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Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4: Zoology
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187. CALLANTRA SMIEROIDES, n. s. _Foem._ Fulva, facie nigro-biguttata,
antennis testaceis, thoracis fascia, scutello, callis duobus
humeralibus, pectoris lituris duabus, abdominis fasciis duabus
lituraque subapicali flavis, alis subcinereis apud costam
fuscescentibus, halteribus testaceis.
_Female._ Tawny; head testaceous about the eyes; face with a black
dot on each side; antennæ testaceous, extending beyond the epistoma;
thorax with two yellow humeral calli, and with a yellow band which is
continued on each side of the pectus, the latter having a yellow mark
on each side hindward; scutellum yellow; abdomen with the hind borders
of the 1st and 2nd segments yellow; a yellow capitate subapical mark,
which is dilated on each side; wings slightly grey, brownish along the
costa; veins black, tawny towards the base; a lurid tinge along the
subanal vein; discal transverse vein oblique, nearly straight, parted
by less than half its length from the border, and by more than its
length from the præbrachial transverse; halteres testaceous. Length of
the body 4-1/2 lines; of the wings 7-1/2 lines.
Gen. ARAGARA, n. g.
_Foem. Corpus_ angustum. _Caput_ supra planum, thorace latius; facies
valde retracta. _Antennæ_ brevissimæ; articulus 3^{us} subrotundus;
arista nuda. _Thorax_ longus, subcompressus. _Abdomen_ ovatum, thorace
brevius. _Pedes_ antici raptorii, coxis longissimis, femoribus
incrassatis. _Alæ_ sat angustæ.
Allied to _Dacus_.
_Female._ Body narrow. Head flat above, broader than the thorax; face
much retracted. Antennæ very short; 3rd joint nearly round, a little
longer than the 2nd; arista bare, slender. Thorax long, slightly
compressed. Abdomen oval, shorter but hardly broader than the thorax.
Fore legs raptorious; coxæ very long; femora incrassated; tibiæ
shorter than the femora to which they are applied. Posterior legs
moderately long and stout. Wings rather narrow.
188. ARAGARA CRASSIPES, n. s. _Foem._ Cinereo-nigra, capite cyaneo,
tarsis testaceis, alis cinereis, halteribus albis.
_Female._ Black, slightly covered with cinereous tomentum; head
blue, shining, luteous on each side in front; antennæ black; thorax
cinereous on each side; tarsi testaceous, with black tips; wings grey;
veins black; præbrachial vein and subanal vein very near each other
from the base to the discal transverse vein, which is straight and
parted by four times its length from the border, and by more than
four times its length from the præbrachial transverse; halteres white.
Length of the body 2-1/2 lines; of the wings 4 lines.
Gen. ENICOPTERA, _Macq._
189. ENICOPTERA PICTIPENNIS, n. s. _Mas._ Fulva, longa, nitens,
pubescens, capite luteo vitta lata, litura antica arcuata maculisque
duabus lateralibus nigris, palpis nigro notatis, antennis basi nigro
guttatis apice nigricantibus, abdomine longi-fusiformi nigricante basi
fulvo, alis longis luteis apud costam nigris postice cinereis, vittis
quatuor deviis fuscis.
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