at the base, with two silvery bands, with two silvery apical
spots, and with a ventral, nearly triangular, silvery patch; wings
cinereous, black at the base and along five-sixths of the length of the
costa, veins and halteres black. Length of the body 8 lines; of the
wings 18 lines.
50. Anthrax semiscita, _Walk._ See Vol. I. p. 118.
51. Anthrax degenera, _Walk._ See Vol. I. p. 15.
Gen. GERON, _Meigen._
52. GERON SIMPLEX, n. s. _Mas._ Ater, antennis pedibusque nigris, alis
subcinereis, halteribus fulvis.
_Male._ Deep black. Eyes bright red; proboscis a little longer than the
thorax; antennæ and legs black; wings slightly greyish, veins black;
halteres tawny. Length of the body 2-1/2 lines; of the wings 5 lines.
Fam. EMPIDOÆ, _Leach._
Gen. HYBOS, _Fabr._
53. HYBOS BICOLOR, n. s. _Mas._ Fulvus, ore antennisque testaceis,
abdomine, femoribus posticis apice tibiisque anticis piceis, tarsis
anterioribus ferrugineis, alis obscure cinereis.
_Male._ Tawny. Mouth and antennæ testaceous; abdomen, hind femora at the
tips, and fore tibiæ piceous, anterior tarsi ferruginous; wings dark
grey, veins black. Length of the body 3-1/2 lines; of the wings 7 lines.
Fam. DOLICHOPIDÆ, _Leach._
Gen. Psilopus, _Meigen._
54. Psilopus æneus, _Fabr. Syst. Antl._ 268. 9.
Inhabits also Java.
55. PSILOPUS BENEDICTUS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Aureo-viridis, facie
pectoreque argenteis, antennis testaceis apice nigris, thorace vittis
tribus cupreis, abdomine fasciis cupreo-purpureis, maculis lateralibus
albidis, pedibus testaceis tibiis posticis tarsisque nigris, alis
subcinereis, costam versus et apud venas transversas nigro-fuscis,
halteribus testaceis. _Foem._ Vertice cyaneo-purpureo, abdomine fasciis
cyaneis.
_Male and Female._ Golden green. Face silvery; antennæ testaceous, black
towards the tips, arista full as long as the thorax; thorax with three
cupreous stripes; pectus silvery; abdomen with cupreous purple bands and
with whitish spots along each side; legs testaceous, tarsi and hind
tibiæ black; wings slightly greyish, blackish brown along the costa and
about the transverse veins, veins black, fore branch of the præbrachial
vein curved inward, discal transverse vein undulating; halteres
testaceous. _Female._ Vertex bluish purple; abdomen with blue bands.
Length of the body 4--4-1/2 lines; of the wings 7-8 lines.
56. PSILOPUS LUCIGENA, n. s. _Mas._ Aureo-viridis, facie pectoreque
argenteis, antennis tarsisque nigris, thorace vittis tribus
rufo-cupreis, abdomine fasciis cupreo-purpureis, femoribus
lutescentibus, tibiis piceis, femoribus anticis apice nigricantibus,
alis nigris apice albis, halteribus fulvis apice nigris.
_Male._ Golden green. Face and pectus silvery; antennæ black, arista
longer than the thorax; thorax with three broad reddish cupreous
stripes; abdomen with broad cupreous purple bands; femora lutescent,
tibiæ piceous, fore femora blackish towards the tips, tarsi black;
wings black, tips snow-white, fore branch of the præbrachial vein
slightly curved inward, discal transverse vein much curved outward;
halteres tawny, with black tips. Length of the body 4-1/2 lines; of the
wings 9 lines.
57. Psilopus flavicornis, _Wied. Auss. Zweifl._ 11. 227. 31.
Inhabits also Sumatra.
58. PSILOPUS TERMINIFER, n. s. _Mas._ Aureo-viridis, vertice
cyaneo-purpureo, facie pectoreque argenteis, antennis, pedibus
halteribusque testaceis, abdomine apicem versus atro fasciis duabus
cupreis, alis subcinereis apice nigris.
_Male._ Golden-green, slender. Vertex bluish-purple; face and pectus
silvery; antennæ testaceous, arista about half the length of the body;
fourth and fifth segments of the abdomen deep black with a cupreous band
on the hind border of each segment, tip blue; legs and halteres
testaceous; wings greyish, paler along the hind border, tips black, fore
branch of the præbrachial vein slightly curved inward, discal transverse
vein slightly undulating. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 5
lines.
