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11. decempunctata, Fal. Ortal. 30. 1 (1820); Meig.; Mcq.; 

 Zett. — communis, Desv. Testacea, alls subtestaceis, viaculis tribus api- 

 calibiis duabtisque aptid venas transve^'sas fiiscis, abdomine fulvo. Long. 

 2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Testaceous. Head wliitisli beneath. Antennae tawny ; third joint 

 twice the length of the second. Wings slightly testaceous, with five 

 broicn spots, one on each t?'ansve)'se vein, and three on the tips of the 

 radial, cubital, and prab}'achial veins; discal transverse vein parted by 

 more than its length from the prffibrachial transverse, and by a little 

 less than half its length from the border. Halteres pale testaceous. 

 Abdomen tawny, pale testaceous at the base. Legs pale testaceous; 

 tarsi darker. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



12. pulcheUa, Ross. Fn. Etrusc. Ed. 111. ii. 478. 15. 28 (1794).— 

 fasciata, Mcq. Testacea, thoracis vittis duabus scutellique apice fuscis, 

 alis limpidis, vittis duabus testaceis fusco-strigatis, abdomine fulvo. 

 Long. 2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Testaceous, whitish beneath. Eace short. Epistoma very slightly 

 prominent. Palpi long, with brownish tips. Antenna3 rather broad, 

 almost reaching the epistoma ; third joint conical, hardly twice the 

 length of the second ; sixth minutely pubescent. Thorax with a brown- 

 ish stnpe on each side.. Scutellum promineut, with a brownish tip. 

 Wings limpid, long, narrow, with two testaceous brown-streaked bands, 

 one along the fore border, the other undulating and near the hind bor- 

 der ; radial vein ending at about nine-tenths of the length of the wing ; 

 discal transverse oblique, curved outward, parted by much more than 

 its length from the prsebrachial transverse, and by less than half its 

 length from the border. Halteres and legs pale testaceous. Abdomen 

 tawny, oval, testaceous at the base. Fein. Oviduct lanceolate, about 

 half the length of the abdomen. 



Not rare. Frequents windows. (E.) 



The follomng additional species of Palloptera have been recorded 

 as British : — 



1. pallida, Fal. 6. notata, Fal. 



2. plumicornis, Fal. 7. 5-maculata, Mcq. 



3. femorclla, Fal. 8. placida, Meig. 



4. pallidiventris, Fal. 9. litura, Hoffm. 



5. rivosa, Meig. 



Genus IV. OCHTHIPHILA. 



OcHTHiPHiLA, Fal. Ochtid. (1820) ; Meig. ; Mcq. ; Zett. Chama- 

 myia, Pz. Estelia, Desv. 



