SAKCOPIIAGA. l')5 



a distinct inward liiuder curve, parted by a little more than half its length 

 from the border, and by much less than half its length from the Hexure 

 of the prpebrachial. Alula? whitish. Abdomen tessellated with four 

 rows of rather indistinct spots. 

 Not commou. (E.) 



9. mortuorum, L. Fn. 1830 (1701); F. ; Gmel.; Fal. ; Latr. ; 

 Meig. ; Mcq. ; Zett. — cJiri/socephala, D. G. N'ujro-cyanea, capite luteo 

 aureo-tomentoso, palpis fnlvis, antennis nifis, thorace nigro-trivittalo, 

 abdomine purjmreo-ci/aneo. Long. 6 ; alar. 13 lin. 



BluisJi-hlack, with hoary tomentum. Head luteous, with gilded to- 

 mentum ; vertex and hind part black, with white tomentum ; proboscis 

 black; palpi subclavate, tawny. Antennce red ; tliird joint black above 

 towards the tip, full thrice the length of the second ; sixth black, near 

 twice the length of the tliird. Thorax with three broad black stripes. Wings 

 slightly grey ; prfebrachial vein forming a right angle at its flexure, 

 near wdiich it is curved inward, and thence continuous straight to its 

 tip ; discal transverse vein with two very distinct cm'ves, parted from 

 the border by less than half its length, and by much less from the 

 flexure of the prsebrachial. Alulae white. Ahdoynen elongate-oval, 

 ptirplish-blue, thickly covered with black down. Legs black. 



Not common. (E. S.) 



10. alpina, Zett. D. Sc. iv. 130-1. 26 (1845). Nigra, capite luteo 

 antice am-ato, palpis fulvis, antennis luteis, thorace cauo-ciuadrivittato, 

 alls subcinereis, abdomine cyaneo-viridi. Long. 4 ; alar. 9 lin. 



Black. Head Itdeous, gilded in front ; epistoma prominent ; proboscis 

 black ; vertex black ; palpi tawny. Antenna luteous, reaching the 

 epistoma ; third joint black for three-fourths of the length above and 

 at the tip, full thrice the length of the second ; fourth and fifth black, 

 distinct ; sixth testaceous, black towards the base, plumose to two- 

 thirds of the length. Thorax toith four hoarij stripes. Wings slightly 

 grey ; subcostal vein ending at a little beyond one-third of the length 

 of the wing ; mediastinal vein ending at a little beyond half the length ; 

 radial vein ending at hardly beyond five-sixths of the length ; praBbra- 

 chial vein forming a right angle at the flexure, slightly curved inward 

 near this, and straight from thence to the tip ; discal transverse vein 

 with two distinct curves, parted by more than half its length from tiie 

 border and from the flexure of the pra;brachial. Alulae greyish. Abdo- 

 men bill ish -green . 



Rare. (E.) 



The following additional species of Sarcophaga have been re- 

 corded as British : — 



1. S. pumila, Meig. 



2. S. sinuata, Meig. 



3. S. vagans, 3Ieig. 