59. PSILOPUS ORCIFER, n. s. _Foem._ Purpureus, facie pectoreque
subcinereis, antennis, pedibus halteribusque nigris, abdomine
cyaneo-viridi segmentorum marginibus posticis purpureis, alis
nigricantibus margine postico cinereo. _Var._ Viridis, vertice cyaneo,
abdominis segmentis basi nigris.
_Female._ Purple, rather stout. Face and pectus slightly cinereous;
antennæ, legs, and halteres black; abdomen bluish-green, hind borders of
the segments purple; wings blackish, cinereous along the hind border,
fore branch of the præbrachial vein forming an obtuse angle, discal
transverse vein very undulating. _Var._ Green. Vertex blue; abdominal
segments black at the base. Length of the body 2-1/2 lines; of the wings
5 lines.
60. PSILOPUS EGENS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Purpureus, facie pectoreque
cyaneo-viridi cinereo subtomentosis, antennis, pedibus halteribusque
nigris, metathorace viridi, abdomine cyaneo, suturis nigris, alis
cinereis.
_Male and Female._ Purple. Face and pectus slightly covered with
cinereous tomentum, the latter bluish-green; antennæ black, arista much
more than half the length of the body; metathorax green; abdomen blue,
sutures black; legs and halteres black; wings grey, fore branch of the
præbrachial vein much curved inward, discal transverse vein straight;
length of the body 2-1/2--2-3/4 lines; of the wings 5 lines.
Gen. DOLICHOPUS, _Latr._
61. DOLICHOPUS TRIGONIFER, n. s. _Foem._ Cupreo-viridis, facie argentea,
antennis, pedibus halteribusque testaceis, pectore, ventre abdominisque
maculis lateralibus trigonis albidis, abdomine purpureo marginibus
posticis nigris, tarsis posterioribus nigricantibus, alis cinereis.
_Female._ Cupreous green. Face silvery; antennæ, legs, and halteres
testaceous; pectus, abdomen beneath, and triangular spots on each side
whitish; abdomen purple, hind borders of the segments black; posterior
tarsi blackish; wings grey, veins black, præbrachial vein forming a
right angle at its flexure, between which and the border it is much
curved inward, discal transverse vein very slightly curved outwards.
Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 5 lines.
This species resembles the _Psilopi_ in the structure of the præbrachial
vein.
Gen. DIAPHORUS, _Meigen._
62. DIAPHORUS RESUMENS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Obscure viridis (mas) aut
niger (foem.), facie pectoreque albidis, antennis piceis, abdomine
nigro-cupreo basi obscure testaceo, pedibus anterioribus tibiisque
posticis basi obscure testaceis, pedibus posticis nigris, alis
nigricantibus apud marginem posticum pallidioribus, halteribus
testaceis.
_Male and Female._ Dark green (male) or black (female). Face and pectus
whitish; antennæ piceous; abdomen cupreous-black, dull testaceous
towards the base; hind legs black, hind tibiæ towards the base and
anterior legs dull testaceous; wings blackish, paler along the hind
border, veins black, præbrachial vein and discal transverse vein
straight; halteres testaceous. Length of the body 2 lines; of the wings
3-1/2 lines.
Fam. SYRPHIDÆ, _Leach._
Gen. CERIA, _Fabr._
63. CERIA SMARAGDINA, n. s. _Foem._ Saturate metallico-viridis,
subtilissime punctata, faciei lateribus cupreis, antennis nigris, arista
nivea, thorace bivittato, abdomine æneo-viridi, tarsis nigris, alis
dimidio costali nigro, halteribus testaceis.
_Female._ Deep metallic green, very finely punctured. Head blue in
front, sides of the face cupreous-purple; mouth, antennæ, and tarsi
black; arista snow-white; thorax with two almost contiguous darker
stripes; abdomen æneous green, with the exception of the petiole, which
is very thick; wings slightly greyish, costal half black; halteres
testaceous. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 14 lines.
64. CERIA RELICTA, n. s. _Mas._ Nigra, faciei lateribus, thoracis
maculis quatuor humeralibus, pectoris fasciis duabus lateralibus,
scutello, abdominis maculis duabus basalibus fasciisque duabus flavis,
tibiis flavescentibus apice piceis, alis apud costam nigris, halteribus
testaceis.
