ANTHOMYIA. 133 



t;ito, alis cinereis maris obscnrioribus, abdomine nigro-quadriraaculato, 

 pedibiis fulvis, tarsis nigris. Long. 2^-3 ; alar. 5-6 lin. 



Black, with hrownish-cbiereous tomentum. Head white in front. 

 Thorax Avith four blackish stripes, the outer pair much interrupted. 

 Wings grey ; cubital and preebrachial veins slightly diverging from the 

 prsebrachial transverse vein to the border ; discal transverse vein nearly 

 upright, hardly undulating. Alulae greyish, with testaceous borders. 

 Abdomen a little longer than the thorax ; second and third segments 

 with two black spots on each. Legs tawny ; tarsi black. Male. Body, 

 wings, alulcG, and legs darker than those of the female ; discal trans- 

 verse vein parted by about its length from the pra'brachial transverse 

 vein, and by less than its length from the border. Fern. Discal trans- 

 verse vein parted by much more tlian its length IVom the praibrachial 

 transverse vein, and by much less than its length from the border. 



Common in summer on the hills by the upper part of AVharf- 

 dale. (E.) 



45. cunctans, Meig. Zw. v. 138. 89 (1826). Atra, obscure 

 cinereo-tomentosa, thorace nigro-quadrivittato, abdomine ovato, vitta 

 interrupta dorsali nigra ; Mas, alis fuscis, margine postico cinereo ; 

 Foem. alis limpidis. Long. 2,y-3 ; alar. 5-6 lin. 



Deep black, with dark grey tomentum. Head silvery-white. Sixth 

 joint of the antenna3 pubescent. Thorax with four black stripes. Cu- 

 bital and prsebrachial veins diverging from the pra^brachial transverse 

 vein until some distance beyond the discal transverse vein, whence they 

 slightly converge to the border ; discal transverse vein oblique, slightly 

 undulating, parted by about its length from the praibrachial transverse 

 vein, and by hardly half its length from the border. Aluhe whitish. 

 Abdomen oval, as lono- and as broad as the thorax, with an interrupted 

 black dorsal stripe. Male. Wings brown, greyish along the hind bor- 

 der. Fore femora with a tooth beneath towards the tips. Fore tibiae 

 notched beneath towards the base. Fem. Wings limpid. 



Common. (E.) 



46. subsecuta, n. Cinei'eo-tomentosa, alis cinereis hasi fiihis ; 

 Mas, vena discali transversa recta, thorace nigro-quadrivittato, abdo- 

 mine ovato subtessellato vitta dorsali nigra; Fcem. frontalibus piceis, 

 thorace fusco-quadrivittato, abdomine fusiformi. Long. 3-3 .V; alar. 

 6-7 lin. 



Black. JFimjs grey, taicny at the base ; cubital and prsebrachial veins 

 very slightly diverging from the prsebrachial transverse vein to half tlic 

 length between the discal transverse vein and the border, almost pa- 

 rallel from thence to the border. Male with dark gi'cy tomentum. 

 Head hoary. Thorax with four indistinct black stripes. Discal trans- 

 verse vein oblique, straight, parted by a little more than its length from 

 ilie pr.cbraehial transverse vein, and by hardly half its length from the 

 border. Aluhe grey, with testaceous borders. Abdomen oval, slightly 



