250 



MUSCIB^.. 



at the tip. Abdomen flat. Fo7-e legs with thick oval femora and with 

 curved acute tibia. Hind metatarsus incrassated. 



1. mantis, D. G. ! I. vi. 143. pi. 8. f. 15, 16 (1752); Latr. ; 

 Meig. ; Meq. ; Hal. — manicata, F. ; Coq. ; Fal. ; Desv. Nigra, siib- 

 metallica, abdominis margine albo-punctato. Long. 2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Black. Body slightly metallic. Wings hyaline. Abdomen with 

 white dots on the borders. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



Genus II. NOTIPHILA. 



NoTiPHiLA, Fal. Act. Holm. (1813); Meig.; Mcq. ; Hal.; Stenh. ; 

 Zett. 



Caput oblatum. Mentum parum incrassatum. Oculi subglabri. An- 

 tennae articulo secundo incrassato unguiculato. Arista dorso pecti- 

 nata. Alee pier lan que unguiculata. 



Head oblate. Mentum slightly incrassated. Eyes almost bare. 

 Antennee with the second joint incrassated, unguiculated. Arista pec- 

 tinated above. Wings generally unguiculated. 



level. Proboscis rwith five sesrinents. - , , 



• , , I K I -n t oblons 



Antennse with \ = 



unigeniculate. 

 Abdomen J 



second 



SYNOPSIS OF THE SUBGENERA. 



.5. Hygrella. 



•' (. subovbiculate 6. Discocekina. 

 I 



Lapparently with four segments . . 4. Tbimerina. 



bigeuiculate 7. Hecamede. 



. deflcxed behind 3. Discomyza. 



ceasing at the tip of the wing. C spinose at the tip 

 Abdomen of the male < 



(. unarmed 



. . 2. Dich.eta. 

 . . 1. notiphila. 



Subgenus 1. Notiphila. 



NoTiPHiLA, Hal. Keratocera, Dcsv. 



Fades perpendicularis, lateribus ciliata. Palpi dilatati. Vena costalis 

 in alee apice evanescens. Abdomen depressum., inerme. Tibiee ititer- 

 medice extrorsum spinoscB. 



Face perpendicular, ciliated on each side. Palpi dilated. Costal vein 

 vanishing at the tip of the wing. Abdomen depressed, unarmed. Inter- 

 mediate tibirr spinose on the outer side. 



