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3. Caesar, L.Fn. 1828(1761); F. ; Scbr. ; Grnel.; Fal; Latr. ; 

 Meig. ; Mcq. ; Zett. Aureo-viridis aut viridi-cyanea, capite argenteo, 

 frontalibus atris, palpls fulvis, alis subbyaliuis, pedibus nigris. Long. 

 2i-4i; alar. 6-10. 



Green-bottle Fly. — Bright bluish-green or golden-gi-een, here 

 and there purplish, partly tinged with white tomentum. Head with 

 silvery-white tomentum ; frontalia black ; facialia reddish, bristly for 

 one-third of the length ; epistoma testaceous, slightly prominent ; paljii 

 tawny. Antennae black. Wings subhyahne. Alulse white. Halteres 

 luteous. Legs black ; femora Ijluish. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



4. cornicina, F. S. I. ii. 438. 11 (1781); Gmel. ; Fal.; Meig.; 

 Mcq. ; Zett. Aureo-viridis aut cyaneo-viridis, capite argenteo, palpis 

 nigris, alis sublimpidis, vence prcehracliialls fiexiira angulimi valde rotun- 

 datimi suhohtnsiim fmgente, pedibus nigris, Long. 3-4 ; alar. 7-9 lin. 



Green-bottle Fly. — Green, or bluish-green, or golden-green. 

 Head with silvery tomentum in front ; frontalia deep black ; facialia 

 bristly to full one-half of the length ; jialpl and antenna black. Wings 

 nearly limpid ; prahracliial vein formhuj a much rounded and d'ujlitly 

 obtuse angle at thejlexure, sl'ujlitly curved inward near tJds, and straight 

 from thence to the tip. Alulae white. Halteres tawny. Legs black ; 

 femora greenish. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



5. illustris, Meig. Zw. v. 54. 7 (1826); Mcq.; Zett. Cyaneo- 

 viridis aut aureo-viridis, capite argenteo, palpis antennis pedibusque 

 nigris, aUs subhyalinis, vence prabrachialis fiexura angidum obtusmn et 

 optinie determinatum fingente. Long. 3-4 ; alar. 7-9 lin. 



Thorax bluish-green, with two purple stripes. Head with silvery 

 tomentum ; frontalia black ; facialia bristly for less than half the length. 

 Antenuse black. Wrings nearly limpid ; proibrachial vein forming an 

 obtuse and sharply defined angle at the flexure, straight from thence to the 

 tip ; discal transverse vein with two very slight curves, parted by half 

 its length from the border, and by more than half from the flexure of 

 the prsebrachial. Alulte white. Abdomen golden-green. Legs black. 

 Var. /3. Discal transverse vein parted by more than half its length from 

 the boi'der. Var. y. Thorax golden-green. Var. S. Discal transverse 

 vein parted by less than half its length from the flexure of the pnebra- 

 chial. Var. e. Abdomen greenish-blue, purple on each side. Var. t,. 

 Abdomen golden, partly cupreous. 

 Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



6. equestris, Meig. Zw. v. 57. 13 (1826); Mcq. Nigro-cyanca, 

 capite albido-tomentoso, palpis fulvis, antennis nigris articulo sccundo 

 ferrugineo, alis subcinereis, pedibus nigris. Long. 4-4^ ; alar. 8-9 lin. 



Dark blue. Head black, with whitish tomentum ; facialia Ijristly 

 along more than half the length ; epistoma slightly promincut ; eyes 



