164 Tachinidae. 



Length 5 — 6 mm. 



E. Pecchiolii is rare in Denmark, I have taken only two spec- 

 imens, both females, on Lolland at Nysted on ''/y and ^^t? ^^^ we 

 have a third old female specimen, likewise from Lolland. 



Geographical distribution: — Eiirope; not known north of 

 Denmark. 



V. Sarcophaginae. 



25. Sarcophaga Meig. 



Large to rather small species (the single species varying much 

 in size), of greyish colour with dark tessellated abdomen, the colours 

 shifting according to view. Head a little broader than thorax, convex 

 behind and somewhat puffed out below, about as high as long or 

 somewhat higher. Frons in male about from one to two thirds of the 

 breadth of the eye or still more, in female broader up to as broad 

 as or a little broader than the eye, somewhat, sometimes rather 

 strongly protruding. Cheeks rather broad; jowls generally about 

 half as broad as the height of the eye. In male fme ocellar, inner 

 and no or small to larger outer vertical bristles present; in female 

 the ocellars stronger and further outer verticals always and two 

 orbital bristles present. Postocellar and occipital bristles present. 

 Occiput white-haired, black-haired above with the hairs more or 

 less arranged in rows behind the postocular bristles. Frontal bristles 

 reaching to the insertion of antennæ, the rows bending more or less 

 outwards below, except in striata ; the uppermost reclinate and directed 

 more or less outwards in both sexes. Cheeks with sparse fme hairs, 

 below longer and stronger to rather strong and liere more or less 

 arranged in one row near the eye-margin. Vibrissæ not or somewhat, 

 rarely more ascending, but small. Epistoma not or slightly retreating, 

 somewhat reflected below. Oral cone and proboscis of medium length; 

 clypeus forceps-shaped. Palpi thread-like or a little clubbed. Antennæ 

 inserted at the middle of the eye, third joint from nearly of the 

 same length as second up to twice as long or a little more, reaching 

 shorter or longer down towards the end of epistoma; arista generally 

 long-plumose in basal half. Thorax rectangular; three to four or 

 five postsutural dorsocentrals ; when more than three the two anterior 

 generally somewhat weak; no or one to some pairs of præsutural 

 and no or a pair of small or larger præscutellar acrostichals; generally 



