Catalogue of the dipterous insects collected at Singapore and MalaccaWallace, Alfred Russel
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Catalogue of the dipterous insects collected at Singapore and Malacca
Wallace, Alfred Russel
Diptera -- Malacca; Diptera -- Singapore
59. XYLOTA CONFORMIS, n. s., fœm. Ænea, capite femoribusque chalybeis,
antennis fulvis, thorace testaceo-bivittato, abdominis fasciis
duabus latis interruptis pedibusque testaceis, alis subcinereis.
_Female._ Æneous. Head chalybeous, with whitish tomentum in front,
with short white hairs beneath. Proboscis black. Antennæ tawny;
arista bare. Thorax with two testaceous tomentose stripes. Pectus
with a testaceous band on each side. Abdomen with two broad
interrupted testaceous bands. Legs testaceous; femora chalybeous;
tarsi with brownish tips. Wings slightly greyish; veins black;
stigma brown. Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 5 lines; of
the wings 10 lines.
Singapore.
Gen. MILESIA, _Latr._
60. Milesia macularis, _Wied. Auss. Zweifl._ ii. 107. 5.
Singapore. Inhabits also Java.
61. Milesia Reinwardtii, _Wied. Auss. Zweifl._ ii. 104. 1.
Singapore. Inhabits also Java.
62. MILESIA VESPOÏDES, n. s., mas. Atra, verticis maculâ trigonâ
testaceâ, abdominis fasciâ latissimâ luteâ, femoribus posticis extùs
apices versus ferrugineis, alis fuscis apice luridis margine postico
cinereis.
_Male._ Deep black. Head with a minute elongate-triangular testaceous
spot on the vertex; fore part and humeral calli shining. Abdomen
partly clothed with black hairs, with a very broad luteous band
which occupies rather more than half the hind part of the 2nd
segment and the fore half of the 3rd. Hind femora ferruginous on the
outer sides towards the tips. Wings dark brown, lurid towards the
tips, grey along the hind border. Halteres pale testaceous. Length
of the body 11 lines; of the wings 22 lines.
Singapore.
Gen. SYRPHUS, _Fabr._
63. SYRPHUS CONSEQUENS, n. s., mas et fœm. Luteus, vertice nigro,
antennis nigro-vittatis, thoracis disco chalybeo, abdominis fasciis
quatuor atris, femoribus posticis apice necnon tibiis tarsisque
posticis nigris, alis subcinereis apud costam subfuscis.
Closely allied to _S. ericetorum_.—_Male and Female._ Pale luteous.
Head black and shining on the vertex by the antennæ, pale testaceous
in front. Proboscis tawny. Antennæ tawny, with a black dorsal
stripe; arista black. Disk of the thorax chalybeous. Abdomen with
four deep black bands on the hind borders of the segments. Hind
tibiæ, hind tarsi, and tips of hind femora black. Wings slightly
greyish, with a brown tinge along the costa; veins black. Halteres
pale testaceous.—_Female._ Vertical callus capitate. Length of the
body 4½–5½ lines; of the wings 10–12 lines.
Singapore and Mount Ophir.
64. SYRPHUS DUPLEX, n. s., mas et fœm. Chalybeo-niger, gracilis,
antennis maris piceis fœminæ fulvis, abdominis fasciis tribus
interruptis testaceis, femoribus anterioribus testaceis apice
nigris, posticis basi testaceis, alis subcinereis.
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