256 SYRPHID^. 



tarsi tawny, a black band on each of the former ; hind tibia? tawny 

 towards the base ; hind tarsi black above at the base and towards the 

 tips. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



4. bifasciata, Mg. zw. iii. 219. 10 (1822); Ct. ! b. e. 425. Miea, 

 alis subfuscis, abdomine falvo-bifasciato, tibiis tarsisque fusco-fulvis. 

 Long. 4i- ; alar. 9 lin. 



jEneous. Head silvery-white in front. Wings pale brown. Hal- 

 teres whitish. Abdomen black, with tivo taimy bands, aeneous towards 

 the tip. Legs tawny ; femora aeneous ; tips of the tarsi brown ; hind 

 tibia3 brown, yellow towards the base, Male. Antemife red ; third 

 joint ferruginous. Abdominal bands inteiTupted. Fem. Antenna? 

 black; third joint piceous. Abdominal bands almost entire. Anterior 

 tibire mostly brown. 



Eare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



5. nemorum, Fb. s. a. 192. 17 (1805); Mg. ; Mq. ; Ztt. ; Lw. 

 — ignava, Fin. CJialybea, antennis nigris apice piceis, alis subcinereis, 

 abdominis lateribus fidvo-sexmacnlatis, tibiis basi fulvis. Long. 3^-4i ; 

 alar. 7-9 lin. 



Chalijbeoiis. Head crowned in front and beneath with white down, 

 clothed lieneath Avith white hairs. Antennpe black ; third joint piceons. 

 Wings slightly grey ; stigma pale brown. Alula? white. Halteres 

 yellow. Abdomen adorned on each side with three tawny spots, which are 

 thujed with whitish bloom. Tibia? tawny at the base. 



Eare. In the collection of the Entomological Club. (E.) 



6. luteola, Gm. s. n. v. 2879. 379 (1788) ; ^vim.—dubia, Fb.— 

 lateralis. Fin. ; Mg. ; Mq. ; Ztt. Nigro-penea, antennis rufis, alis sub- 

 cinereis basi Umpidis ad costahi fusco-maculatis, abdominis lateribus basi 



Jlavis. Long. 4-^ ; alar. 9 lin. 



iEneous-black. Head partly covered with white down, clothed be- 

 neath with white hairs. AntenncE br'cjht pale red. Wincjs sVujlitly 

 (jrey, colourless at the base, with a brown spot in the middle of the fore 

 border. Halteres pale yellow. Abdomen with an intei'rupted yelloto 

 band occupyimj near half the length from the base. Legs black ; poste- 

 rior tarsi tawny. 



Very rare. In the collection of the Entomological Club. (E.) 



Genus XI. MILESIA. 



MiLESiA, Ct. b. e. 34 (1834) ; Mq. ; Ztt. Alusca p., L. ; Gm. Syrphus 

 p., Pz. Eristalis p., Fb. Milesia p., LI. ; Fb. ; Mg. Milesia ct Tem- 

 nostoma, St. F. et Srv. Sphizea, Milesia, et Caliprobola, Edn. 



Antenna capitis latitudine conjnnclim breviores ; articidus quart us dor- 

 salis ; quintns nudus. Thorax pubescens ; scntellmn convexiusculum. 



