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
_Female._ Deep black. Antennæ ferruginous, black at the base and at
the tips. Abdomen luteous, black at the base and with a very broad
black band beyond the middle. Legs testaceous; tarsi and tips of the
femora and of the tibiæ black. Wings brownish, testaceous at the
base and along the costa. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings
16 lines.
Mount Ophir.
Gen. CTENOPHORA, _Fabr._
8. CTENOPHORA CHRYSOPHILA, n. s., fœm. Lutea, abdominis apice nigro,
pedibus pallidè luteis, femoribus apice tibiis tarsisque nigris,
alis flavescentibus apice nigris margine postico interruptè
nigricante.
_Female._ Bright luteous. Abdomen black towards the tip. Legs pale
luteous; tibiæ, tarsi, and tips of the femora black. Wings
yellowish, black towards the tips, irregularly and interruptedly
blackish along the posterior border. Length of the body 8 lines; of
the wings 16 lines.
Singapore.
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.
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