182 Orthorrhapha brachycera. 



H. fiavipes is not at all common in Denmark, but it has, how- 

 ever, been taken on several localities; Geel Skov (the author); in 

 Jutland in Greisdalen at Vejle (the author), at Hald near Viborg and 

 at Sæby (H. J. Hansen); the dates are from the last days of July 

 to 1^/9. 



Geographical distribution : — Northern and middle Europa down 

 into France; it is not known north of Denmark (unless graciUpes 

 Bohem. is identical, which is probable); Verrall records it from Eng- 

 land (under Oreogeton). It seems generally to be rare, but Verrall 

 notes it as common in England, (Entom. Month. Mag, XXII, 1886, 

 202, 55). 



Remarks: I think Ihe suggestion by Strobl (1. c. 161), that graci- 

 lipes Bohem. is identical with flavipes, is correct; thus my specimens 

 have the thorax in the female a little pruinose, and yellow balteres, 

 which characters are given for gracilipes, but I have no doubt, that 

 my species is flavipes. 



26. H. minuta Zett. 



1842. Zett. Dipt. Scand. I, 359, 31, et 1849. VIII, 3018,31. - 1892. 

 Strobl, Verh. zool. bot. Geseli. Wien. XLII, 120, 13. — 1903. Kat. palåarkt. 

 Dipt. Il, 248 (Rhagas). 



Male. Vertex, frons and epistoma black; palpi dark. Occiput 

 black, with a few black hairs. Antennæ black, the style somewhat 

 thick. Thorax black, dull or at all events only very slightly shining. 

 The dorsocentral and acrostichal bristles short, black; the former 

 uniserial, not longer behind, the latter biserial. I find only a small 

 humeral bristle, a notopleural and a postal ar bristle, all black. Pleura 

 greyish black, almost quite black. Scutellum with four to six black 

 marginal bristles. Abdomen black, very slightly hairy. Legs black; 

 front metatarsi simple, about half as long as the tibiæ. The legs are 

 very short-haired, almost bare, the hairs dark; the hind tibiæ with 



Fiff. 70. Winff of H. minuta. 



fine hairs below. Wings somewhat blackish fumigated, most towards 

 the anterior margin. Veins black or blackish, also the anal vein; 