_Male._ Black. Head yellow beneath, and in front with the exception of a
black stripe on the disk of the face; arista white; thorax with two
yellow spots on each side in front; scutellum yellow; pectus with an
oblique yellow band on each side; abdomen not petiolated, with a tumid
yellow spot on each side at the base, hind borders of the third and
fourth segments yellow; femora at the tips and tibiæ yellow, the latter
piceous towards the tips, tarsi piceous; wings greyish-black towards the
costa, excepting a lurid costal streak which extends along half the
length from the base; halteres testaceous. Length of the body 6 lines;
of the wings 11 lines.
65. CERIA RELICTA, n. s. _Foem._ Nigra, faciei lateribus abdominisque
fasciis duabus flavis, antennis ferrugineo variis, pedibus fulvis, alis
cinereis costam versus nigris, halteribus stramineis.
_Female._ Black. Head yellow, beneath and in front with the exception of
a black stripe on the disk of the face; first and third joints of the
antennæ somewhat ferruginous, arista white; thorax with two indistinct
yellowish marks on the transverse suture, hind border of the scutellum
and hind borders of the second and third abdominal segments yellow; legs
tawny, tibiæ paler towards the base; wings green, black for nearly half
the breadth from the costa; halteres straw-colour. Length of the body 6
lines; of the wings 11 lines.
This may prove to be the female of _C. relictura_, notwithstanding its
great difference from that species in the marks of the thorax and of the
abdomen, and in the colour of the legs.
Gen. MICRODON, _Meig._
66. MICRODON FULVICORNIS, n. s. _Mas._ Niger, aureo-subpubescens,
antennis, abdomine, pedibus halteribusque fulvis, femoribus nigris,
tibiis nigro vittatis, alis fuscis postice cinereis.
_Male._ Black. Head with gilded pubescence, cinereous behind and
beneath; antennæ tawny, second joint above towards the tip and third
joint piceous; thorax slightly covered with gilded tomentum; pectus with
cinereous tomentum; abdomen with gilded tomentum towards the tip; legs
tawny, femora mostly black, tibiæ with black stripes; wings cinereous,
dark-brown about the costa, veinlet which bisects the subapical areolet
incomplete, as it is also in the following species; halteres tawny.
Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 12 lines.
67. MICRODON APICALIS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Niger, aureo-pubescens,
thorace abdomineque fasciatis, pedibus halteribusque fulvis, alis
nigro-fuscis postice obscure cinereis.
_Male and Female._ Black, with gilded tomentum, which forms two bands on
the thorax, and one on each side of the pectus; abdomen with three
gilded tomentose bands, the third subapical, first segment ferruginous
beneath; legs tawny, femora at the base and coxæ black; wings
blackish-brown, dark cinereous hindward; halteres tawny. Length of the
body 5-6 lines; of the wings 10-12 lines.
Gen. GRAPTOMYZA, _Wied._
68. GRAPTOMYZA TIBIALIS, n. s. _Mas._ Testacea, vertice pectorisque
fasciis duabus piceis, antennis supra nigris, abdominis lateribus
fasciis duabus subtrigonis apiceque nigris, alis cinereis.
_Male._ Testaceous. Vertex and mouth piceous; epistoma with a piceous
line on each side; third joint of the antennæ black above; abdomen black
along each side and at the tip, and with two black bands which are
angular in front; wings cinereous. Length of the body 3-1/2 lines; of
the wings 6 lines.
Gen. ERISTALIS, _Latr._
69. Eristalis splendens, _Leguillon, Voy. aut. du Monde_; _Macq. Dipt.
Exot._ 11. 2. 49. 28.
Inhabits also Solomon's Islands.
70. ERISTALIS RESOLUTUS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Niger, capite antice albo,
thorace vittis duabus fasciaque pectorisque disco cinereis, scutello
fulvo, abdomine fasciis interruptis æneo-viridibus, tibiis basi
fulvescentibus, alis fuscis (mas) aut obscure fuscis (foem.) basi
cinereis, halteribus testaceis.
