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Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



3. contamiiiata, L. E. S. 4.32. 1743 (1761) ; F. ; Schr. ; Gmcl. ; 

 Latr. ; Mdg. ; Mcq. ; Zett. ; Giinin. ; Sttcg. ; Ross. (V.). Nigra, scu- 

 tello pedibiisque fulvis, alls subcinereis fasciis tribus mucidisqiie duahtis 

 fuscls, femoribus tibiisque apice tarsisque nigris ; Mas, abdoniine macidis 

 duahus lateralibus fasciaqite fulvis ; Foem. abdomine raaculis quatuor la- 

 teralibus fulvis. Long. 3|-4 ; alar. 7-8 lin. 



Black, shining. Proboscis, palpi, and scutellum tawny. Wings 

 slightly greyish, ivilh three brown bands ; the first near the base, abbi'e- 

 viated hiudward ; second nearly reaching the hind border ; third in- 

 terrupted ; a brown spot on the base of the petiole of the radial and cu- 

 bital veins, and a broton dot on the tip of the mediastinal vein. Halteres 

 testaceous. Abdomen. tawny at the tip. Legs tawny; tarsi towards 

 the tips, and tips of the femora and of the tibiae black. Male. Jbdo' 

 men with a tav:ny spot on each side, and tcith a taiony band nearer the 

 tip. Fem. Abdomen with two tawny spots on each side. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



3. lacustris, Meig. Zw. vi. 291. 5 (1830); Mcq.; Sta?g. ; Eoss. 

 (V.) ; Zett. Nigra, scutello fulvo, alis subcinereis fasciis tribus fuscis, 

 pedibus testaceis, femoribus tibiisque apice tarsisque nigris ; Mas, abdo- 

 mine fasciis duabus falvis ; Fiem. abdomine maculis quatuor lateralibus 

 fuhis. Long. 3^ ; alar. 7 lin. 



Black. Proboscis and palpi testaceous. Thorax with a tawny 

 sutur-e between the wings. Scutellum generally tawny. Winr/s slightly 

 greyish, ioith three brotcnish bands; the first near the base, appai'ent 

 only by the costa ; the second and third more complete than those of P. 

 contaminata. Halteres testaceous. Abdomen tawny at the tip. Legs 

 testaceous ; tarsi and tips of the femora and of the tibiae black, the 

 former dull testaceous towards the base. Male. Abdomen icith two 

 tawny bands. Fem. Abdomen with four lateral tawny spots. 



Not rare. (E. S.) 



4. fasciata, Scop. Ent. Cam. 321. 855 {\l%^).—2mludosa, Meig. ; 

 Mcq. ; Gimm. ; Stfcg. ; Eoss. (V.) ; Zett. Nigra, alis subcinereis fasciis 

 tribus maculaque fuscis, pedibus testaceis, femoribus tibiisque apice tar- 

 sisque nigris. Long. 3|-4 ; alar. 7-8 lin. 



Black, shining. Proboscis and palpi testaceous. Wings slightly 

 greyish, with three brown bands ; first and second abbreviated hind- 

 ward ; third interrupted ; a brown spot on the tip of the mediastinal 

 vein. Halteres testaceous. Legs testaceous ; tarsi towards the tips, 

 and tips of the femora, and of the tibiae, black. Male. Abdominal ap- 

 pendages testaceous. Fem. Abdomen tawnv at the tip. 



Not rare. (E. S. I.) 



5. scutellaris, Hoffm. ; Meig. Zw. i. 20(5. 2 (1818) ; Zett. ; 

 Gimm. ; St.cg. — niyra, F. Nigra, scutello fulvo, alis subcinereis. 



