. Fig. 29.—Empis amplitarsis, sp. nov., front leg of male. with long dense hairs on upper aud outer sides, a few short hairs on inner and lower sides, the 4th also bearing a denser bunch on upper side near tip. Wings pale grey; venation approximately normal, anterior cross-vein at ^ discal cell; halteres moderately dark brown. Described from a single 6 from the Pusa collection from Bel gaum, Bombay Presidency, 2500 ft,, 11. viii. 1910 (Fletcher), presented to the British Museum. A label attached by Mr. T. Bainbrigge Pletcher says: " Fore- legs are stretched out in front and function as an
. Fig. 29.—Empis amplitarsis, sp. nov., front leg of male. with long dense hairs on upper aud outer sides, a few short hairs on inner and lower sides, the 4th also bearing a denser bunch on upper side near tip. Wings pale grey; venation approximately normal, anterior cross-vein at ^ discal cell; halteres moderately dark brown. Described from a single 6 from the Pusa collection from Bel gaum, Bombay Presidency, 2500 ft,, 11. viii. 1910 (Fletcher), presented to the British Museum. A label attached by Mr. T. Bainbrigge Pletcher says: " Fore- legs are stretched out in front and function as antenna?; they are not used for ; The extraordinary development of the front tarsi easily distinguishes this species from all other Indian Empidje, yet this character is the only one in which it differs from typical species of Empis. 283. Empis albohalteralis, sp. nov. <5. Head with vertex blackish, frons and face moderately dark grey; first two antennal joints yellowish, 3rd black, base narrowly pale, style rather long ; proboscis black, reaching (bent under body) to middle of abdomen ; palpi pale yellowish, curved upwards, rather long, with a few black bristles; eyes with large upper facets bright brown, lower small ones coffee-brown; occiput ash-grey, a marginal row of small black bristles and a more central
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