34. Laphria basigutta, n. s., mas. Nigra, capite aureo, mystace nigro, antennarum articulo 3o 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.
Female. Black. Face flat, with shining white tomentum. Mystax with a few black bristles. Proboscis straight, slender, linear. Thorax and abdomen with tawny tomentum, the latter bare and shining towards the tip. Pectus more cinereous. Tibiæ somewhat ferruginous. Wings dark cinereous, almost limpid towards the base; veins black. Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 10 lines.
Singapore.
37. Laphria plana, n. s., mas. Nigra, cinereo-tomentosa, capite albido, mystace nigro, antennarum articulo 3° elliptico, pedibus fulvis, alis cinereis, halteribus albidis.