232 Tachinidae. 



1844. Zett. Dipt. Scand. III, 1206, 7 et 1848. VIII, 3254, 7 et 1855. XI, 4317, 7 

 {Miltogramma). — 1862. Schin. F. A. I, 505 {Miltogramma). — 1889. B. B. 

 Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, LVI, 115, Tab. VII, Fig. 138. — 1895. Pand. 

 Rev. Entom. XIV, 299, 20 {Miltogramma). -^ 1900. Villen. Bull. Soc. Ent. 

 de Fr. 381, 15 {Miltogramma). — 1907. Kat. palåarkt. Dipt. III, 515. — 1924. 

 Stein, Arch. f. Naturgescli. 90, 6, 225, 2. — Tachina imherhis Zett. Ins. Lapp. 

 636, 9 et 1844. Dipt. Scand. III, 1205, 5 et 1859. XIII, 6149, 5 {Miltogramma). 



Male. Frons not as broad as the eye, rather protruding. Orbits 

 and f ace silver-white ; frontal stripe grey seen from above, white seen 

 from in front. Orbits bare; cheeks with fine and very sparse hairs; 

 jowls black-haired. Occiput grey, with black hairs, very sparse above. 

 Antennæ black, short, third joint not much longer than second; 

 arista short, thickened in basal part. Palpi brownish to blackish. 

 Thorax greyish or brownish grey priiinose, with three brown stripes, 

 more or less distinct, especially the lateral often evanescent; the 

 median sometimes divided into three. Thorax black-haired. Abdomen 

 blackish brown, whitish grey or brownish grey priiinose, the segments 

 with a blackish, somewhat shining lateral spot on each side and in 

 certain views less distinct middle spots. Abdomen is black-haired, 

 on the ventral side the hairs longish and dense ; only marginal bristles, 

 on second segment none, on third a pair and on fourth a row. Legs 

 black, a little greyish pruinose. Wings slightly tinged; veins blackish; 

 apical cross-vein bending outwards above the angle. Squamulæ 

 white. H alteres yellow. 



Female. Similar; frons of the same breadth; frontal stripe often 

 pale yellow. 



Length 4,5 — 5,5 mm. 



S. conica is not rare in Denmark; Nordskoven at Jægerspris; 

 on Langeland at Lohals and in Jutland at Søndervig, Skørping, 

 Sæby and Skagen; the dates are ^^e — '^U- ^^ occurs in sandy piaces, 

 and it is known from nests of Oxyhelus uniglumis., Philantus apivoriis, 

 Tachytes unicolor and Kramer (Abhandl. Nat. Gesell. Gorlitz, 28, 

 1917, 266) records it as depositing on Thyreopus peltarius. 



Geographical distribution: — Europe; towards the north to 

 northern Sweden, and in Finland. 



36. Hetepoptepina Macq. 



Small, greyish or yellowish grey species with black spots on 

 abdomen. Head a little broader than thorax, flat behind, higher 



