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which genus also constitutes a special group, the Hebetominse. Antennae in 

 each sex almost as long as the body, with about 14 joints, thickly covered 

 with hairs, the hairs short, not verticillate, eyes round, in both sexes standing 

 apart. Head prolonged anteriorly, rostriform, the suctorial proboscis 

 rather longer than the rostrum, thick, the palpi 4-jointed, the terminal 

 joint long, slender, flexible. The wings thickly covered with hairs, with 

 numerous longitudinal nervures. Three species, H. papatasii, Tip. pap., 

 Scop., in central Italy, H. minutus, new species, from the plain of Parma, H. 

 molestus (Cyniph. molesta, Costa), from Naples ; minute insects, less than I'", 

 but very troublesome on account of their sting. 



EMPIDES. Schummel (Arbeit, u. Verand. der schles. Gesellsch. p. 189) 

 has thought that Rliamphomyia alpestris should be distinguished as a new 

 species from Rh. anthracina, from the greater length of the rostrum ; a 

 character, however, derived from this part, for specific distinction is in this 

 case uncertain, since it varies according to circumstances. 



DOLICHOPODES. Zettei'stedt's ' Dipt. Scandinavise' contains a number of 

 new species ; Stager's Monograph, however, of the Danish Dolichopodes, 

 is still to be collated, which has as yet not been employed. 



SYKPHICI. A new genus, Spaziyaster, has been instituted by Rondaui. 

 (Rev. Ent. p. 43.) The first two joints of the auteuuEe short, the third 

 roundish, the auteunal seta with short hairs, face tubcrculated, mouth not 

 projecting ; eyes bare. Fourth longitudinal uervure of the wings straight. 

 Abdomen spatulate, compressed, contracted at the base. Legs simple. 

 Sp. Apennini, black, abdomen red in the middle, wings smoky. Prom the 

 Apennines. Prom the same locality is Merodon, armipes, Roudani (ib.) 



Two new Silesian species have been proposed by Schummel (Arbeit, u. 

 Verand. der schles. Gesellsch. s. 190), Syrphus alpicola (belonging to the 

 sub-genus Platycheirus, Euc.), and Er is tails nigro-antennatus, allied to E. 

 pratorum, similis, &c. 



Zetterstedt's ' Diptera Scandinavian' contains numerous new species : 

 Brachyopa vittata, from the North, very similar to B. ferruyinea, Doros 

 decoratus, very much resembling D.festivus and ornatus, Scccca nigritarsis, 

 diaphana, melaiiostoina, nitens, lineola, vittigera, hilaris, macularis, lasioph- 

 thalma, maculicornis, triamjulifera, cinctella, atigustata; Spheerophoria niyri- 

 coxa, differing from Sp. scripta, in having the coxse black, &c., Sjj/i.Jfari- 

 cauda, Loeicii ; Eristulis (the author embraces under this name, at variance 

 with the more usual definition, the Cheilosia of Meigen, terming the 

 latter's Eristalis " Si/ij)hus"}, proximo, preecox, innupta, coracina, rostrata, 

 melanopu, soror, latifrons, Schmidtii, Pipiza, luteitarsis, vana, mononella,fuh-i- 

 mana, geniculata, Ratzeburyi, Herinyi, Psilota rtijicorttis, Paragus rnjicanda, 

 Eiimerusjtacitarsis, Xylota confinis. 



The Eiu-opean species of the genus Ckrysogaster have been caa-efully 



