Aphiochaeta. 265 



Krogerup Hegn, Bogø south of Sealand, on Langeland at Lohals and 

 in Jiitland at Hejls south of Kolding, Jelling and Ry; it is found 



1 nearly during the whole year, my dates are ^^2 — "^/i2; I have spec- 



I imens taken in a birds nest on ^Vg (Ad. Jensen); in the cold time it 

 may be taken in shelters f. inst. in hollow trees; on ^Vn Dr. Th. Mor- 

 tensen found both sexes by removing some fire-wood, and on ^^/i2 



i he took it on windows together with a couple of other species evidently 

 coming from a spruce, a Christmas-tree brought in from the wood 



, the day before; Malloch (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 43, 1912, 481) mentions 

 it also from under bark on dead trees, espeeially where Rhagium 

 hijasciatum was burrowing. I have taken it in copula on ^^/s. 



Geographical distribution: — A common and widely distributed 

 species; all Europe down into Spain; towards the north to middle 

 Sweden. It is also recorded from North America (one single specimen). 

 Remarks: I have seen Zetterstedt's types and can confirm 

 Becker's statement; specimens from Smolandia, Paradislyckan and 

 Abusa are agreeing with the present species; a specimen labelled 

 "Sueciæ" is another species and as far as I could see fungivora; Zetter- 

 stedt mentions the species from Denmark sent by Stæger, a specimen 

 in Stæger's collection under ciliata^ labelled "Zett. det." is latifemo- 

 rata, as mentioned above under that species; thus Zetterstedt seems 

 to have had no quite clear idea of the species. 



27. A. aequalis Wood. 



1909. Wood, Ent. Month. Mag. 2, XX, 25, 61 (Phora). - 1914. Brues, 

 Bull. Wisc. Nat. Hist. Soc. XII, 111. — 1919. Schmitz, Jaarb. Natuurh. Ge- 

 nootsch. Limburg 1918, 153. 



Male. Frons narrow as in ciliata^ generally as high as broad, 

 black and somewhat shining; frontal and supraantennal bristles as 

 in ciliata, Antennæ small, black or brownish black, arista short- 

 pubescent. Palpi yellow, of ordinary size and armature. Thorax 

 black, somewhat shining, with brownish pubescence. Mesopleura 

 bristly with one long and strong bristle as in ciliata. Abdomen oval, 

 with sixth segment a little elongated, it is black, somewhat greyish 

 and dullish or a little shining; it has short hairs, the most visible 

 at the hind margins of the segments, at the sides they are longer, 

 espeeially at the hind corners of second segment. Hypopygium quite 

 small and withdrawn, with small hairs below; anal tube small, dusky 

 yellow^ or brown, the apical hairs quite small. Legs as in ciliata, the 

 posterior black or brownish black, the front legs yellow; hind femora 