_Male and Female._ Black. Head shining, with white tomentum beneath and
on each side of the face; third joint of the antennæ piceous, arista
simple; thorax with two cinereous stripes and with one cinereous band,
somewhat chalybeous towards the scutellum, which is tawny; the band
continued on each side of the pectus, whose disk is cinereous; abdomen
with an interrupted æneous-green band on the second segment, third and
fourth segments æneous-green, each with three large black spots; tibia
somewhat tawny towards the base; wings brown (male) or dark brown
(female), cinereous towards the base; halteres testaceous. Length of the
body 6 lines; of the wings 10 lines.
71. ERISTALIS CONDUCTUS, n. s. _Foem._ Niger, faciei lateribus albis,
antennis, scutello, abdominis fasciis pedibusque testaceis, thorace
antico albido, alis subcinereis apice obscurioribus.
_Female_. Black. Head shining, with white tomentum behind, beneath and
on each side of the face; antennæ, scutellum, and legs testaceous,
arista simple; thorax whitish in front, the whitish part continued in a
short band on each side of the pectus; abdomen testaceous at the base
and beneath, and with three testaceous bands; hind tibiæ with black
tips; wings slightly greyish, darker towards the tips, cubital vein much
less bent than usual; halteres testaceous. Length of the body 3-1/2
lines; of the wings 6 lines.
72. ERISTALIS SUAVISSIMUS, n. s. _Foem._ Fulvus, capite testaceo vertice
nigro, thorace vittis quinque testaceis, abdomine nigro maculis sex
lutescentibus, segmentorum marginibus posticis æneis, pedibus nigris
testaceo fasciatis, alis sublimpidis punctis duobus costalibus nigris.
_Female_. Tawny. Head with testaceous tomentum, vertex black, shining;
antennæ testaceous, arista simple; thorax with five testaceous stripes;
pectus with two oblique testaceous bands on each side; abdomen black,
with six somewhat luteous spots, the basal pair larger and darker than
the middle pair, which are larger than the hind pair, apical segment
with two testaceous points, hind borders of the segments æneous above,
testaceous beneath; legs black, tibiæ at the base and tarsi testaceous;
wings nearly limpid, costa with two black points; halteres testaceous.
Length of the body 5-1/2 lines; of the wings 10 lines.
73. ERISTALIS MUSCOÏDES, n. s. _Mas._ Cyaneo-viridis subchalybeus,
capitis callo antennisque fulvis, faciei lateribus albo tomentosis,
thorace subvittato, abdomine nigro maculis æneo-viridibus, pedibus
nigris, alis subcinereis, halteribus albis.
_Male._ Bluish-green, with a slight chalybeous tinge. Face with white
tomentum along each side, middle callus tawny, shining; antennæ pale
tawny, arista plumose; thorax with three indistinct black stripes, the
lateral pair oblique, callus on each side beneath pale tawny; abdomen
black, second segment with a broad interrupted bluish green band, third
segment with four æneous-green streaks, fourth segment also with four
streaks which are united on the hind border, ventral segments whitish on
each side; legs black; femora bluish black towards the base; wings
slightly cinereous; halteres white. Length of the body 4 lines; of the
wings 8 lines.
Gen. HELOPHILUS, _Meigen._
74. Helophilus quadrivittatus, _Wied. Auss. Zweifl._ 11. 168. 22.
(Eristalis).
Inhabits also Hindostan.
75. HELOPHILUS MESOLEUCUS, n. s. _Foem._ Niger, faciei lateribus niveo
tomentosis, thorace vittis quatuor canis, scutello, abdominis fascia
antica latissima interrupta basique lutescentibus, alis cinereis, venis
basi halteribusque fulvis.
_Female._ Black. Face with snow-white tomentum on each side; thorax with
four hoary stripes; pectus with a cinereous disk; scutellum pale
luteous; abdomen pale luteous at the base, and with a broad interrupted
pale luteous band on the second segment, third and fourth segments
somewhat chalybeous, the former livid along the fore border, under side
with two lateral abbreviated pale luteous stripes; hind femora thick;
wings grey, veins towards the base, and halteres, tawny. Length of the
body 6-1/2 lines; of the wings 12 lines.
Gen. XYLOTA, _Meigen._
76. XYLOTA VENTRALIS, n. s. _Foem._ Nigro-chalybea, capite albido
tomentoso, scutello fulvo, vittis duabus ventralibus latis abbreviatis
testaceis, pedibus piceo et testaceo variis, alis fuscis basi cinereis,
halteribus testaceis.
