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rest whitish. Halteres whitish. Abdomen pale brown. Legs testti- 

 ceoiis, slender ; tarsi and tips of the tibiae brown. 

 Rare. (E.) 



153. nugax, n. Cervinus, alis limpidis pubesceutibus, venis hal- 

 teribusque albis, illis apud costam testaceis, venuUx transversa nigra, 

 abdomine albido suturis fuscis, pedibus albidis. Long. 2i ; alar. 4 lin. 



Fawn-colour. Wings limpid, pubescent ; transverse veiulet black ; 

 costal, radial, and cubital veins pale testaceous, the rest white. Hal- 

 teres white. Abdomen whitish, pubescent ; sutures of the segments 

 brown. Legs wliitish, pubescent. 



Nearly allied to C. jaMidulus, Meig. Rare, (E.) 



15-i. elegans, Meig. ! Zw. i. 48. 63. pi. 2. f. 7 (1818).— crass?>ff*, 

 Panz. — cesticus, Curt. B. E. 70. — hirtvpes, Mcq. ; Meig. Zw. vii. Tes- 

 taceus, thorace producto conico disco aut vittis tribus fulvis iateribus 

 nigro-guttatis, alis sublimpidis uonnunquam nigro-trimaculatis, venis 

 albis apud costam testaceis, halteribus albidis, abdomine punctiuaculis 

 nigris, pedibus validis pilosissimis. Long. 3-3^; alar. 5-6 lin. 



Testaceous. Vertex tawny. Thorax prolonged and conical in front, 

 with three taw ny stripes and with a row of black dots on each side. 

 Wings nearly limpid, very slightly testaceous along the costa, with three 

 blackish spots, one near the hind border, the other two in the disc at 

 two-thirds of the length ; costal, radial, and cubital veius pale testa- 

 ceous, the rest white. Halteres whitish. Abdomen with black punc- 

 tures. Legs stout, very pubescent ; joints of the tarsi with brownish 

 tips. — Var. /5. Disc of the thorax tawny. Wings without blackish 

 spots. 



Rare. Inhabits woods. (E.) 



155. stercorarius, D. G. Ins. vi. 149. 22 (1781); Schr.; Meig. ; 

 Mcq. ; Zett. ; Gim. ; Stsog. — cluopterus, Meig. Kl. Zw. Mas et Fceiu. 

 niger, alk limpidis, veuis albidis apud coslam nif/ris, halleribus fuscis, 

 abdomine piibescente, pedibus piceis subpubescentibus. Long. 1^-2; alar. 

 3-4 lin. 



Male and Fern. Black. Whujs limpid; costal, radial, and cubital 

 veins blackish, the rest whitish. Halteres brown. Abdomen pubescent. 

 Legs piceous, mimiiely pubescent. Male. Antennae with black plumes. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



156. aterrimus, Meig. Zw. i. 47. 59 (1818) ; Gim. ; Stfpg. ; Zett. 

 Mas et Foem. ater, alis limpidis, venis albidis apud costam. nigricantibus, 

 halteribus nigris, abdomine pilosissimo, pedibus pilosis, femoribus cras- 

 siusculis. Long. 1^-2 ; alar. 3-4 lin. 



Male and Fern. Deep black. Wings limpid; costal, radial, and cu- 

 bital veins blackish, the rest whitish. Halteres black. Abdomen very 

 hairy. Legs hairy ; femora rather thick. Male. Antennas with black 

 ))lumes. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



