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grey, pubescent, ciliated ; veins lilack ; subcostal vein much less than 

 half the length of the wing ; cubital slightly curved, ending near the 

 tip ; subanal distinct ; first branch of tiic anal inclined abruptly to the 

 subanal, and not distinguishable beyond ; second branch inclined very 

 abruptly to the liiud border, and forming an almost right angle. Hal- 

 teres, abdomen beneath, and legs, pale testaceous. Legs slender, rather 

 long. 



Not common. (E.) 



121. verna, Curt.! B. E. 178 (1827). Mas? fmca, capite an- 

 tennisque nigris, liis corpore vix brevioribus, thoracis lateribus scutello 

 abdominisque hasi albldls, alis cinereis, venis nigris, haltei'ibus albidis, 

 pedibus pallide fuscis. Long. 1|; alar. 4 lin. 



Male ? Broicii. Head and antenna; bhick. Antennae slender, ver- 

 ticillate-pilose, nearly as long as the body ; joints long, cylindrical, 

 double, with petioles rather less than half their length. Scutellum, 

 sides of the thorax, and abdomen at the base lohitish. Wings grey, mi- 

 nutely pubescent ; veins black ; subcostal vein much less than half the 

 length of the wing ; cubital curved towards its tip, ending on the hind 

 border at some distance from the tip of the wing ; sul^anal distinct, 

 almost straight ; first branch of the anal slight, but distinct, running 

 very near to the subanal ; second branch curved abrnptly and hardly 

 obliquely to the hind border. Halteres whitish. Abdomen pubescent. 

 Legs pale brown, slender, rather long. 



Not common. (E.) 



122. centralis, Winn. Linn. Ent. viii. 277. 67 (1853). — annu- 

 lipes ? Meig. ; Hal. Fcem. fulva, antennis fuscis corporis dimidio 

 paullo longioribus, articulorum petiolis bi'evissimis, thorace vittis tribus 

 castaneo-fuscis, pectore nigricante, alis limpidis fmco-trifascialis, venis 

 fuscis, halteribus albis, oviductu abdominis longitudine, pedibus albidis 

 nigro-fasciatis. Long. -| lin. 



Fern.. Tawny. Antennae brown, a little more than half the length 

 of the body ; joints six times the length of their petioles. Thorax with 

 thi-ee chestnut-l)rown stripes. Pectus blackish. JVings limpid, icith 

 three brown bands ; veins brown ; transverse veinlet situate before the 

 middle of the subcostal vein ; anal vein and its second branch forming 

 an almost right angle. Halteres white. Oviduct as long as the abdo- 

 men, with two somewhat rounded valves. Legs whitisli, with black 

 bands. 



Eare. (E.) C. anmdipes inhabits bccch-trces. 



123. Ceomatis, Winn. Linn. Ent. viii. 278. 68 (1853). Flava, 

 antennis fuscescentibus basi flavis, thorace vittis tribus fuscis, alis albis 

 fusco qKadriniacidalis, halteribus albis, pedibus pallide fuscis subtus 



flavis ; Mas, anteimis corpore longioribus, articulis duplicatis longi- 

 petiolatis ; Foem. antennis corpore paullo brevioribus, articidis vix 

 petiolatis, oviductu brevi lamellis dnabus ovatis. Long. \ lin. 



Yellow. Antenna; brownish. Thorax with three brown bands. Wings 



