SEPEDON. Iby 



10. Hieracii, F. E. S. iv. 361. 201 (1794); Meig.; Mcq.— 

 Argxis, F. — tiemorum, Fal. ; Zett. Testacea, thorace ferrugineo-macu- 

 lato, alls nigro-fuscis e guttis limpidk trifasciatis, abdominc fusco-albido 

 fasciato. Long. 2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Testaceous, with white tomentum beneath. Head white beneatli. 

 Proboscis tawny. Palpi whitish. Third joint of the aniennce a little 

 longer than the second ; sixth black, with long hairs, testaceous towards 

 the base. Thorax lolth ferruginous spots. Wrings blacl-ish-hrown, with 

 numerous limpid dots, ivhich form three irregidar bands; discal trans- 

 verse vein slightly oblique, very slightly undulating, parted by much 

 more than half its length from the prrebrachial transverse, and by a 

 little less than half its length from the border. Halteves whitish. Ab- 

 domen brown, with whitish interrupted bands on the hind borders of 

 the segments. Legs pale testaceous. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



11. sylvatica, Meig. Zw. vi. 41. 15 (1830); Mcq.; Zett.; Loew. 

 — fcrruginea var. minor, Fal. Eufo-fidva, antennis fulvis, articido se- 

 cundo vix elongato, alis suhmiereis antice suJjJlavis, pedibus testaceis. 

 Long. 3-3^ ; alar. 6-7 lin. 



Eeddish-tawny. Head testaceous beneath. Antennce tawny ; second 

 joint shorter than usual; third a little longer than the second ; sixth 

 blacl-, very deeply plumose. Wings greyish, yellowish in front ; trans- 

 verse veins clouded ; discal transverse oblique, slightly curved outward, 

 parted by more than twice its length from the pra;brachial transverse, 

 and by more than half its length from the border. Halteres and legs 

 testaceous. 



Not common. Inhabits woods. (E. I.) 



The following additional species of Telanocera have been recorded 

 as British : — 



1. eha3rophylli, F. 4. arrogans, Meig. 



2. pratorum, Tul. 5. elata, T'. 



3. obliterata, TP. 6. dorsalis, F. 



jGenus XII. SEPEDON. 



Sepedon, Latr. G. C. iv. 350 (1809); Fal.; Meig.; Mcq.; Zett. 

 Byrphus p., F. Mulio p., F. ; Schell. ; Pz. Baccha p., F. Scato- 

 phaga p., F. Muscn p., Schr. ; Gmel. ; Pz. 



Corjnis angustum. Frons depressa. Facies obliqua. Peristoma valde 

 prodnctum. Antennce long a ; articulus tertins sccundo brevior. Pedes 

 sat longi ; femora postica subincrassata, subtm spinosa ; tibia postica 

 subarcuata;. 

 Body narrow, slightly piibescent, with veiy few bristles. Front dc- 



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