16 MYCETOPHILID.E, 



the subanal vein. Halteres testaceous. Legs tawny, brownish; fore 

 tibife longer than the fore metatarsi. 

 Not rare. (E.) 



16. selecta, n. M^m, antennis basi palpisque testaceis, halteribus 

 albis, alis fuscescentibus, venis optime determinatis, pedibus fulvis. 

 Long. 2 ; alar. 3^ lin. 



Black. Palpi testaceous. Antennae testaceous at the base. Halteres 

 whitish. Wings brownish ; veins strongly marked ; veinlets of the 

 pra^brachial areolet forming a slightly obtuse angle, the hind one about 

 twice the length of the fore one, and longer than the subapical vein 

 before its fork ; fork of the subanal vein much nearer than the fork of 

 the subapical to the base of the wing ; anal vein extending nearly to 

 the border. Legs tawny, stout, not long ; spurs very long ; hind femora 

 thickly armed with long spines ; /ore tibiee hardly longer than the fore 

 metatarsi. 



Rare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



17. striata, F. S. A. 58. 5 {l^^'n).— punctata, Meig. ; Stann. ; 

 Mcq. ; Stajg. ; E,s. ; Zett. D. S. — semicincta, Meig. — cunctans, Wied. ; 

 Meig. ; Mcq. ; Zett. I. L.—trivialis ? Meig. ; Wiegra. —?•?//« ? Mcq. ; 

 Meig. Fuloa, thoracis disco maculis tribus ferrugineis, pectore halte- 

 ribusque testaceis, alis subfulvescentibus, abdominis segmentis ferrugi- 

 neo-fasciatis, tarsis fuscescentibus. Long. 2-3|^ ; alar. 4-5 lin. 



Tawny. Disc of the thorax with three large ferruginous spots, the 

 middle one in advance. Pectus testaceous. Wings with a tawny tinge ; 

 veinlets of the pra^brachial areolet forming a right angle, the fore one 

 about half the length of the hind one, and nearly as long as the sub- 

 apical vein before its fork ; fork of the subanal vein a little nearer 

 than the fork of the subapical to the base of the wing ; anal vein not 

 extending to the fork of the subanal. Halteres testaceous. Abdomen 

 with ferruginous bands. Tarsi brownish ; fore tibiee longer than the 

 fore metatarsi. 



Common. (E. S. I.) 



18. unicolor, Meig. Zw. vii. 43. 51 (1838). Ferruginea, antennis 

 pedibusque concoloribus, alis pallide fulvis, tarsis fuscis. Long. 2 ; 

 alar. 4 lin. 



Ferruginous, as are also the antenna; and the legs. Wings pale 

 tawny. Tarsi brown. 



" In this species particularly^ the palpi are shorter and stouter, 

 the exterior joints not linear nor increasing in length, but obovatc 

 or spatulate." — IJaliday, MSS. 



Not rare. Has been found at Holywood, near Belfast, and at 

 Blarney, Cork. In Mr. Haliday's collection. (I.) This species 

 is unknown to me, and I am not certain whether it belongs to the 

 preceding group. 



The twenty-three following species form a group which is dis- 



