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pi. 7. f. 59. Fcem. niger, nUid/is, palpis antennisque nigro-fuscis, alls 

 hyalinis subfuscescentibus, venis fiiscis, halteribus nigro-fuscis, petiolis 

 sordide albis aut f'usco-flavis, feraoribus spinosis anticis tarsisque fulvis, 

 his apice nigris. Long. 1 ; alar. 2 lin. 



Fern. Black, shining. Palpi and antennso blackish-brown. Joints 

 of the antennae from the first to the eighth elongate-oval, the first much 

 lengthened before the middle, the following straightened beyond the 

 middle ; the ninth and four following long, elliptical. Wings hyaline, 

 slightly brownish ; veins brown. Halteres blackish-brown, their pe- 

 tioles dingy-white, or brownish-yellow. Tarsi tawny ; fourth and fifth 

 joints black ; anterior femora armed with four spines ; fore femora 

 tawny, occasionally with a black streak, slightly incrassated ; middle 

 femora occasionally tawny towards the base ; hind femora with three 

 spines ; anterior tibiai occasionally l)ro\vnish. 



Not rare. (E.) 



62. rufipectus, Lincke, MSS. ; Winn. ! Linu. Ent. vi. 62. 60. pi. 

 7. f. 60 (1852). Fcem. niger, nifidus, capite et antennarum nodis fulvis, 

 palpis fuscescentibus, antennis nigro-fuscis fulvo-cinctis, Immeria, pectore 

 et coxis fulvis, alls fuscescentibus apud costam obscurioribus subflaves- 

 centibus, venis fuscis, halteribus albo-llavis, abdomine nigro-fusco, seg- 

 menti primi margine postico flavo, pedibus fulvis nigro-fusco variis. 

 Long. If; alar. 3,V lin. 



Fem. Black, slduing. Head and beads of the antenna; tawny. Palpi 

 brownish ; second joint large. Antennge blackish-brown ; joints cy- 

 lindrical ; first joint tawny, mnch elongated along the basal half, con- 

 tracted before the middle ; second and six following somewhat con- 

 tracted beyond the middle ; ninth and four following very long, thick 

 at the base. Ilumeri, pectus, and coxa tcmny. In front of the wings on 

 each side a large rounded brown spot, which emits a brown streak. 

 Wings brownish, darker and with a yellowish tinge towards the costa ; 

 veins brown. Halteres whitish-yellow. Abdomen blackish-browu ; a 

 slender yellow band on the hind border of each segment. Legs tawny ; 

 tips of the femora and of the tibife blackish-brown ; fourth and fifth 

 joints of the tarsi black ; hind til)ia3 brown, blackish-brown at each end ; 

 fore femora incrassated, armed with spines along the whole length 

 beneath ; hind femora slightly incrassated, with one spine near the tip ; 

 plautfc with a stout bristle on the border. 



Eare. (E.) 



63. lineatus, INIeig. Zw. i. 80. 30 (1818); IMcq. ; StfEg. ; Zett. ; 

 Winn.! Linn. Ent. vi. pi. 7. f. 61. Mas et F(.em._pallide cinereus, 

 palpis obscure fuscis basi nonnunquara flavescentibus, thorace vittis 

 maculisque duabus fuscis, mctatliorace abdomincque nigro-fuscis, hujus 

 incisuris all)idis, alis limpidis, venis pallide fuscis, haltcril)us nigro- 

 fuscis, petiolis pedil)us(pic fulvis, his plus minusve nigro-fusco variis. 

 Long. 1-lf ; alar. 2-3 lin. 



Mcde. Head grey. Palpi dark brown; first and second joints occa- 



