So The Irish Naturalist. March, 



SYRPHID^. 



Paragrus tibialis, Fall.— Waterville, July 28. Staigue Fort, July 19. 

 Keumare, July 5. L,oo Bridge, July 6. Ardgroom, July 20. Un- 

 common. 



Pipizella virens, Fab.— Beown Mountain, male, July 22. Parkna- 

 silla, female, July 15. Kenmare, female, June 28. Uncommon. 



P. Hering:!, Zett. — GlengarifF, female, June 24. The only specimen. 



Plpiza noctiluca, Linn. — Keumare, two males, June 26 and July 7. 

 Parknasilla, male, July 13. Darryuane, July 31. 



Pi fenestrata, Meig. — Valeucialslandmale, August 7; female, August 

 10. Loo Bridge, female, August 28. Caragh Lake, female, August 13. 

 These four specimens apparently belong to Verrali's interpretation 

 of P. fenestrata (Verrall, ''British Flies," viii., p. 171). Whether they 

 belong to P. fenestrata of Meigen is another question. 



Pi bimaculata, Meig. — Glengariff, males, June 14 to 23. Four speci- 

 mens. 



P. sig°nata, Meig.— Keumare, male, July 4. 

 The above four species agree fairly well with the description given in 



Verrali's " British Flies," but the identification is by no means certain. 



Liograstei* metallina, Fab.— Kenmare, Ivoo Bridge, Glengariff, and 

 Valencia Island. Common. 



Chrysogaster splendens, Meig.— Kenmare, June 28 and July 4. Not 

 uncommon. 



Ci hirtella, Loevv — Common and generally distributed. Glengariff, 

 Gloonee, Ardgroom, Loo Bridge, Waterville, and Glencar. 



C IVlacquarti, Loew — Loo Bridge, male, August 24. A female taken 

 at Loo Bridge on the same day is referred to this species with doubt 



C. vircsccns, Loew -Glengariff, June I2 and 15. 



Ci chalybcata, Meig. — Waterville, August 2. Immature. 



Ci solstitialls, Fall. — Kenmare, July 9. The only specimen, though 

 this species is generally looked on as a common insect. 



Chilosia scutellata, Fall. — Loo Bridge, male, July 6; Parknasilla, 

 male, July 21. 



C. pulchripes, Loew — Valencia Island, female, Aug. 7. 



Ci variabilis, Panz. — Kenmare, male and female, July 4; female, 



J^iy 5- 



Ci lllustrata, Harris— Kenmare, Parknasilla, Waterville, and Valencia 

 Island. Ver)' common. Most of these specimens are clothed with 

 dense foxy-red pubescence ; this beautiful pubescence gives them 

 (when flying in the sunshine) almost the appearance of C. chrysotoma. 

 This Irish form almost deserves a varietal name. 



Ci albltarsis, Meig. — Glengariff, female, June 20. If f. flaviniana^ 

 Meig., be a distinct species, these two specimens probably belong 

 thereto. 



Some specimens of this genus, representing 3 sp. inc., have been 

 given to Mr. Verrall for identification. 



