VOLUCELLA. 2(51 



1. inanis, L. s. n. ii. 989. 61 (1767); Shf. ; Gm. ; Rsi. ; Pz. ! 

 fn. 11. 6; LL; Fin. ; Mg. ; St. F. et Srv. ; Dmr. ; Mq. ; Ztt.— 

 apivora, Dg. — trifasciata, Shr. — micans, Fb, Lutea, antennis ferrugiueis, 

 thoracis disco ni(jro Inteo-bivittato, alis subfulvis postice subcinereis ajjice 

 fusco-nelmlosis, abdomine nigro-bifasciato. Long. 8; alar. 16 lin. 



Luteons. AnteunEe pale ferruginous. Disc of the thorax and of the 

 pectus black, the former with two slender luteons stripes. IMetathorax 

 black. Wings slightly tawny, pale grey along the hind borders and at 

 the tips, near %ohich they are clouded with broicn. Halteres yellow. 

 Hind borders of the first and second abdor,iinal segments black. Legs 

 ferruginous ; femora towards the base and coxa3 black ; tarsi piceous. 



Rare. (E.) 



2. pellucens, L. s. n. ii. 98. 9. 63 ; Dg. (1767); Gf. ; Fb. ; 

 Schlb. ; Gm. ; Shr.; Ksi. ; Pz! fn. i. 17; Fin.; Mg. ; St. F. et 

 Srv. ; Mq. ; Ztt. ; Lw. Nigra, capite antennisque ferrugiueis, scu- 

 tello piceo, alis sublimpidis macula subquadrata nigra apice cinereo- 

 subnebulosis, ahdomine basi albido semipellucido. Long. 6-74^ ; alar. 

 14-16 lin. 



Black. Head and antennfe ferruginous ; fourth joint black. Scu- 

 tellum piceous. "Wings almost colomiess, tinged with ta^my towards 

 the base, with a large suoquackate blackish spot extending from the 

 middle of the fore border to the disc, slightly clouded with grey near 

 the tips. Halteres luteons. First segment of the abdomen lohitish, 

 semipellucid. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



3. inflata,Fb. e. s. iv. 280. 8 (1792); Mg. ; St. F. et Srv. ; Mq. ; 

 Ct. ! b. e. 452. — dryophila, Shr. Nigra, capite luteo, thorace piceo, 

 antennis scutelloque fsrrugineis, alis sublimpidis basi fiilvis macula sub- 

 quadrata fusca, abdomine basi interrupte semipeHucido flavo. Long. 6 ; 

 alar. 13 lin. 



Black. Head luteons. AntemuB pale ferruginous . Thorax piceous. 

 Scutellum. pale ferruginous. Wings almost coloarless, tawny towards 

 the base, with a large subquadrate dark brown spot extending from the 

 fore border to the disc, slightly tinged with grey near the tips. Hal- 

 teres pale tawny. Abdo' rn with a broad interrupted semipellucid pale 

 yellow ba)id near the bast 



jSIot common. (E.) 



4. bombylans, L. fn. ii. 1792 (1761) ; Fb. ; Shr. ; Gm. ; Pz. ; 

 St. F. et Srv. ; LI. ; Pz. ; Dnv. i. 151. 4 ; Ztt.; Mg. ; Mq. ; Lw.— 

 plumala, Dg. ; Shi. ; LI. ; Fin. ; Mg. ; Lw. ; Ztt. — niystacea, L. ; Fb. ; 

 Gm. ; Shr. ; Pz ! fn. viii. 22. — sonora, Mir. — plumosa, Gra. ; Shr. — 

 upiaria, Shr. — hrsmorrhoidalis, Ztt. ; fig. Sch. ic.' x. 7 ; Hrs. x. 3. 

 Yar. melanopyrrha, Frst. ct.; fig. Sch. ic. x. 6. Nigra, hirta, antennis 

 ferrugineis apice nigris, scutcUo piceo, alis sublimpidis macula subqua- 

 drata nigra apice cinereo-subncbulosis. Long. 6-7 ; alar. 14-16 lin. 



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