200 MUSCID^. 



thorace subquadrivittato, alts lirapidis fusco-qiiinquemaculatis. Long. 

 2^ ; alar. 5 lin. 



Tawny, nearly cylindrical. Head testaceous in front and beneath. 

 Third joint of the antennae conical, much longer than the second. Tho- 

 rax with four indistinct darker stripes. Metathorax black. TTings 

 limpid, with five brown spots ; first between the prsebrachial transverse 

 vein and the costa ; second apical ; third intermediate ; fourth on the 

 discal transverse vein ; fifth on the pobrachial ; cubital and prsebrachial 

 veins slightly diverging between the transverse veins, nearly parallel 

 from the discal transverse to the tip ; discal transverse nearly straight 

 and upright, parted by much more than its length from the prsebrachial 

 transverse, and by less than half its length from the border. Tibiae 

 and tarsi testaceous. 



Not common. (E.) 



5. Zoe, Wied.; Meig. ! Zw. v. 315. 7. pi. 48. f. 14, 15 (1826); 

 Mcq. ; Loew ; Zett. D. S. — apicalis, Zett. I. L. Testacea, subcyliu- 

 chica, metathorace nigro, alis limpidis antice fusco-bimaculatis. Long. 

 2-2i ; alar. 4-4^ lin. 



Testaceous, neai'ly cylindrical. Third joint of the antennae conical, 

 much longer than the second. Metathorax black. Wings limpid, icith 

 two brown spots ; first between the prsebrachial transverse vein and the 

 costa, and extending thence towards the base ; second apical ; cubital 

 and prsebrachial veins very slightly diverging between the transverse 

 veins, almost parallel from the discal transverse to the tip ; discal trans- 

 verse nearly straight and upright, parted by much more than its length 

 from the prsebrachial transverse, and by hardly half its length from the 

 border. 



Not common. (E. I.) 



6. Sonchi, L. S. N. ii. 998 (1763) ; Gmel. ; Fal. ; Meig. ; Mcq. ; 

 Zett.; Loew; Boie. — obsoleta, Wied. ; Meig. — Asteris, Hal. — chry- 

 santhemi, Desv. — herbarum, Desv. — pratensis, Desv. — Linaria, Desv. — 

 Scorzonerce, Desv. — Doronici, Desv. Nigra, cano-tomentosa, subtus tes- 

 tacea, capite abdominis marginibus posticis pedibusque testaceis, antennis 

 luteis, alis alb is, costa fusco-trimaculata. Long. 1-11; alar. 2-2-| lin. 



Black, with hoary tomentum. Head and body beneath testaceous. 

 Proboscis long, slender, bigeniculate. Antennae pale luteous ; third joint 

 linear, rounded at the tip, longer than the second. Wings white, with 

 three broion spots in front, first and largest between the tips of the 

 subcostal and mediastinal veins ; cubital and prajbrachial veins very 

 slightly diverging between the transverse veins, parallel from the discal 

 transverse to the tip ; discal transverse straight and upright, parted by 

 its length from the prsebrachial transverse, and by much more than half 

 its length from the border. Halteres pale yellow. Hind borders of 

 the segments and tip of the abdomen and legs testaceous. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



