10 MUSCIDiE. 



Genus HI. PHANIA. 



Phania, Meig. Zw. iv. 218 (1824); Desv. ; Mcq. ; Zett. ; Westw. 



Corpus lineare. Arista nuda. Vena prcebrachialu costali ad ala apicem 

 connexa. Abdomen cylindricum, arcuatum, subtus reciirvum, seffmento 

 primo Ion go. 



Body linear. Sixth joint of the antenna; bare. FrcebracJdal vein 

 forming a curve at its flextire, joining the tip of the costal vein. Abdo- 

 men cylindrical, arched, recurved beneath at the tip ; first segment long. 

 Sexualia of the male long. 



1. thoracica, Meig. Zw. iv. 220. 4 (1824); Mcq.; Zett. Nigra, 

 capite argenteo, thorace cano nigro-quadrivittato, alls cinereis, alulis 

 albidis, halteribus ferrugineis, abdomine subtus fusco. Long. 3 ; alar. 

 6 lin. 



Black, shining. Head silvery-white ; froutalia deep black, slightly 

 widening from the ocelh to the antenufe ; facialia without bristles ; 

 epistoma not prominent. Antennae nearly reaching the epistoma ; third 

 joint straight above, slightly convex beneath, rounded at the tip, about 

 twice the length of the second ; fourth and fifth very short ; sixth 

 slender, stout for nearly one-fourth of the length from the base. Thorax 

 with hoary tomentum, which encloses four slender black stripes. Wings 

 grey ; costal vein ending at a little behind the tip of the wing ; sub- 

 costal vein ending at beyond one-third of the length ; mediastinal 

 vein ending at a little before half the length ; cubital vein joining the 

 costal near its tip; pra^brachial vein much curved at its flexure, very 

 slightly curved inward from thence to its tip ; discal transverse vein 

 nearly straight, parted from the border by a little more than half its 

 own length. Alulse dingy white. Halteres ferruginous. Abdomen 

 brownish beneath. 



Rare. In the late Mr. Stephens's collection. (E.) 



2. curvicauda, Fal. Msc. 17. 33 (1810) ; Meig. ! Zw. iv. pi. 40. 

 f. 10; Desv.; Mcq.; Boh.; Zett. Nigra, capite argenieo, epistomate 

 prominente, thoracis lateribus anticis vittisque duabiis can is, alis cinereis, 

 alulis albis. Long. If ; alar. 3 lin. 



Black, shining. Head silvery ; frontalia deep black, linear from the 

 eyes to the antenna; ; facialia without bristles ; epistoma prominent. 

 Antenna; nearly reaching the epistoma ; third joint linear, rounded at 

 the tip, twice the length of the second ; fourth and fifth very short ; 

 sixth slender, stout for about one-fifth of the length from the base. 

 Thorax hoary on each side in front, and with two hoary strijies. Wings 

 grey ; costal vein ending at the tip of the wing ; subcostal vein ending 

 at about one-third of the length ; mediastinal vein ending at before 

 half the length ; cubital vein joining the costal very near its tip ; pra;- 

 brachial vein slightly curved at its flexure, almost straight from thence 



