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at a little beyond the fork of the subapical ; anal vein extending far 

 beyond the fork of the subanal. Haltcrcs testaceous. Abdomen tes- 

 taceous beneath and along the hind borders of the segments. Legs 

 testaceous ; tarsi brown ; fore tibiae as long as the fore metatarsi. 

 Not common. (E. I.) 



In the two following species, the veinlets of the prsebrachial 

 areolet form a slightly obtuse angle ; the hind one is more than 

 twice tlie length of the fore one, and of the subapical vein before 

 its fork. Subanal vein forked at very little before the fork of 

 the subapical. Anal vein not extending beyond the fork of the 

 subanal. 



8. lutescens, Zett. D. Sc. xi. 4178. 3 (1852). Fnlva, anteunis 

 fuscescentibus basi fulvis, pectore halteribus pedibusque testaceis, alis 

 mibc'mereis ad costam fulvescentibns macula discali fasciaque suhapicali 

 fiiscis, abdomine fusco apice fulvo, segmentorum marginibus posticis 



albidis, tibiis tarsisque ferrugineis. Long. 2-2i ; alar. 4-5 lin. 



Taiony. Antennai brownish, tawny at the base. Pectus testaceous. 

 Win(j& sligldhj greyish, someiohat taicny in front, with a brown undulating 

 subapical band, tchich does not extend to the hind border, and loith a 

 brown spot on the tip of the prcebrachial areolet and of the fork of the 

 subapical vein. Halteres testaceous. Abdomen brown ; hind borders 

 of the segments whitish ; tips tawny. Legs ferruginous ; coxaj and 

 femora testaceous ; fore tibife hardly longer that the fore metatarsi. 



Not common. (E.) 



9. cinjgulum? Meig. Zw. vi. 299. 34 (1830); Stann. Testacea, 

 anteunis fulvis, alis subfulvescentibus macula discali fasciaque subapicali 



fuscis, abdomine fulvo fasciis testaceis, femoribus posterioribus tarsisque 

 apice fuscis. Long. 2J; alar. 5 lin. 



Testaceous. Antenna; tawny, testaceous at the base. Wings with a 

 slight tajvny tinge, which is ruost apparent In front, with a broicn spot on 

 the tip of the prcebrachial areolet, and of the fork of the snbapical vein, 

 and at three-fourths of the length toith a brown oblique band, which is in- 

 terrupted between the subapical and subanal veins, and does not extend to 

 the border. Abdomen tawuy above, with the exception of the hind 

 borders of the segments. Tarsi brownish towards the tips ; posterior 

 femora with brown tips ; fore tibia3 much longer than the fore meta- 

 tarsi. 



Not common. (E. I.) 



10. lunata, F. S. A. 58. 6 (1805); Meig.; Mcq. ; Zett.; St^g. ; 

 li. — arcuata, ]\ieig. — signata, Meig. ; Stann. — distigma, Meig. Fulva, 

 anteunis nigricantibus basi fulvis, thoracis disco nigricante bivittato, alis 

 subcinereis fusco bimaculatis, abdomine nigro marginibus posticis apice- 

 (|ue fulvis, pcdibus testaceis, femoribus posticis apice tarsisque fuscis. 

 Long. I3— 2; alar. 3-1' \i\\. 



Taiony. Autcnuie blackish, tawny towards the base. Disc of the 



