Fam. STRATIOMIDÆ, Haliday.
Gen. Ptilocera, Wied.
9. Ptilocera quadridentata, Fabr. Syst. Antl. 86. 33. (Stratiomys.)
Malacca and Singapore. Inhabits also Java, Sumatra, and the Philippine Islands.
Gen. Stratiomys, Geoffroy.
10. Stratiomys Lutatius, Walk. Cat. Dipt. pt. 3. 532.
Malacca.
Gen. Clitellaria, Meigen.
11. Clitellaria bivittata, Fabr. Syst. Antl. 79. 5. (Stratiomys.)
Singapore. Inhabits also Java and Sumatra.
12. Clitellaria varia, Walk. Cat. Dipt. 2nd Ser. pt. 1. 63.
Malacca. Inhabits also Java.
13. Clitellaria flaviceps, n. s., fœm. Nigra, capite flavo, thorace cinereo trivittato, scutello bispinoso, abdomine purpureo-cyaneo, alis cinereis apud costam nigricantibus.
Female. Black. Head pale yellow. Antennæ a little shorter than the thorax. Thorax a little narrower in front, with three grey stripes. Scutellum with two stout spines. Abdomen purplish-blue; disk beneath hoary. Wings dark grey, blackish along the costa; veins black. Halteres whitish. Var. β. Smaller. Spines of the scutellum and tarsi whitish, with black tips. Length of the body 2½–3½ lines; of the wings 5–7 lines.
Singapore.
Gen. Cyclogaster, Macquart.
14. Cyclogaster radians, n. s., fœm. Nigra, capite nitido, antennis fulvis aristâ albidâ, thorace cinereo radiis quinque nigris, abdomine subrotundo, tarsis albidis, alis cinereis.
Female. Black, rather broad. Head shining. Antennæ tawny, with a pubescent white arista which is as long as the preceding part. Thorax cinereous, with five black rays, three in front and one on each side. Scutellum obconical, prominent. Abdomen nearly round, cinereous, with three rows of black spots. Knees and the adjoining part tawny; tarsi whitish. Wings limpid; veins testaceous. Halteres whitish. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 5 lines.
Singapore.
Gen. Phyllophora, Macquart.
15. Phyllophora angusta, n. s., mas. Nigra, angusta, sublinearis, antennis setaceis basi fulvis, thorace producto cinereo-bivittato, pedibus testaceis, femoribus posterioribus suprà piceis, alis cinereis, venis halteribusque fuscis.
Male. Black, narrow, nearly linear. Antennæ setaceous, tawny towards the base, a little longer than the head. Thorax elongated, with two cinereous stripes. Scutellum with four very minute spines. Abdomen hardly broader and not longer than the thorax. Legs testaceous; posterior femora piceous above. Wings cinereous; veins and halteres brown. Length of the body 2½ lines; of the wings 4½ lines.
Singapore.
Gen. Eudmeta, Wied.
16. Eudmeta marginata, Fabr. Syst. Antl. 63. 3. (Hermetia.)
Singapore. Inhabits also Java, Sumatra, and Hindostan.
Gen. Massicyta, n. g. (Plate I. fig. 1.)
Corpus longiusculum, sat angustum. Caput transversum, breve, thorace vix latius. Antennæ graciles, thorace paullò breviores; articulus 1us linearis; 2us longi-fusiformis, 1o vix longior; 3us acuminatus, minimus. Thorax longi-ellipticus. Abdomen obclavatum, subpetiolatum, thorace plus duplò longius. Pedes graciles. Alæ elongatæ, sat angustæ.
Body rather long and narrow. Head transverse, short, very little broader than the thorax. Antennæ slender, a little shorter than the thorax; 1st joint linear; 2nd elongate fusiform, very little longer than the 1st; 3rd acuminated, very minute. Thorax elongate elliptical. Abdomen obclavate, subpetiolated, a little more than twice the length of the thorax. Legs slender. Wings rather long and narrow; mediastinal, subcostal, radial and cubital veins, and median veinlet of the usual structure; 1st, 2nd and 4th externo-medial veins complete; 3rd abbreviated; subanal joining the anal at some distance from the border; discal areolet irregularly hexagonal, elongated, narrower towards the tip of the wing.
17. Massicyta bicolor, n. s., fœm. Nigra, antennis basi testaceis apice albis, pectore scutelloque flavis, illo nigro bimaculato, abdomine testaceo fasciato, pedibus flavis, femoribus anterioribus tibiisque posticis fusco fasciatis, femoribus posticis nigris, alis cinereis, apud costam subluridis.
Female. Black, shining, with testaceous pubescence. Mouth testaceous. Antennæ testaceous towards the base, white at the tips. Pectus and scutellum yellow, the former with a large black spot on each side. Abdomen with testaceous bands. Legs yellow; hind femora black; anterior femora and hind tibiæ with brown bands. Wings grey, with a slight lurid tinge along the costa; veins black. Halteres pale yellow. Length of the body 6–7 lines; of the wings 10–12 lines.
Singapore.
Gen. Sargus, Fabr.
18. Sargus longipennis, Wied. Auss. Zweifl. ii. 34. 11.
Malacca. Inhabits also Java.
19. Sargus luridus, n. s., mas. Ferrugineus, capite pectoreque testaceis, antennis fulvis, abdominis segmentis testaceo-fasciatis, apice nigro, pedibus testaceis, tibiis posticis apice nigris, tarsis posticis nigris apice albidis, alis luridis apice fuscis.
Male. Ferruginous. Head and pectus testaceous. Antennæ tawny. Abdomen black towards the tip; a testaceous band on the hind border of each segment. Legs testaceous; hind tibiæ black towards the tips; hind tarsi black, with whitish tips. Wings lurid, brown towards the tips; veins brown. Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 14 lines.
Singapore.