280 PHORIDiE. 



5. fuscipes, Mcq. H. N. D. ii. 627. 10 (1835); Meig. ; Hardy; 

 Zett. Nigra, obscura, alls limpidis, pedibus piceis validis, tibiis anticis 

 ferrugineis ; Mas, abdominis apice nitente. Long. 1|^-1^ ; alar. 2.T-3 

 Kn. 



Black, dull. U^lngs limpid ; veins blackish, strongly marked. Legs 

 piceous, stout ; fore tibiae ferruginous, unarmed ; middle tibise with two 

 apical spurs ; hind tibiae with three apical spurs ; hind metatarsus 

 rather broad. Male. Abdomen shining towards the tip. 



Not rare in woods during the spring. (E. S.) 



6. florea, F. E. S. iv. 255. 8 (1792) ; Meig. ; Mcq. Nigra, pal- 

 pis antennisque fulvis, alis sordide hyalinis, halteribus albidis apice 

 fuscis, pedibus piceis, anticis testaceis. Long, l^-lf ; alar. 2|^-3 lin. 



Black. Palpi and antennfe tawny. Wings dingy hyaline ; veins 

 brown. Llalteres whitish, with brown tips. Legs piceous ; fore legs 

 testaceous. 



Not rare. (E.) 



7. crassicornis, Meig. Zw. vi. 220. 26 (1830); Mcq.; Zett. 

 Nigra, antennarum articulo tertio magno, alis sordide hyalinis, pedibus 

 piceis, tibiis anticis fulvis. Long. 1^; alar. 3 lin. 



Black. Third joint of the antenuse large. Wings dingy hyaline. 

 Legs piceous ; fore tibife tawny. 

 Not common. (E.) 



8. rufipes, F. S. A. 336. 1 (1804); Meig.; Mcq.; Zett.— ^«^ 

 lipes, Latr. ; Leon Duf. — vulgaris ex parte, Fal. — Var. annnlata, Meig. ; 

 Mcq. Nigro-picea, palpis halteribus pedibusque testaceis, alis subtla- 

 vescente-hyab'nis, abdominis segmentorum marginibus posticis testaceis. 

 Long, f-1^; alar. 1-|— 3 lin. 



Piceous-black. Palpi, halteres, and legs testaceous. Wings hyaline, 

 with a very slight yellowish tinge. Hind borders of the abdominal 

 segments occasionally testaceous. 



Very abundant. (E. S. I.) 



9. flava. Pal. Phytomyz. 7. 8 (1823) ; Meig. ; 7.Qii.—lutea ? Meig. ; 

 Mcq.; Zett. — interrupta? '^Lcii. — -fasciata? 'Fi\\.; Meig.; Zett. Lutea, 

 vertice abdomineque faseiis integris vel interruptis nonnunquam piceis, 

 alis subflavescente hyalinis, halteribus pedibusque testaceis. Long. 1- 

 2; alar. 1^-3 lin. 



Luteous. Vertex generally piceous. Wings with a very slight yel- 

 lowish tinge. Abdomen occasionally with entire or interrupted piceous 

 bands. Halteres and legs testaceous. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



10. gracilipes, Meig. Zw. vi. 216. 13 (1830). Nigra, aHs sub- 

 fuscis, vcnis nigricantibus, halteribus pedibusque piceis, tibiis larsisque 

 anterioribus fulvis. Lony:. 1^; alar. 2;l lin. 



