362 MUSCIB.E. 



9. scutellata, Hal. A. N. H. iii. 406. 9 (1839). Nigra, sulmitida, 

 antennis subtus pedibusque t(;staccis, scutello aierrliiio, alls alho-hlcjut- 

 tatis. Long, vix 1 ; alar. 2 liii. 



Black, slightly shining. Antenna beneath and legs testaceous. 

 Scidelluni deep black. TFings to'dh two folate dots. 



Very rare; found at Hollywood, near Belfast. In Mr. Hali- 

 day's collection. (I.) 



Subgenus 3. Axysta. 



AxYSTA, Hal. A. N. H. iii. 406. (1839). Ephjdra ji^'Md^. Tr'mie- 

 rina, Mcq. Hydrina p., Desv. 



Fades perpendicular is, medio subconvexa, superne parum angustata, vuv 

 nisi nuda. Arista piibescens. Abdomen quasi 2>-annulatum, i. e. 

 segmentis prima et qulnto minimis, basi marginatum. Vena costalis 

 in alee aplce evanescens. Vena discall-recurrens ab alee marglne dlstans. 

 Vence brachiales ibidem slnu approxlmata. 



Face vertical, slightly convex in the middle, a little straitened above, 

 almost bare. Arista pubescent. Costal vein vanishing at the tip of the 

 wing ; dlscal-recurrent vein remote from the border ; brachial veins ap- 

 proximate in the same flexure of the wing. Abdomen zclth a margin at 

 the base, apparently with only three segments, the first and theffth being 

 very small. 



10. viridula? Desv. E. M. 795 (1830) ; YicA.—cesta, Hal. E. M. 

 I. 777- — ccerulelventrls ? Mcq. Nigra, nitida, facie albida vitta nigra, 

 abdomine punctatissimo cyanescente. Long, f ; alar. 1 lin. 



Black, shining. Face whitish, with a black stripe. Abdomen bluish, 

 very thickly punctured. 



Eare ; fouud on grass at Hollywood. In Mr. Haliday's collec- 

 tion. (I.) 



Subgenus 4. Pelina. 



Pelina, Hal. A. N. H. iii. 407 (1839). Notiphila p., Fal. ; Zett. 

 Ephydra p., Meig. ; Mcq. 



Fades latisslma, perpendicularis, lateribus temusshne clllata. Clypens 

 subexsertus. Arista subtlUsslme j^ubescens. Vena discall-recurrens 

 prope alee marginem. Abdomen depressum. 

 Face very broad, vertical, very finely ciliated on each side. Clypeus 



slightly projecting. Arista very minutely pubescent. Dlscal-recurrent 



vein near the border. Abdomen depressed. 



11. senea, Fal. Act. Holm. 1813. 253 (1813) ; Mcig. ; Hal. ; Zett. 

 — glubrlcula, Meig. ; Mo(|. Obscure icnea, facie albicantc, alls hyaliuis, 

 tarsis llavis. Long, f ; alar. \\ lin. 



