26 Pipunculidae. 



elongated knob; antennæ with the third joint smaller and paler than 

 in the male, the rostrum longer. Abdomen somewhat broad, the side 

 spots larger, confluent along the sides. Hypopygium not large, greyish, 

 withoiit furrow, at most with a small impression at the base, ovipositor 

 short, straight. Wings with the stigma shorter than the next costal 

 segment. Balteres paler than in the male, brown or brownish yellow. 



Length 2,4 — 3,3 mm. 



P. fuscipes is somewhat common in Denmark, Søndermarken 

 (the author), Utterslev Mose (Schlick), Lersø, Charlottenlund (Stæger), 

 Dyrehaven (H. J. Hansen), Geel Skov, Søllerød (the author); the 

 dates are ^^U into July; a pupa was taken in Utterslev Mose in flood 

 refuse in spring, the imago came in May (Schlick). 



Fig. 9. Wing of P. fuscipes (S . 



Geographical distribution: — Europe down into Spain and Italy, 

 towards the north to middle Sweden. 



Remarks: Some words about the synonymy are needed, as it 

 would seem from the literature that the two sexes of fuscipes Zett. 

 were not one species; Becker says (Wien. Ent. Zeitg. XXI, 1902, 16) 

 that of the types of Meigen to pratorum the male is fascipes Zett. 

 (vide Corrigenda p. 74) the female fuscipes Zett., but he does not say, 

 whether the male and female belong to one species; Girschner (ibid. 

 XXI, 1902, 123) quotes under pratorum Fall. emend. Meig. only 

 fascipes Zett., so that he evidently considered them as different, as 

 also declared by Verrall, but in 1915 and 1921 Becker (ibid. XXXIV, 

 65 et XXXVIII, 166) cites fuscipes Zett. $ under pratorum Fall. 

 emend. Meig., so that he seems to be of opinion that Meigen's types 

 belonged to one species. Now it is beyond doubt that male and female 

 of fuscipes Zett. are one species; as Zetterstedt says "Stæg. in litt." 

 the name is originally due to Stæger, and in øur collection there are 

 many specimens from Stæger, also two pairs in copula, which may be 

 considered at all events as co-types, and moreover I have seen Zetter- 

 stedt's types which likewise are the present species. Now if it is 



