. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. CmOItRlIIXA. 287 cream-coloured pubesceuce. Metanotum shining black, bare, Abdomen: 1st segment dull bluish-grey, blackish at base with a bunch ol:' pinkisIi-bro\Mi hairs in the centre of the posterior border; 2nd, 3rd and 4th segments with the basal half sub- metallic dull bluish-black, and the apical half sub-metallic brownish-black with a light brown posterior edge (widest on 'ith segment). Each segment is indented transversely by a narrow grey band bearing short grey hair, the hair in front of it being light brownish-grey and that on apical half brownish-b
. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. CmOItRlIIXA. 287 cream-coloured pubesceuce. Metanotum shining black, bare, Abdomen: 1st segment dull bluish-grey, blackish at base with a bunch ol:' pinkisIi-bro\Mi hairs in the centre of the posterior border; 2nd, 3rd and 4th segments with the basal half sub- metallic dull bluish-black, and the apical half sub-metallic brownish-black with a light brown posterior edge (widest on 'ith segment). Each segment is indented transversely by a narrow grey band bearing short grey hair, the hair in front of it being light brownish-grey and that on apical half brownish-black. Tip of abdomen with brown liairs; genitalia black, concealed, globular, with black hairs. Venter blacl<ish, with greyish hairs, posterior borders of segments tawny. Legs: coxte blackish, fore pair with whitish reflection and grey hair; liind pair yellowish, streaked w'itli black above, with yellowish-grey hair below. Femora black, extreme tips orange-yellow, basal half of middle pair below, and. Fig. 57.— Criorvliina dentaia, Brun., S, hind leg. a ba-<al band on hind pair, orange-yellow. The hind femora are barely thicker than the others and bear a distinct wide tootli on the under side near tho base. All the femora covered with a considera!)le amount of ligtit greyish hair, mixed with some brown hairs, the under sides bearing the longest hair. Tibiae: rather more than basal half of anterior pairs brownish-yellow, rhe rest black, hind pair nearly all black ; all with short whitish hair. Tarsi: anterior four brownish-yellow, with darker tips and traces of a darker central line; hind pair dark brown, with the u]iper side mainly black, Winr/s pale grey: stigma dark brown ; cross- veins lightly suffused for a small space with brown. Halteres yellow. Squama; transparent white, with yellow ish-brown border bearing long white hair. LtHf/th, 11 mm. Jjescril)ed from a c? i'l the Indian Museum collection taken at Kodiali, Simla District. 221. Criorrbiua interrupta, sp. nov.
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