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P. varipes is rare in Denmark, I know only two males and four 

 females, Bogø south of Sealand (the author), Dødemose near Nysted 

 on Lolland (L. Jørgensen) and in Jutland at Hejls south of Kolding 

 and at Ry (the author), further one specimen in our old collection; 

 the dates are 7? — ^7?. 



Geographical distribution: — Europe down into Italy, towards 

 the north to middle Sweden. 



Remarks: Verrall describes a var. which seems to answer to the 

 true varipes; the author also mentions (p. 99) that an examination of 

 Meigen's types gave him the same impression; Verrall's description 

 of his main form would seem to answer to spinipes Meig. {campestris 

 Beck.) as he also suggests himself (p. 98). — After the above was 

 written Becker has published a paper (1. c. 1921) in which he comes 

 to the same conclusion. 



10. P. spinipes Meig. 



1830. Meig. Syst. Beschr. VI, 359, 14. — 1915. Beck. Wien. Ent. Zeitg. 

 XXXIV, 65 {Dorylas) et 1921. Wien. Ent. Zeitg. XXXVIII, 149, 150. - 

 Pipunculus campestris Meig. (nec Latr.) 1824. Syst. Beschr. IV, 9.1. — 1844. 

 Zett. Dipt. Scand. III, 952, 3 et 1855. XII, 4682, 3 et 1859. XIII, 6057, 3. - 

 1869. Thoms. Opusc. Entom. II, 121, 21. — 1894. Strobl, Mittheil. Nat. Ver. 

 Steierm. XXX, 5. — 1897. Beck. Berl. Entom. Zeitschr. XLII, 69, 31, Taf. II, 

 Fig. 11 et 1900. XLV, 229, 31. — Dorylas campestris p. p. 1910. Kertész, Cat. 

 Dipt. VII, 370. — P. elegans Egg. 1860. Verhandl. zool. bot. Gesellsch. Wien, 

 X, 347. — 1862. Schin. F. A. I, 246. — P. varipes p. p. (excl. var.) Verr. 1901. 

 Brit. Fhes VIII, 96, ? 



Male. Vertex black, frons and epistoma silvery whitish; eye- 

 suture long, considerably longer than frons. Occiput grey, darker 

 above. Antennæ blackish, third joint pointed, but not rostrate, second 

 joint with long hairs above and below, Thorax black, a little æneous, 

 more or less brownish pruinose on the front half, the humeral knob 

 dark, but grey at the upper margin, and behind it thorax a little 

 greyish on the sides; the disc somewhat densely clothed all ower with 

 pale brownish hairs; scutellum shining with a little longish hairs at 

 the margin. Pleura and postscutellum grey, propleura with a fan of 

 yellow hairs. Abdomen relatively flat, black and shining, first segment 

 dull and with a grey hind margin, the other segments with very 

 narrow, almost disappearing velvet black front margins and with 

 triangular grey lateral spots. Abdomen is clothed with short, brownish 

 yellow hairs, not longer at the sides, at the sides of first segment 

 a conspicuous bunch of longer yellow hairs. Hypopygium somewhat 



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