scioniiLA. 39 



nigris, alis subcinereis, abdomine fusco, fasciis testaceis, tarsis fuscis. 

 Long, li-2 ; alar. 3-4 lin. 



Testaceous. Vertex brown. Antennas black, testaceous at the base, 

 longer than the thorax in the male, shorter in the female. Thorax with 

 three more or less broad brown or black stripes, the lateral pair occa- 

 sionally short. Wings very slightly greyish ; subcostal veinlet beyond 

 the middle of the first cubital areoiet ; this is rather large. Abdomen 

 brown, with a testaceous band on the hind border of each segment ; 

 tarsi brown ; hind tibiae with minute spines and moderately long spurs ; 

 hind apical angle more obtuse than the basal one ; fore apical angle 

 equally obtuse. 



Not rare. (E.) 



9. cingulata, Meig. Zw. 1. 247. 5 (1818). Testacea, vertice, an- 

 tennis,' thoracis vittis tribus tarsisque fuscis, alis subcinereis, abdomine 

 fusco fasciis testaceis. Long. 1^-3 ; alar. 3-4 lin. 



Testaceous. Vertex brown. Antennae brown, testaceous at the base, 

 a little longer than the thorax. TLorax with three brown stripes, the 

 lateral pair short. "Wings slightly greyish ; subcostal vein not joining 

 the costal, its veinlet beyond the middle of the cubital areoiet ; the 

 latter is rather large, with slightly acute fore angles and equally obtuse 

 hind angles. Ahdomen brown ; hind borders of the se(jments testaceous ; 

 tarsi brown ; hind tibiae with very minute spines and moderately long 

 spurs. 



Not rare. (E.L) 



10. fimbriata? Meig. Zw. i. 247. 3 (1818). Tiilva, vertice, tho- 

 racisque vittis tribus piceis, antennis tarsisque fuscis, alis subcinereis, 

 halteribus pedibusque testaceis. Long. 2^ ; alar. 5 lin. 



Tawny. Vertex piceous. Antennae brown, testaceous towards the 

 base. Thorax with three piceous stripes, the middle one in advance. 

 Wings very slightly greyish ; the transverse veinlet from the subcostal 

 vein opposite the middle of the first cubital areoiet, which is rather 

 longer than that of B. fasciata, with slightly acute fore angles and 

 slightly obtuse hind angles. Halteres and legs testaceous, the latter 

 long and slender, with very minute spines and rather short spurs ; tarsi 

 brown. 



Eare. In the Britisli Museum. (E.) 



11. vitripennis, Meig. Zw. i. 251. 13 (1818); Mcq. ; Es.— 

 Nigra, antennis basi thoracisquc latcribus anticis fulvis, alis limpidis, 

 halteribus pedibusque testaceis, abdominis apice ferrugineo, tarsis fuscis. 

 Long. 2L; alar. 5 lin. 



Black. Antennae tawny at the base. Thorax tawny on each side 

 in front. Wings limpid ; subapical and subanal veins pale. Halteres 

 testaceous. Abdomen ferruginous at the tip. Legs testaceous ; tarsi 

 brown. 



Rare. In the British Museum. (E. I.) 



