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Genus II. CORDYLA. 



CoRDYLA, Meigf. Zvv. i. 274 (1S18); Curt.; Zett. Mycc4opJula ii."^, 

 Curt. Pachi/palpus, ]\Icq. ; Zett. 



Corpus angustum. Ocelli duo, minuti. PuJpi hasi crassi. A/itenncs 



incrassatfe, breves. iUss angustae, breviusculae. Abdomen couipres- 



siim. Pedes sat breves ; tibifs vix spinosre. 



Body narrow. Ocelli two, minute, contiguous to tlie eyes. Palpi 

 tldcli at the base, short. AntenncB incrassated, short. Wings narrow, 

 rather short. Abdomen compressed. i6v/,s- somewhat short ; tlbicB hardly 

 splnose, armed with rather long spurs. 



Tliis genus much resembles Mijcetophila; tlie veins of the wings 

 have the same structure, and the species have the same habits. 

 The sexes diH'er both in the form of their antenncc and the num- 

 ber of joints, wliich also varies according to the species. 



1. valida, n. Lutea, crassa, ahs subcinereis, pedibus validis, cal- 

 caribus sat longis, tarsis fuscescentibus. Long. 3 ; alar, -i lin. 



Luteous, stout, compact. Antennae lanceolate, shorter than the 

 thorax ; joints short, transverse. Wings greyish, rather short ; veins 

 tawny ; radial vein ending at before two-thirds of the length, cubital 

 ending at beyond live-sixths of the length ; veinlets of the prsebrachial 

 areolet forming an almost right angle, the hind one about six times the 

 length of the fore one, and nearly half the length of the subapical vein 

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

 fork of the suba[)ical to the base of the wing ; anal vein extending to 

 the fork of the subanal. Legs stout ; spurs moderately long ; tarsi 

 brownish ; hind tibiae with very minute s])ines. 



Eare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



2. fiaviceps? Sta^g. D. D. 2GS. 2 (1840). Nigricans, palpis, an- 

 tennis, thoracis limbo, peclore pedibusque /wZtvs, alis subcinereis, halteri- 

 bus testaceis, tarsis nigris. Long. 1 ; alar. 2 lin. 



Blackish. Palpi and antennae tawny, the latter short, stout. Thorax 

 tawny in front, on each side, and beneath. AVings very slightly greyish ; 

 veinlets of the pnebrachial areolet forming an obtuse angle, the hind 

 one full twice the length of the fore one, and about half the length of 

 the subapical vein before its fork ; fork of the subanal vein very nmch 

 further than the fork of the subapical from the base of the wing ; anal 

 vein extending nearly to the fork of the subanal. Ilalteres testaceous. 

 Legs tawny, short, stout ; spurs very long ; tarsi black ; hind tibia? 

 with very minute spines ; fore tibia; much longer than the fore meta- 

 tarsi. 



Hare. (E. I.) 



3. fasciata? j\Ieig. Zw. vi. 30-4. 3 {\?,'i^).~fnheola, Ilal.— c/«^- 

 rea ? Zett. Niyro-fusca, cinereo-lomentosa, palpis, haltcribus, abdominis 

 fasciis femoribusquc testaceis, antennis basi thoracist[vm maculis daabus 



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