110 EMPID.i:. 



Cinerea, anteimis nigris, thorace fusco-trivittato, halteribus fulvis, ahdo- 

 mine ferniglneo, pedibus fiilvis ; Mas. alis ferrugiueis ; Fce)ii. alls limpidis. 

 Long. 3 ; alar. 5 lin. 



Cinereous, clothed with black hairs and bristles. Proboscis black, 

 reaching the fore coxae. Antenna3 black ; third joint lanceolate, very 

 much longer thaii the first and the second ; fifth less than one-fourth 

 of the length of the third joint. Tliorux with 3 Irown stripes. Stigma 

 brown ; veins black, tawny towards the base. Haltercs tawny. Abdo- 

 men ferruginous. Legs slender, tawny ; tarsi brown towards the tips. 

 Male. Wings ferruginous. Fern. JFings colourless. 



Generally distributed. (E. S.) 



7. longipes, Mg. kl. i. 231. 34 (1804) ; Mq. ; Mg. ; Ztt. Nigra, 

 alis albidis. Long, lf-2 ; alar. 4-4 j lin. 



Black, shining, thinly clothed with black hairs and bristles. Pro- 

 boscis reaching the middle coxae. Third joint of the antennte lanceo- 

 late, much longer than the first and the second ; fifth much shorter 

 than the third. Wings whitish ; no stigma ; veins tawny, black along 

 the fore border. Hind tibioe slightly clavate ; hind metatarsi slightly 

 dilated. 



Generally distributed. (E.) 



8. sethiops? Ztt. d. s. i. 436. 60 (1843). Nigra, alis subcinereis. 

 Long. 1 ; alar. 3 lin. 



Black, shining, clothed with short black hairs. Proboscis reaching 

 the hind coxfe. Third joint of the antennae very much longer than 

 the first and the second ; fifth a little more than half the length of 

 the third. Wings very pale grey ; stigma black, very narrow, llind 

 femora and kind tibia ciliated on both sides. 



Not rare. (E.) 



9. pennata, Mq. d. n. emp. 133. 6 (1837); Mg. ; Ct. ! b. e. 

 517. Cana, antennis nigris basi fulvis, thorace fusco-trivittato, alis 

 subferrugineo-cinereis, halteribus flavis, abdomine pedibusque fulvis, 

 femoribus tibiisque posterioribus ciliatis. Long. 3 ; alar. 5 lin. 



Fern, Hoary, thinly clothed with black hairs. Proboscis ferruginous, 

 reaching the fore coxae. Antennae black; first and second joints 

 tawny ; third nearly twice the length of the first and the second ; fifth 

 much less than half the length of the third. Thorax with 3 brown 

 stripes. Wings slightly ferruginous-grey ; no stigma. Haltercs pale 

 yellow. Abdomen tawny. Legs tawny ; posterior femora and tibiae 

 ciliated with brown hairs. 



Not common. (E.) 



10. flava. Fin. d. s. emp. 30. 35 (1815); Mg. ; Ztt. Flava, an- 

 tennis nigris basi tlavis, tliorace fiisco-univittato, metathoracis disco 

 subcincreo, alis limpidis, liaUeribus fulvis, abdominis segmentorum 

 marginibus posticis apiceque fuscis, pedil)us llavis, tarsis fuscis. Long. 2 ; 

 alar. 4^ lin. 



