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Chilosia pukhripes Loew. Male, Hythe, Kent, Aug., 1917, on flowers in 

 wood. 



Chilosa vernalis Fallen. Male, Cuckfield, April, 1918, willow slashing. 



Melanosioma meliniim Linn. Two females from Horsham, early June, 

 1918, sunning on leaves. 



Melanostoma scalare Fabr. Three females, two from Horsham, early 

 June, 1918, one Hythe, Aug., 1917. 



*Plaiychiri{s peJtaUis Meigen. Male and female, Horsham, early June, 

 sunning on leaves. 



Platychiriis albimanus Fabr. Male, Hythe, Aug., 1917; female, Horsham, 

 June, 1918, male; Cuckfield, April, 1918; the first on flowers, the last two on 

 leaves. 



Platychiriis manicat-ns Meigen. Female. Horsham, early June, 1918, sun- 

 ning on leaves. 



^Xanthandrus comulus Harris. Male, Hythe, on bloom in open woods, 

 Aug., 1917. This genus is not represented in North America, and the species, 

 which is not common, is its only representative. It is related to Syrphiis and 

 Melanostoma. 



*Scaeva pyrastri Linn. Male, Hythe, Kent, Aug., 1917, on bloom in 

 open woods. 



* Syrphiis ribesii Linn. Female, Horsham, June; male, Kilkenny, Ireland, 

 Oct., 1918. This species is not nearly so common as in America. 



*Syrphiis cinctelliis Zett. Male and female, Horsham, early June, 1918. 

 Possibly occurs in N. America, but not very common in England. Specimens 

 taken in flower garden, on bloom. 



Syrphiis luniger Meigen. Female, Horsham, June, 1918, on bloom in 

 garden. Belongs to the arcuata group. 



Syrphiis baheatiis DeGeer. Seven males and females from Hythe, Kent, 

 in open woods. I also observed specimens in various other places, in England, 

 Ireland, Scotland and France. It appeared to be the most common species of 

 the genus, and was especially abundant near streams and damp places, as well 

 as on bloom. 



Sphaerophoria menthastri var. picta Linn. Horsham, a single female, taken 

 on bloom in early June. I have also a specimen taken from the class collection 

 at the Ontario Agricultural College, 1913. I doubt if the specimen was taken 

 in Canada. 



Sphaerophoria scripia Linn. Two males and a female, from Mr. J. E. 

 Collin, London. Unforunately a large series of this species was not obtained. 

 From a comparison with S. cyliiidrica, I do not think that it is the same species. 

 A sola podagrica Fabr. Male and female from Newmarket, Eng., April 4, 

 1918, taken on leaves of ground plants, sunning. A very small species, and 

 extremely difficult to catch without a net. 



Baccha elongata F'abr. A single male, Kilkenny, Ireland, Oct., 1918. I 

 observed this species also at Horsham and found it to be very numerous in 

 France, in rather long grass on the edge of a marsh. I took twelve specimens 

 in half an hour. 



Rhingia campestris Meigen. Six males and females, Horsham, early June, 



