Catalogue of the dipterous insects collected at Singapore and Malacca — John Shaqi
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
33. LAPHRIA INAUREA, n. s., fœm. Obscurè nigra, capite, thoracis
lateribus, pectore abdominisque marginibus fulvo-tomentosis, mystace
nigro, antennarum articulo 3^o longi-fusiformi, thorace
cinereo-bivittato, abdomine ferrugineo, apice nigro, alis obscurè
fuscis basi pallidioribus.
_Female._ Dull black. Head, sides of the thorax, pectus, and hind
borders of the abdominal segments with tawny tomentum. Face slightly
convex towards the epistoma. Mystax with a few black bristles. Third
joint of the antennæ very elongate fusiform, longer than the 1st and
the 2nd. Thorax with two parallel cinereous stripes. Abdomen
ferruginous, black and shining towards the tip; underside somewhat
cinereous. Legs with tawny hairs. Wings dark brown, somewhat paler
towards the base; veins black. Halteres testaceous. Length of the
body 8 lines; of the wings 14 lines.
Singapore.
34. LAPHRIA BASIGUTTA, n. s., mas. Nigra, capite aureo, mystace nigro,
antennarum articulo 3^o lineari, thorace abdomineque
fulvo-tomentosis, alis nigricantibus basi sublimpidis.
_Male._ Black. Face almost flat, with pale gilded tomentum. Mystax
with very few black bristles. Proboscis linear, more slender than
that of _L. radicalis_. Third joint of the antennæ linear, a little
longer than the 1st and the 2nd, more slender than that of _L.
radicalis_. Thorax with dull tawny tomentum; pectus more cinereous.
Abdomen more slightly tawny. Legs with cinereous hairs and black
bristles. Wings blackish, almost limpid towards the base; veins
black. Halteres tawny. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 9
lines.
Singapore.
35. LAPHRIA FUSIFERA, n. s., fœm. Nigra, cinereo-tomentosa, capite
albido, mystace nigro, antennarum articulo 3° fusiformi, thoracis
vittis duabus pectoreque canis, abdomine apicem versus rufo, alis
subcinereis apud costæ dimidium apicale fuscescentibus.
Allied to _L. crassipes_, Fabr. _Female._ Black, with greyish
tomentum. Head whitish in front, with white hairs beneath; face very
convex towards the epistoma. Mystax with a few black bristles.
Proboscis oblique, ascending, stout, straight, lanceolate. Third
joint of the antennæ fusiform. Thorax with two hoary stripes;
sutures and pectus hoary. Abdomen pale red towards the tip which is
compressed. Legs with whitish hairs and black bristles. Wings
greyish, brownish for half the breadth along the apical half of the
costa; veins black. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 12
lines.
Singapore.
36. LAPHRIA SOBRIA, n. s., fœm. Nigra, fulvo-tomentosa, capite albo,
mystace nigro, abdominis apice glabro, tibiis ferrugineis, alis
cinereis basi sublimpidis.
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