. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. TBMNOSTOMA.—MILESIA, 263 widest towards the sides, and with a bright chrome-yellow, moderately Tiarrow band in front of the middle ; 3rd with a similar orange band in front of the middle and another on the posterior margin; 4th similar to 3rd, but the hinder band much wider; genitalia wholly reddish-brown. Pubescence on dorsum of abdomen mainly bright yellow, becoming brown on the black parts of the surface; mainly black on 4th segment and genitalia. Venter black, with a rather narrow yellowish band on posterior margin of segments. Le(js principally orange; co
. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. TBMNOSTOMA.—MILESIA, 263 widest towards the sides, and with a bright chrome-yellow, moderately Tiarrow band in front of the middle ; 3rd with a similar orange band in front of the middle and another on the posterior margin; 4th similar to 3rd, but the hinder band much wider; genitalia wholly reddish-brown. Pubescence on dorsum of abdomen mainly bright yellow, becoming brown on the black parts of the surface; mainly black on 4th segment and genitalia. Venter black, with a rather narrow yellowish band on posterior margin of segments. Le(js principally orange; coxoe, and a broad. Fig. 50.— Temnostoma nigriTtianus, Brim., abdomen. stx'ipe on under side of hind femora, black; a black streak on front side of middle femora; apical half of fore tibiae, and the fore tarsi wholly, black. Pubescence on legs mainly yellow, bright lemon-yellow and short on basal parts of tibiae. Wings yellowish-grey, anterior part brownish-yellow as far inwards as to fill both basal cells ; halteres yellow. Length, IG mm. Described from two d d" in the Indian Museum from Garhwal District, 11,000 ft., vi. 1914. There is a considerable general resemblance at first siglit between this species and my Milesla ferruginosa, which is not rare in the Kuinaon District. Genus MILESIA, Lair. Milesia, Latreille, Hist. Nat. Crust. Ins. xiv, p. 361 (1804). Sphixca, lluiidani, Nuov. Aimal. Sci. Nat. liolog. (2) ii, p. 455 (1844). Sphi/.vcea, Koudani, Dipt, Ital. Prod, i, p. 221$ (l8o(J). Genotype, Syrphus splendidus, Rossi, Faun. Etrus. ii, p. 292 (1790)*. * A littlo obscurity attaches to the correct application of the name Milcsia, which is ably discussed l>y Verrall (Brit. Fiies, Syrph. p. ()2'.)) in his comparison of tliis genus willi its allies. No definite type seems to liavo been chosen. Verrall shows that Sphixea, Rond., is abiiolutely synonymous with Mi/csia, and the choice of a type appears to He between cnOironifvrmis and i^plcndida, with perhaps urvdia, F
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