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Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3: Zoology
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156. CALOBATA SEPSOIDES, n. s. _Foem._ Nigra; antennis ferrugineis,
articulo tertio conico brevi, arista nuda; pedibus testaceis nigricante
subnotatis, femoribus anticis nigris basi testaceis, tibiis anticis
nigris, tarsis anticis niveis, posticis albidis; alis subcinereis,
fasciis duabus indistinctis fuscescentibus.
_Female._ Black, shining. Antennae ferruginous, third joint short,
conical, arista bare; pectus slightly covered with cinereous tomentum;
legs testaceous, with a few very indistinct blackish marks; fore femora
black, testaceous towards the base; fore tibiae black; fore tarsi
snow-white, black at the base; hind tarsi whitish; wings greyish, with
two almost obsolete brownish bands; discal transverse vein parted by
less than its length from the border and by about four times its length
from the praebrachial transverse. Length of the body 5 lines; of the
wings 7 lines.
Gen. CARDIACEPHALA, _Macq._
157. CARDIACEPHALA DEBILIS, n. s. _Foem._ Testacea, gracilis; thorace
linea transversa interrupta nigra; pedibus anticis parvis, posterioribus
longis, tarsis albis brevissimis, tibiis anterioribus piceis; alis
limpidis apice cinereis, fascia lata pallide lutea.
_Female._ Testaceous, slender. Vertex somewhat luteous; third joint of
the antennae conical, very short, arista bare; thorax attenuated in
front, with a transverse interrupted black line hindward; abdomen longer
than the thorax, lanceolate hindward; fore legs short, posterior legs
long; tarsi white, very short; anterior tibiae piceous; middle femora
rather thicker than the hind pair; wings limpid, grey towards the tips,
with a pale luteous middle band; veins testaceous, cubital and
praebrachial converging towards the tips of the wings, discal transverse
vein straight, parted by less than its length from the border and by
about thrice its length from the praebrachial transverse. Length of the
body 3-1/2 lines; of the wings 5 lines.
Subfam. PSILIDES, _Walk._
Gen. LISSA, _Meigen_.
158. LISSA CYLINDRICA, n. s. _Mas._ Cyanea, gracilis, cylindrica;
antennis piceis basi albidis, arista plumosa; abdomine piceo basi
apiceque cyaneis; pedibus albidis, femoribus posterioribus nigris apice
albidis, femoribus posticis subtus spinosis, tibiis posticis nigris;
alis subcinereis apice subfuscis; halteribus albidis apice nigris.
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