114 EMPID^. 



summer^ and frequent the leaves of shrubs, and herbage in fiekls 

 and woods. 



1. flavipes, Mg! zw. vi. 336. 1. pi. 60. f. 10 (1830) ; Mq. ; 



Ztt. Niger, abdomine basi fulvo, pedibus subfulms ; Mas. alls subfuscis ; 

 Teem, alls Umpidis. Long, l-l^ ; fil^i'- 2i-2f Uu. 



Black, shining, clothed with a few hairs. Facets of the eyes rather 

 large. Stigma brown ; veins of the wings black. Abdomen dark 

 tawny towards the base. Legs pale tatony, slender, simple. Male. 

 Wings pale brown. Halteres pale brown. Fern, Wings colourless. 

 Hal teres tawny. 



Generally distributed. (E. I.) 



2. clavipes, Mg. zw. vi. 336. 2 (1830); Mq. ; Ztt. — minutus^., 

 Ztt. Niger, pedibus fuscis ; Mas. tliorace nigro-ceneo, alls halteribiisque 



fuscis, pedibus validis, femoribus anterioribus et tibiis intermediis fulvis, 

 feuioribus posticis tibiis anticis et tibiis posticis basi fuhis, femoribus 

 post ic is crassis, tibiis posticis clavatis ; Foern. alis limpid is, halteribus 

 flavis, tarsis basi fiilvis, femoribus posticis tibiis anticis et tarsis non- 

 nunqnam fulvis apice fuscis. Long. 1-1^ ; alar. 2i-2f lin. 



Black. Legs brown. Male. Facets of the eyes of moderate size. 

 Thorax ameous-hlack. Wings brown ; stigma dark brown ; veins tawny 

 towards the base. Halteres brown. Legs stout ; anterior femora and 

 middle tibiee tawny ; hind femora, fore tibiae, and hind tibiae tawny at 

 the base ; hind femora thick ; hind tibice clavate. Fern. Shining. 

 Facets of the eyes very small. Wings colourless ; stigma pale brown ; 

 veins yellow at the base. Halteres yellow. Tarsi tawny at the 

 base ; hind femora, fore tibiae, and tarsi sometimes tawny, with 

 brown tips. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



8. velutinus, Mq. d. n. 140. 2 (1827) ; Mg. Antennis pcdibus- 

 que nigris. Mas. Ater, alis cinereis, halteribus nigris. Foem. Cinereus, 

 alis Umpidis, halteribus tibiis anticis genubusque fidvis. Long, l-l^- ; 

 alar. 2i-3 lin. 



Proboscis, antennse, and legs black. Legs slender. Male. Deep 

 black, clothed with black hairs and bristles. Wings grey ; stigma 

 brown ; veins and halteres black. Legs clothed with black hairs. Fern. 

 Grey. Wings colourless ; veins and halteres tawny ; knees and fore 

 tibife dark tawny. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



4. crassipes, Mq. d. n. 140. 1 (1827); Mg. — anomala, Mg. — 

 tarsella, Ztt. Mas. Ater, alis Umpidis, pedibus posticis subciliatis, tibiis 

 posticis apice tarsisque posticis basi dilatatis. Long. 1 ; alar. 2^ lin. 



Deep black, thinly clothed with black hairs and bristles. Wings 

 colourless ; stigma pale brown ; veins and halteres black. Legs clothed 

 with short black hairs ; hind legs slightly ciliated ; hind tibia much 



