Pipunculus. 25 



Kolding, Ry and Albøg, and on Bornholm at Rø and Hasle (H. J. 

 Hansen, the author); the dates are ^^U — ^Vv; I have taken it in copula 

 on ^V?. It occurs in humid piaces in woods hovering at bushes, the 

 copulated pairs were seen beautifully hovering. 



Geographical distribution: — Europe down into Italy, towards 

 the north to southern Sweden. 



3. P. fuscipes Zett. 



1844. Zett. Dipt. Scand. III, 953, 5 et 1855. XII, 4682, 5 et 1859. XIII, 

 6057, 5. — 1862. Schin. F. A. I, 247. - 1869. Thoms. Opusc. Entom. II, 116, 

 13. — 1897. Beck. Berl. Entom. Zeitschr. XLII, 54, 20 et 1900. XLV, 223, 20 

 et 1921. Wien. Ent. Zeitg. XXXVIII, 126, 127. - 1901. Verr. Brit. Flies VIII, 

 89, 5. — 1910. Kertész, Cat. Dipt. 373 (Dorylas). — P. ruralis Strobl, 1894. 

 Mittheil. Nat. Ver. Steierm. XXX, 5. 



Male. Vertex black, shining, frons and epistoma silvery shining 

 seen from above; the frons shorter than in zonatiis. Occiput grey, 

 dark brown above. Antennæ black or blackish, third joint with a 

 short rostrum. Thorax dark brown, dull, a spot on the anterior surface, 

 inwards to the humeri and a spot behind the humeri grey, the disc 

 is very sparingly short-haired, the hairs only forming dorsocentral 

 rows, they are a little more conspicuous behind the humeri; scutellum 

 with small marginal hairs. Pleura and postscutellum grey. Abdomen 

 brown, dull, with greyish spots on the lateral hind corners of the 

 segments; it is sparingly clothed with short hairs, at the sides of first 

 segment a bunch or fan of longer, black hairs. Hypopygium of medium 

 size, short, blackish, a little shining; its whole apical surface occupied 

 by a large oval impression, the membrane of which sometimes forms 

 a protruding fold. Legs black, a little greyish and dull, hind femora 

 shining on the posterior and posteroventral side; knees, base of tibiæ 

 and also apex yellowish, tarsi brownish, palest at base; the legs 

 sometimes paler, tibiæ with a broad dark ring before apex, and tarsi 

 paler only last joint dark, the legs short-haired, femora almost bare, 

 slightly spinulose below the apical part. Wings long and nar- 

 row, a little tinged, stigma brown, a little shorter than next costal 

 segment; medial cross-vein just anterior to the first third of the 

 discai cell, situated below the apex of the mediastinal vein. Halteres 

 blachish. 



Female. Frons a little broader than in zonatus^ black above but 

 silvery shining on the lower part, above the antennæ a short keel or 



