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Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4: Zoology
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50. ASILUS DETERMINATUS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Cinereo-niger, capite
subaurato, antennis nigris, thorace vittis tribus cinereis, pedibus
fulvis robustis, femoribus nigro vittatis, tibiis apice tarsisque
nigris, alis fuscis, halteribus testaceis. _Mas._ Abdomine pilis
basalibus luteis. _Foem._ Abdomine pilis basalibus cinereis dimidio
apicali stylato.
_Male and Female._ Cinereous black; head slightly gilded in front,
with pale hairs beneath; epistoma not prominent; mystax with many
pale, and above with a few black bristles; antennæ black; third joint
lanceolate; arista nearly as long as all the preceding joints; thorax
with three cinereous stripes, the lateral pair dilated towards the
humerus on each side; pectus cinereous; legs tawny, stout; femora
striped above with black; tarsi and tips of the tibiæ black; wings
brown; veins black; halteres testaceous. _Male._ Abdomen with luteous
hairs towards the base. _Female._ Abdomen with cinereous hairs
towards the base; nearly half the apical part stylate. Length of the
body 10-12 lines; of the wings 18-20 lines.
51. ASILUS INTRODUCENS, n. s. _Foem._ Cinereo-niger, capite aurato,
antennis nigris, thorace vittis duabus lateribusque cinereis, abdomine
fasciculis quatuor basalibus cinereis dimidio apicali stylato, pedibus
nigris robustis rufo variis, alis fuscescentibus, halteribus fulvis.
_Mas?_ Capite argenteo, abdomine fascia basali fasciculari fasciaque
subapicali albidis latis, alis obscure cinereis.
_Female._ Cinereous black; head gilded in front, with cinereous hairs
beneath; epistoma slightly prominent; mystax with several gilded
bristles, and above with a few black bristles; antennæ black; 3rd
joint lanceolate, nearly as long as the arista; thorax with two
cinereous stripes, which are dilated on each humerus; sides and pectus
cinereous; abdomen with two cinereous tufts on each side at the base;
nearly half the apical part stylate; legs black, stout; femora red
beneath and partly above; tibiæ with a broad red band; wings brownish,
somewhat paler towards the base and about the borders of the posterior
areolets; veins black; halteres tawny.
_Male?_ Head silvery in front; mystax with several white, and above
with a few black bristles; abdomen with a broad whitish tufted band
at the base, and with a broad whitish subapical band; wings dark
cinereous, partly paler, as in the female. Length of the body 8-12
lines; of the wings 12-16 lines.
52. ASILUS AREOLARIS, n. s. _Mas._ Cinereo-niger, capite aurato,
antennis nigris basi fulvis, thorace vittis tribus cinereis, abdomine
apice nigro nitente segmentis cinereo marginatis, pedibus fulvis,
tarsis posterioribus nigris, alis fuscescenti-cinereis pallido
lituratis triente basali albido, halteribus testaceis. _Foem?_
Antennarum articulo 3° fusiformi, alis fuscescentibus hyalino
lituratis.
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