20 MYCETOPHILID.E. 



front. Wings greyish ; veinlets of the prsebrachial areolet forming a 

 nearly right angle ; the hind one about thrice the length of the fore one, 

 and as long as, or a little longer than the subapical vein before its fork ; 

 anal vein not extending so far as the fork of the subanal. Halteres 

 testaceous. Hind borders of the abdominal segments testaceous. Legs 

 testaceous ; femora with a brown spot on each end ; tibiae darker than 

 the femora ; spurs long ; tarsi brownish ; hind tibife with short spines ; 



fore tihl(B as loiuj as the fore metatarsi. 



Not common. (E.) This species mucli resembles M.flavipes, 

 but may be distinguished by its shorter hind tibise. 



28. conformis, n. Nigro-cinerea, palpis halteribus «Mo»mm?'s »?«- 

 culis lateralibus pedibusque testaceis, alis limpidis, femoribus tibiisque 

 apice tarsisque nigris. Long. 1\; alar. 2 lin. 



Male hlachisli-greij . Palpi testaceous. Autennse stout, very much 

 longer than the thorax. Wings limpid ; veinlets of the prtebrachial 

 areolet forming an obtuse angle, the hind one about twice the length of 

 the fore one, and nearly as long as the subapical vein before its fork. 

 Halteres pale testaceous. Abdomen with testaceous spots on each side, 

 except at the tip. Legs testaceous ; tarsi and tips of the femora and 

 of the tibi;B black, stout ; hind tibiae witli rather .short spurs and very 

 minute spines ; fore tibice longer than the fore metatarsi. 



E,are. (E.) 



29. crassicornis, Stann. Observ. Spec. Mycetoph. 22. 20 (1831); 

 — -punctipes, Stseg. ; Zett. — spinicoxa, Zett. Nifjricans, albido-tomen- 

 tosa, capite fulvo, palpis, antennis basi, thoracis viitis duabus, halteri- 

 bus, ventre pedibusque testaceis, alis subcinereis, tibiis tarsisque fuscis. 

 Long. 2-2i; alar. 3^-4 J lin. 



Blackish. Head and thorax slightly covered with whitish tomentum. 

 Head tawny. Palpi testaceous. Antennae testaceous at the base. 

 Thorax on each side tcith a testaceous stripe, which is broadest in front. 

 Wings slightly greyish ; veinlets of the prasbrachial areolet forming a 

 slightly acute angle, the hiud one about twice the length of the fore 

 one, and longer than the subapical vein before its fork ; anal vein not 

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

 Abdomen testaceous beneath for tmo-thirds of the length from the base ; 

 tip and hi)id borders of the segments also testaceous. Legs testaceous, 

 rather long ; tibia? and tarsi brown ; spurs long ; hind tibiaj with mo- 

 derately long spines ; fore tibire much shorter than the fore metatarsi. 

 Male. Antenna? rather stout, a little longer than the thorax. Fem. An- 

 tenna? stout, lanceolate, a little shorter than the thorax. 



Not rare. (E. I.) 



30. fuscula? Zett. I. L. 864. 8 (1840). Nigro-fusca, palpis, an- 

 tennis basi, halteribus pedibusque testaceis, alis subcinereis, tarsis fus- 

 cis. Long. 1-li; alar. l|^-2 lin. 



Blackish-brown. Palpi testaceous. Antenna? not longer than the 

 thorax, testaceous at the base. Wings slightly greyish ; veinlets of the 



