190 MUSCID.E. 



black ; humeral scapulae and scutellum testaceous. Wings limpid, long, 

 with a hroion spot at each tip; radial vein ending at beyond eleven- 

 twelfths of the length of the wing ; discal transverse indistinctly undu- 

 lating or almost straight, parted by much more than twice its length 

 from the pra3brachial transverse, and by a little less than half its length 

 from the border. Halteres and legs pale testaceous. 

 Not rare. (E.) 



8. quadripunctata, F. S. I. ii. 453. 93 (1781); Schr.; Gmel.; 

 Fal. ; Meig. ; Mcq. ; Desv. ; Zett. — sexpmictata, Meig. ; Mcq. ; Desv. ; 

 Zett. Testacea, alis sublimpidis, abdomitie maculis quatuor vel sex 7iigris. 

 Long. 1\ ; alar. 3 lin. 



Testaceous. Head yellow. Third joint of the antennae full twice 

 the length of the second. Wings nearly limpid ; radial vein ending at 

 about nine-tenths of the length of the wing ; discal transverse almost 

 straight, parted by nearly twice its length from the prsebrachial trans- 

 verse, and by a little less than its length from the border. Abdomen 

 almost linear ; fourth and fifth, or third, fourth, and fifth segments with 

 a black spot on each side. 



Not rare. (E. S. I.) 



9. saltuum, L. Fn. 18. 66 (1761). — unicolor, F. ; Meig. ; Mcq. ; 

 Zett. — margi7iella, Fal. Lutea, thorace fusco-bivittato, alis subluteis 

 vitta marginali nigra. Long, l^-lf ; alar. 3^-4 lin, 



Luteous. Head testaceous. Antennae pale luteous; third joint 

 short-conical, rather broad, about twice the length of the second. Tho- 

 rax with two bro2cn stripes. Wings slightly luteous, rcith a black ynar- 

 ginal stripe dilated at each end, and extending from the tip of the sub- 

 costal vein to beyond the tip of the cubital ; radial vein ending at far 

 beyond eleven-twelfths of the wing ; discal transverse vein parted by 

 a Uttle more than twice its length from the prsebrachial transverse, and 

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

 taceous. Fern. Oviduct piceous, lanceolate, recurved, very slender. 



Not common. (S.) 



10. praeusta, Fal. Ortal. 31. 4 (1820) ; Meig.; Mcq.; Zett.— 

 liturata, Desv. Testacea, alis li^npidis, maculis tribus apicalibus unaque 

 apud venam discalem transversam fuscis, abdomine fulvo. Long. 2 ; 

 alar. 4 lin. 



Testaceous. Vertex sb'ghtly prominent in front. Third joint of the 

 antennae much more than twice the length of the second. Wings 

 limpid ; discal transverse vein and tips of the radial, cubital, and prce- 

 brachial veins clouded with brown ; discal transverse vein parted by a 

 little more than twice its length from the praebrachial transverse, and by 

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

 ceous. Abdomen tawny. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



