. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. 274 very numerous on the back of the head, w here the dense grey hairs are replaced by a moderately thick fringe of pale yeUow hairs; face shining black, bare ; mouth-border paje 3'ellow, bare: underside of head with soft greyish-white hairs. Thorax and scutellum denuded, but ground-colour black, and dorsum sur- rounded in front, at the sides, and behind with a dense border of thick grey hairs iu the (5', or a much sparser border in the $ ; the dorsum shows signs of having been covered lightly with yellowish-frrey hairs ; attached to the surface o
. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. 274 very numerous on the back of the head, w here the dense grey hairs are replaced by a moderately thick fringe of pale yeUow hairs; face shining black, bare ; mouth-border paje 3'ellow, bare: underside of head with soft greyish-white hairs. Thorax and scutellum denuded, but ground-colour black, and dorsum sur- rounded in front, at the sides, and behind with a dense border of thick grey hairs iu the (5', or a much sparser border in the $ ; the dorsum shows signs of having been covered lightly with yellowish-frrey hairs ; attached to the surface of the dorsum of both thorax and scutellum are a number of small brilliant bright green scales, with a lesser number of rose-pink similar scales ; both coloui-ed scales extend numerously over the sides of the tborax. In the 6 a quantity of soft black hairs on the sides just below and in front of the wing-insertions. Abdomen similar to the thorax, with similarly coloured scales. In the S the shouldei's have a bunch of nearly white soft hairs, with a fringe of yellow. Fig. 15.—Dischisfus re^plcndcns, Brun., wing. liairs between them ; the sides with thick nearly white hairs. In the § the shoulders have yellow instead of white hairs, and the coloured scales appear moi'e numerous. In both sexes some long black hairs occur over the dorsum, and the venter is black, with grey hairs and a few coloured scales. Lecjs black; tibife and metatarsi pale brownish yellow, with short spines, hind pair darker ; tarsi with rather long black bristles. Wings rather dark grey, brownish on anterior part; venation normal; halteres blackish ; tegula) brownish, with yellowish-grey fringe. Length, 5-6 mm. Described from one 6 (type) from Dharampur, Simla Hills, 51)00 ft., 6-8. V. 1907, and live $$ from Sukhwani, Nepal. 15. ii. 1908, Naini Tal, 14-17. iv. 1907, and Mergue, Assam; all the specimens being in the Indian Museum. It is common at Dehra Dun in March and April; Theog, Simla Hills, 14. v. 1909 :
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