. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. PIPCNCULUS. 15 side. Win;/s clear; stigma weak, brownish ; anterior cross-veiu at about one-third of the diseal ceJl; halteres dirty yellow. Length, nearly 2h nun. Described from a unique c? fiom 8imla, x. 1908 (Jlowlctt). Tijpe sent lri)m tlie Pusa collection to the British Museum. l2. Pipiinculus chalybeus, sj). no\. (PI. I, fig. 4.) S . Head with vertex shining black ; eyes contiguous for a con- siderable distance: Irons and face brilliantly shining white; antennas black, 3rd joint yellowish, shining white when viewed from above ; proboscis with very large
. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. PIPCNCULUS. 15 side. Win;/s clear; stigma weak, brownish ; anterior cross-veiu at about one-third of the diseal ceJl; halteres dirty yellow. Length, nearly 2h nun. Described from a unique c? fiom 8imla, x. 1908 (Jlowlctt). Tijpe sent lri)m tlie Pusa collection to the British Museum. l2. Pipiinculus chalybeus, sj). no\. (PI. I, fig. 4.) S . Head with vertex shining black ; eyes contiguous for a con- siderable distance: Irons and face brilliantly shining white; antennas black, 3rd joint yellowish, shining white when viewed from above ; proboscis with very large orange labella ; palpi dark brown ; occiput very slightly puffed out, upper part flush with vertex. Thorax (dorsum aud scutelhim damaged) apparently dark grey; metanotum and ])leura3 ash-grey. Abdomen dark grey, almost blackish, with a bluish tinge and traces of grey dust towards the sides; 1st segment black at base, hinder half ash- grey ; 5th segment no longer than 4th, lightly grey-dusted. Genitalia very large, wider than last segment, shining dark Fig. 7.—Pipiinculus rhali/lieiis, Eruii., sp. n., wing. Lef/s: coxjB ash-grey; femora darker grey, tips orange; fore tibise dull orange ; posterior ones bluish-grey except at base and tips ; tarsi orange, tips dark. Wings pale j^rey ; stigma brownish ; anterior cross-vein distinctly before middle of diseal cell; halteres dirty brownish-yellow. Length, 2| mm. Described from a single J in slightly damaged condition, from Cherambadi, AVynaad, x. 1913 (Howlett). Type presented by Mr. T. B. Fletcher to the British ^Museum. Since being described the type has been accidentally further injured. A specimen in the Pusa collection from Poinsettia, Cherambadi, Wynaad, x. 1013 (IloivJett), luaj be of the same species. It is distinctly larger and the body, especially the abdomen, is very dis- tinctly bluish. 13. Pipunculus filicornis, Lnm. Pijnmciilusjdicontis, Iinnietli, l!ec. fiul. ^Mus, \ii, p. 48!* (1'.'12). 2 . Head with frons an
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