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minute spines and long spurs. Wings with a faint brownish tinge ; 

 cubital areolet not clouded. Length 2 to 3 lin. 



Fig. 28. — Sciophila Fasciata. 



This is a common species, and resembles .S'. margifiaia, but the 

 latter has the cubital areolet clouded. Marghiata, Mg., is 2^ to 3 lin. 

 long. As far as I can make out, 6". hiiaris, Wlk., is the same 2ls fasciata, 

 Zett. 



Other British species are : 



-5". hyalinata* Mg. Verh. d. Zool. Bot. Ges., xiii., 713, 6. 



^S. coHgrua, Wlk. This is a black species, with tawny palpi ; a 

 ferruginous spot on each side of the thorax in front ; scutellum and 

 pectus ferruginous. 



S. trivittata, Zett. Ciray, hoary beneath. Testaceous spot on 

 each side of thorax in front. Abdomen testaceous beneath and along 

 the hind borders of the segments on each side. Found in May. 



S. cingnlata, Mg. Meig., i c. I. 102, 5 ; Zw. i., 247, 5 (1818). 



S. ornata, Mg. Winnertz, Verh. d. Zool. Bot. Ges., xiii., 725, 18. 



S. fimbriata, Mg. Ibid., xiii., 736, 29. Meigen, Zw., 247, 3. 



S. femiginea, Mg. Zw. i., 249, 9. 



.*). ruficollis, Zett. ? Zetterstedt, Dip. Scan., xi. 41 21, 17. 



S. punctata, Mg. Winnertz, Verh. d. Zool. Bot., Ges., xiii., 714, 7. 



* Hyalinata, Mg. Testaceous ; vertex black, abdomen brown, hind borders of 

 segments testaceous. 



Ciiigulata, Mg. Testaceous ; vertex brown. 



Fifiibriata, Mg. Tawny ; vertex piceous. 



Fenuginea, Mg. Testaceous ; vertex black ; brown band on hind border of 

 each abdominal segment. 



Ruficollis, Zett. Testaceous ; sutures and lip of abdomen black. 



Punctata, Mg. Tawny ; vertex Ijlack. 



Triliiieata, Zett. Testaceous ; abdomen pale ferruginous. 



Incisiirata, Zett. Testaceous ; vertex brown. Abdomen brown ; pale testaceous 

 band on hind border of each segment. 



Ornata, Mg. Testaceous ; abdomen testaceous ; second to fifth segments with 

 black borders. 