_Female._ Blackish chalybeous. Head with whitish tomentum, excepting the
callus on the vertex and another on the front; mouth and antennæ black;
scutellum tawny; abdomen beneath with two very broad testaceous stripes
extending from the base to two-thirds of the length; legs dingy
testaceous, femora and hind tibiæ partly piceous, hind femora thick,
piceous, slightly chalybeous, armed with spines beneath; wings dark
brown, cinereous towards the base; halteres testaceous. Length of the
body 4-1/2 lines; of the wings 8 lines.
Gen. ORTHONEURA, _Macq._
77. ORTHONEURA BASALIS, n. s. _Foem._ Chalybeo-nigra, nitens,
cano-subtomentosa, antennis ferrugineis basi fulvis articulo tertio
elongato, tarsis posterioribus piceis, tarsis anticis tibiisque
anterioribus fulvis, his nigro fasciatis, alis subcinereis fusco
fasciatis, halteribus testaceis.
_Female._ Chalybeous-black, very shining, partly and slightly covered
with hoary tomentum; antennæ tawny, third joint ferruginous, long,
linear, tawny at the base; anterior tibiæ tawny with a black band, fore
tarsi tawny, hinder tarsi piceous; wings greyish, with a subapical brown
band which is abbreviated hindward, veins towards the base and halteres
testaceous; alulæ whitish. Length of the body 3-1/2 lines; of the wings
6 lines.
Gen. SYRPHUS, _Fabr._
78. Syrphus ægrotus, _Fabr._ See Vol. I. p. 124.
79. Syrphus ericetorum, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ iv. 287. 34. Inhabits also
Sierra Leone, Hindostan, and Java.
Fam. MUSCIDÆ, _Latr._
Subfam. TACHINIDES, _Walk._
Gen. MASICERA, _Macq._
80. MASICERA NOTABILIS, n. s. _Mas._ Nigra, longiuscula, capite
abdominisque fasciis albis, frontalibus atris, pectore cano, scutelli
margine postico abdominisque lateribus ferrugineis, alis cinereis, venis
fusco marginatis.
_Male._ Black, rather long, with long stout bristles; head white,
silvery, with white hairs behind and beneath, frontalia deep black,
widening slightly to the face, facialia without bristles, epistoma not
prominent; eyes bare; palpi ferruginous at the tips; antennæ extending
to the epistoma, third joint slightly widening towards the tip, nearly
four times the length of the second, arista slender, very much longer
than the third joint; pectus and sides of the thorax hoary, hind border
of the scutellum ferruginous; abdomen fusiform, much longer than the
thorax, with a broad slightly interrupted white band on the fore border
of each segment, sides of the second and third segments slightly
ferruginous; wings grey, veins black bordered with brown, præbrachial
vein forming a slightly acute angle at its flexure, near which it is
much curved inward, and is thence straight to its tip, discal transverse
vein curved inward, parted by less than its length from the border, and
by rather more than half its length from the flexure of the præbrachial;
alulæ white; halteres testaceous. Length of the body 6 lines; of the
wings 12 lines.
81. MASICERA? TENTATA, n. s. Nigra, cinereo-tomentosa, capite argenteo
frontalibus atris, antennarum articulo tertio basi rufo, thorace
quadrivittato, abdomine?, pedibus longiusculis, alis nigricantibus
postice cinereis.
Black, with cinereous tomentum and with moderately stout bristles. Head
silvery with white hairs behind and beneath, frontalia deep black,
slightly widening towards the face, facialia without bristles, epistoma
not prominent; antennæ extending nearly to the epistoma; third joint
cinereous, slender, linear, red towards the base, rounded at the tip,
more than four times the length of the second; arista slender, much
longer than the third joint; thorax with four slender black stripes;
scutellum not cinereous; abdomen wanting; legs rather long and slender;
wings blackish, cinereous hindward and at the tips, veins black,
præbrachial vein forming a very obtuse angle at its flexure, from whence
it is almost straight to its tip, discal transverse vein slightly
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; alulæ
large, yellowish white; halteres piceous. Length of the body 4? lines;
of the wings 7 lines.
82. MASICERA SOLENNIS, n. s. _Foem._ Nigra, breviuscula,
cinereo-tomentosa, capite albo, frontalibus atris, thorace
quadrivittato, scutelli margine postico ferrugineo, abdomine
subtessellato, alis cinereis.