_ Alis apice nigris.

_Male and Female._ Black, shining. Thorax aeneous black; pectus
cinereous; tarsi, femora at the base, and fore legs, pale testaceous;
wings limpid; costa at the base and veins black. _Male._ Basal joint of
the intermediate tarsi dilated; wings hardly blackish at the tips.
_Female._ Wings black at the tips. Length of the body 2--2-1/2 lines; of
the wings 3--3-1/2 lines.

Gen. CALOBATA, _Fabr._

153. Calobata albitarsis, _Wied. Auss. Zweifl._ 71. 544. 22. Inhabits
also Java and Australia.

154. Calobata indica, _Desv. Ess. Myod._ 737. 4. (Nerius). Inhabits also
Hindostan.

155. Calobata Abana, _Walk. Cat. Dipt._ pt. 4. 1054.

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