112 muscidjE, 



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

 ending at a little beyond half the length ; radial vein ending at about 

 seven-eighths of the length ; praebrachial vein forming a rounded angle 

 at the flexure, indistinctly curved inward from thence to the tip ; dis- 

 cal transverse vein almost straight, parted by its length from the flexure 

 of the prsebrachial, and by nearly half its length from the border. Alulse 

 whitish. Abdomen dull testaceous ; dorsal stripe and tip black. 

 Common. (E.) 



14. lasiophthalma, Meig. Zw. vii. 299. 9 (1838) ; Mcq. ; Zett. 

 iEneo-viridis, cyaneo et purpureo varia, oculis hir-tis, palpis antennis 

 pedibusque nigris, thorace cano quinquevittato, aUs subcinereis. Long. 

 3-3i ; alar. 7-8 lin. 



-3^]neous-green. Facialia beset with bristles ; epistoma not promi- 

 nent ; eyes hairy ; proboscis, palpi, antennae, and legs black. Antennae 

 nearly reaching the epistoma ; third joint about four times the length 

 of the second ; sixth plumose nearly to the tip. Thorax with five 

 broad hoary stripes. Wings sUghtly grey ; subcostal vein ending at a 

 little beyond one-third of the length of the wing ; mediastinal vein 

 ending at a little beyond half of the length ; radial vein ending at about 

 seven-eighths of the length; prsebrachial vein indistinctly undulating 

 between the flexure and the tip ; discal transverse vein curved inward 

 near the middle, parted by nearly its length from the flexm'e of the 

 praebrachial, and by more than half its length from the border. Alulae 

 greyish. Abdomen greenish-blue. Var. /3. Thorax and abdomen green. 

 Var. y. Thorax aeneous. Abdomen golden-green. Var. S. Thorax and 

 abdomen purplish-blue, the former green in front. 



Not rare. (E.) 



15. cadaverina, L.Fn. 1829(1761); D. G.; Schr.; Ross.; E. ; 

 Pal. ; Meig. ; Mcq. ; Zett. Cyaneo-viridis, capite argenteo, oculis miclis, 

 palpis antennis pedibusque uigris, antennarum articulo tertio secundo 

 quadruplo longiore, alis subcinereis, abdomine purpureo. Long. 3 ; 

 alar. 6 lin. 



Bluish-green, Head silvery-white in front ; frontalia, proboscis, 

 palpi, antenna;, and legs black; facialia bristly to one-fourth of the 

 length ; epistoma not prominent ; eyes bare. Antennce nearly reaching 

 the epistoma; ildrd joint about four times the length of the second; 

 sixth plumose to three-fourths of the length. Wings slightly grey ; 

 subcostal vein ending at much beyond one-third of the length of the 

 wing ; mediastinal vein ending at beyond half the length ; radial vein 

 ending at beyond five-sixths of the length ; discal transverse vein very 

 slightly curved inward in the middle, parted by more than its length 

 from the flexure of the praebracliial, and by much less than its length 

 from the border. Alulaj white. Abdomen purple, partly blue. 



Common. (E.) 



