284 SYRPHID.E. 



14. chalybeata, Mgrle. ; Mg. zw. iii. 294. 32 (1822). Nigra 

 albido-Jiirta, autennis piceis, alis siibcinereis, abdoiiiine subchalybeo, tibiis 

 fulvo-piceis. Long. 2^-3 ; alar. 5-G lin. 



Black, thinly clothed with short whitish hairs. Antenna piceous. 

 Wings slightly tinged with grey. Alulae white. Halteres yellow. Ab- 

 dotneu slightly chalybeous. Legs black ; knees tawny ; tibia piceous, 

 tatony towards the base, or taiovy loith a piceous baud. Male. Abdomen 

 more chalybeons than that of the female. Legs paler. 



Generally distributed. (E. S.) 



15. vulpinus, Mg. zw. iii. 292. 27 (1822). Nigra, antennis piceis, 

 thoracefusco-hirto, alis cinereis basi et ad costam siibfuscis, abdoiiiine fer- 

 rugineo-hirto. Long. 4| ; alar. 9 lin. 



Black. Head hoary in front. Eyes hairy. An teniia piceous. Thorax 

 clothed with short brown hairs. Wrings grey, brotvnish at the base and 

 along two-thirds of the costu. Halteres tawny with piceous knobs. 

 Abdomen clothed with ferrugiuoiis hairs. Knees ferruginous. 



Eare. In Mr, Stephens's collection. (E.) 



IG. funeralis, Mg. zw. iii. 292. 26 (1822). Nigra tiigro-hirta, 

 antennis piceis, alis cinereis, abdomine albido-hirto, tibiis basi ferrugineis. 

 Long. 3 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Black, clothed toith black hairs. Eyes hairy. Antenna piceous. 

 Wings grey. Halteres brownish. Abdomen clothed with whitish hairs. 

 Tibia at the base and knees feri'uginous. 



Eare. In Mr. Stephens's collection. (E.) 



17. maculata, Eln. syrph. 52. (1816); Mg. ; Mq. ; Ztt. Nigra, 

 autennis luteis, alis cinereis, abdomine maculis sex cinereis. Long. 4 ; 

 alar. 8 lin. 



Black, slightly shining, thinly clothed with short pale tawny hairs. 

 Antennae luteous, black at the base and at the tips. Wings dark gi'ey. 

 Alulag white. Halteres tawny, with brown knobs. Abdomen with 

 three large transverse grey spots on each side, the hind pair almost 

 united. 



Not common ; frequents the flowers of the Wild G arlic. (E. S .L) 



Genus XXVL SYRPHUS. 



Musca p., L. ; Dg. ; Mir. ; Shr. ; Gm. Syrphus p., Fb. s. i. ; LI. ; Mg. ; 

 St. F. et Srv. ; Mq. ; Kdn. Conops p., Spl. Eristalis p., Fb. s. a. 

 Elophilus p., LI. Scava p., Fb. s. a. ; Pz. ; Fin. Scava, Ct. ; Ztt. 

 Vlatychehms (inch), St. F. et Srv. Didea (inch), Mq. Erdca (iircl.), 

 Mg. Syrphus, Spazigaster, et Lauopthicus, Rdn. 



Frons lavis, convexa. Epistoma vix elongatum, ad as prominens. An- 

 tenna capitis latitudine conjunctini breviores, basi disjuncta ; articulv.s 



