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are known; Ermelund (the author), Dyrehaven (Stæger), Bøllemosen, 

 Tisvilde and in Jutland at Hald near Viborg (the author); my dates 

 are ^^/6 — ^^h ; it seems thus to be an earlier occurring species than 

 flavipes; it occurs on similar localities. 



Geographical distribution: — Europe down into Italy and Spain; 

 towards the north to northern Sweden, and in Finland. 



Remarks: Fallen described this species as Empis minuta; Loew 

 (1. c. 36) states, that this is incorrect, as Fabricius had already de- 

 scribed an E. minuta. This latter species has never been recognised, 

 though often drawn into synonymy. Loew says, that he should be in- 

 clined to think, that it is a Phora on account of Fabricius's statement 

 „Habitat gregatlm in Daniæ agaricis". It is interesting to see, that the 

 species is, as I have already mentioned in the description of the fa- 

 mily, in reality a Pliora; another specimen, standing at the side of 

 the first in the collection of Lund, is a Sciara. Empis minuta Fabr. 

 will thus have to be abolished. 



8. Micpopliorus Macq. 



(1827. Micro2)hor.) 



Small, somevi^hat robust, not slender species of black or greyish 

 colours. Head a little narrower than thorax, somewhat globular and 

 arched behind. Occiput beset with hairs. Eyes rather large, touching 

 for a long distance in the male, well separated in the female; in the 

 male the facets in the upper half larger than below. The incision in 

 middle of the inner eye-margin distinct. Vertex with three ocelli and 

 some small hairs. Antennæ inserted near to each other, about in the 



Fig. 73. Antenna of M. anomalus. X 80. 



middle; they are five-jointed, the first joint small, the second almost 

 globular, the third is triangular, pointed towards the apex, rather 

 broad at the base, and compressed; the two last joints form a two- 

 jointed style, the first joint of which is very small, the second long. 

 The second antennal joint has a few bristles, the third has somewhat 

 long hairs, the style has short hairs quite to the apex. Epistoma is 

 not so narrow as in Trichina; the jowls do not descend below the 

 eyes. The proboscis is short, not stretching much beyond the mouth 

 aperture, but however distinctly to be seen; it may be directed down- 



