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Male. Black. Head hoary in front ; face with hlack hairs ; mystax 

 and underside with white hairs. Pectus hoary. Abdomen clavate, 

 cinereous beneath, about twice the length of the thorax ; sutures of 

 the segments ferruginous. Legs short, thick. Wings blackish, black 

 along the costa, which is dilated ; veins black ; halteres tawny. Length 

 of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



15. Omraatius retrahens, Walk. See Vol. IH. p. 88. 



Q-eu. Leptogaster, Meigen. 



16. Leptogaster tarsalis, Walk. See Vol. V. p. 281. 



Fam. LEPTID.E, W^estw. 

 Geu. Leptis, Fair. 



17. Leptis ferruginosa, Wied. See Vol. I. p. 118. 



Fam. BOMBYLID.E, Leach. 

 Gren. Anthrax, Fair. 



18. Anthrax Pelops, Walk. See Vol. III. p. 90. 



19. Anthrax semiscita, Walk. See Vol. I. p. 118. 



Var. Transverse veinlets of the wings not clouded with black. 



20. Anthrax emissa, n. s. Fam. Nigra, capite pilis anticis albis, 

 thoracis marginibus abdominisque lateribus basi luteo pilosis, abdo- 

 mine plagis duabus apicalibus albido pilosis, alis cinercis triente basali 

 costaque nigris. 



Female. Black. Head with white hairs in front. Thorax along the 

 fore border and on each side, and abdomen on each side at the base, 

 with luteous hairs. Pectus with whitish hairs. Abdomen with a 

 patch of whitish hairs on each side at the tip. Wings cinereous, black 

 for one-third of the length from the base and along the costa, except 

 at the tips ; veins black ; radial vein slightly curved near its tip ; fore 

 fork of the cubital vein much curved, forming a right angle near its 

 base, which rejects a long branch ; three externo-medial veins, subanal 

 vein, and anal vein of the usual structure. Length of the body 5 lines ; 

 of the wings 14 lines. 



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Pam. EMPID^, Leach. 

 Gen. Epiceia, Wallc. 

 21. Epiceia fermginea. Walk. See Vol. V. p. 149. 



