. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. RHINGIA. VSd black spot oil the dorsum of eacli segment forms a sort oF longi- tudinal dorsal stripe. Venter tawny-brown. Ze^/s all pale tawny, all femora black at base, an indistinct blackisli wide ring round centre of hind tibiae; tarsi darker. In $ , femora nearly all pale and the ring on the bind tibiso less distinct. Wings pale grey, stigma yellowish. Length, 7-9 mm. Described from tlie type 6 , Darjiling District, 9000-12,000 ft. (Burl-iU); the ti/pe $ , Mussoorie, both in the Indian Museum, and a c? and 2 in my own collection. Simla (Annandale); viii.,
. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. RHINGIA. VSd black spot oil the dorsum of eacli segment forms a sort oF longi- tudinal dorsal stripe. Venter tawny-brown. Ze^/s all pale tawny, all femora black at base, an indistinct blackisli wide ring round centre of hind tibiae; tarsi darker. In $ , femora nearly all pale and the ring on the bind tibiso less distinct. Wings pale grey, stigma yellowish. Length, 7-9 mm. Described from tlie type 6 , Darjiling District, 9000-12,000 ft. (Burl-iU); the ti/pe $ , Mussoorie, both in the Indian Museum, and a c? and 2 in my own collection. Simla (Annandale); viii., ix. 1898 (JYarse); Phagu (Annandale, Kemp) ; Ivurseong, 4700- 5000 ft. Yar. fasciata, Brun. Mhingia laticincta var. faxciata, Erunetti, Hec. Ind. ?>rus. ii, p. ,58 (1908) ; i, pi. xi, ; 8, abdomen (1907). d" 2 . AVliat I take to be a variety of laticincta differs by the abdominal bands being reduced to semi-circular spots, placed on the posterior borders of the segments and joined by a very narrow line on the extreme edge. Tiie legs in the <S are paler, and shew only very slight traces of black at the base of tlie femora; in the 2 they are wholly pale, almost livid, with only the faintest. Fig. 28 i.—Rhingia laticincta, Brun., var. S $> abdomen. indication of a dark band on the hind libioc. Another point of difference is that the pubescence on the thorax is much shorter, and ahnost absent on the posterior part, and the sculellum is practically hare, except for some long hairs towards the tip. 1 have four specimens ( d d $ $ ) taken by myself at Darjiling (7000 feet), 10-15. x. 1905, antl am not at all sure that it is not specifically distinct, for which reason 1 liave given it a nanie. In mv collection. li>7. Rhingia angusticincta, Dmn. (PI, III, iig. lU.) liltiiKjia a/ii/i(iticinct((, IJruuetti, liec. Jnd. ii, p. 59 (1908). c? 2' This species resembles laticincta, tlie points of difference being as follows : the snout is distinctly siiorter ;
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